Pisatine Quotes & Sayings

Whether the vessel is a legal document or a rap song, language is often chosen ot exclude. To use a scholarly phrase, "discourse communities" are often gated,so it's the good writer's job to offer readers a set of keys. — Roy Peter Clark

When I was growing up, my parents asked me what I wanted to do, and I said that I wanted to live in Springfield. They were like, "Well, that's not how it works. There is an actor who play Homer, and someone who writes what Homer says." So, I was like, "Well, I want to write what Homer says." — Jonah Hill

Having made the decision to let Damen in, Laurent had not gone back on it. When the walls went up, it was with Damen inside them. But — C.S. Pacat

Everybody must be given the opportunity for self liberation and development. — Lailah Gifty Akita

So age after age - will it be soon, O Lord? -

Beneath the scalpel of nature and art,

Our spirit screams, our flesh depletes itself,

Giving birth to an organ for the sixth sense.

("The Sixth Sense") — Nikolay S. Gumilev

My real life was when I was just a working guy. You know, it's OK to head out for Wonderful. But on your way to Wonderful, you're gonna have to pass through All Right. And when you get to All Right, take a good look around, and get used to it, because that may be as far as you're gonna go. — Bill Withers

No vice is so bad as advice. — Marie Dressler

When something happens far back in the past, people often can't recall exact details. Blame depends upon point of view. There may be a villain, but reality is frustrating because it's often ambiguous. — Hallie Ephron

I had starred in more than 30 successful films, six in a row directed by Cecil B. De Mille. — Gloria Swanson

When I get into the studio, I write from my heart. — R. Kelly

I'll tell a young kid in a minute, 'If you don't know how to read, then what good is trying to be an MC?' Like, you can MC, but if you're not trying to be a better person, learn and apply that to your MCing, then how far do you think you're really going to go? — Raekwon