Petria Mckelvey Quotes & Sayings

The good stories, of course, write themselves. And somebody wants to know who are the really good writers, and how many of them there are. There aren't any. Most of the writers are likeable frauds. Some are unlikable frauds. — R.A. Lafferty

She was not certain what she wanted from life, or what to expect from it, for she had seen so little of it, but she was sure that in some way - because she willed it to be so - her wants and her expectations were the same.
For a while after their marriage she was in such demand that it was not unpleasant when he fell asleep. Presently, however, he began sleeping all night, and it was then she awoke more frequently, and looked into the darkness, wondering about the nature of men, doubtful of the future, until at last there came a night when she shook her husband awake and spoke of her own desire. Affably he placed one of his long white arms around her waist; she turned to him then, contentedly, expectantly, and secure. However, nothing else occurred, and in a few minutes he had gone back to sleep.
This was the night Mrs. Bridge concluded that while marriage might be an equitable affair, love itself was not. — Evan S. Connell

I have self-actualized. Pardon me whilst I adjust my glowing halo. — Ted Nugent

Miss Rice talks very tough. We have gotten used to this nonsense. Miss Rice is a bit emotional about this, and we predicted that she would have a more emotional approach to this. — Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani

I was as foolish as I had ever been, no, even stupider, for the gullibility of a boy is fatuousness in a man. — Robin Hobb

To cite Enzo Ferrari, we will always sell one less Ferrari than the market wants, that's a policy that will never change. — Sergio Marchionne

The good news is that real-world hands-on conservation is alive and well and catching on across the America I travel. — Ted Nugent