Philip Downing Quotes & Sayings

But, you know, when I look at somebody like Hillary Clinton, who sits there and tells her daughter and a government official that no, this was a terrorist attack, and then tells everybody else that it was a video. Where I came from, they call that a lie. — Benjamin Carson

My hand was shaking as I accepted that perfect hand. I honestly felt that I had sold my soul the moment I felt his hand encircle mine. I was now utterly his; I felt it down to the very marrow of my bones. — Cristina Rayne

Find a place forgotten and make it feel that it is remembered! Find someone forgotten and make him feel that he is remembered! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

I'd sooner wear white shoes in February, drink unsweetened tea, and eat Miracle Whip instead of Duke's than utter the words 'you guys'. — Celia Rivenbark

Be a lamp unto yourself, be a refuge to yourself. Take yourself to no external refuge. — Gautama Buddha

I wasn't just crying about Will. I was crying about Seb and Shona and my job and my sister's aggression and my parent's refusal to be proud of me and Lauren's wedding and every last shit little thing that had happened to me from birth, from the big disasters like puberty, to the things that didn't even seem to matter at the time, like when I put milk in my tea last Thursday and then found out it had gone off. — Lindsey Kelk

So, reader, should you ever find yourself writing about the world, take care not to nibble at the many tempting symbols she sets squarely in your path, or you'll be baited into saying things you don't really mean, and offending the people you want most to entertain. Develop, if you can, the technique of the pall bearers and myself: smile, to be sure
for fucking dogs are truly funny
but walk on and say nothing, as though you hadn't noticed. — John Barth

I wanted you to know, because you are the only woman I've ever wanted to share my bed with, or bring home. Clare, you are my home. — J.L. Berg

Has anyone seen a raving bitch with nice hair? Holly shouted at the bottom of the stairs. Everyone who heard her pointed in a different direction. — Nicole Williams

If you can't dream big, ridiculous dreams, what's the point in dreaming at all? — Ronda Rousey