Percolating Blues Quotes & Sayings

It's one thing to lie to ourselves. It's another thing to believe it. — Steven Pressfield

Action, reaction, motivation, emotion, all have to come from the characters. Writing a love scene requires the same elements from the writer as any other. — Nora Roberts

The results indicate that heterogeneity of race and heterogeneity of family educational background can increase the achievement of children from weak educational backgrounds with no adverse effect on children from strong educational backgrounds. — James S. Coleman

Harvey knew what he was and what he was best at: He was a noisy son of a bitch and he was good at making things fall down and go boom. — John Scalzi

I've never been good with structure - doing assignments for the sake of them or doing things I'm supposed to do. — Kim Gordon

Luka, the king - "
"Hail the king!" he playfully interrupted.
"Why does everyone say 'hail the king' every time I mention Darius?"
"Tradition." He winked at me from over his shoulder. A grin stretched my lips.
"So, if I say king - "
"Hail the king!"
I tried again. "King?"
"Hail the king!"
"King."
"Hail the king!"
"K - "
"Stop it! — Kate Evangelista

The United States is not a nation based upon race, creed, or religion - we are a nation based upon our loyalty and allegiance to our country and her principles. — Jim Ryun

Civilians listened to officers, which said a lot about the intelligence of civilians. — Tom Clancy

It is not what you say that matters but the manner in which you say it; there lies the secret of the ages. — William Carlos Williams

I got back into the position of taking care of my husband, which is what I'd learned that I couldn't really do: you can love and make things okay to a certain extent, but you can't fix. I didn't quite learn that until the kayaking incident. It became so clear then. — Mariel Hemingway

I know what other people think about me," Rusty told her. " 'That Rusty,' they say. 'Charming and handsome,' they say first, of course - they're not blind. Then they add, 'All the ambition and drive of a chocolate sundae.' — Sarah Rees Brennan