Prestamo Quotes & Sayings

All human things hang on a slender thread, the strongest fall with a sudden crash. — Ovid

I put ordinary people in jeopardy and give them the opportunity to be heroic. Then there's a great payoff for the reader at the end, when the heroic character gets what he or she deserves. Readers will come back again and again if they feel satisfied at the end. — Terri Blackstock

I've worked with a lot of first time directors; in fact, I enjoy it because there is a certain beginner's mind that they bring into a project that isn't loaded with the way things have been done before. There's a certain freedom to it. — Stephanie Allain

There are assumptions made about the way you look. I'm always surprised when people don't think I'm smart. — Meg Ryan

The British Army should be a projectile to be fired by the British Navy. — Edward Grey, 1st Viscount Grey Of Fallodon

An onion-breathed technician in a lab coat measures the distance between Werner's temples, the circumference of his head, and the thickness and shape of his lips. Calipers are used to evaluate his feet, the length of his fingers, and the distance between his eyes and his navel. They measure his penis. The angle of his nose is quantified with a wooden protractor. — Anthony Doerr

The very next morning at daylight such parties are sure to be found lying up some back alley, contentedly waiting for the hearse. — Mark Twain

Because the task of a political leader is to do what he believes is better for his country. Sometimes the public opinion is in favor; sometimes the public opinion needs a little bit more time to understand things. — Jose Maria Aznar

The guard hit Kestrel across the face. "I said, what did you give him?"
You had a warrior's heart, even then.
Kestrel spat blood. "Nothing," she told the guard. She thought of her father, she thought of Arin. She told her final lie. "I gave him nothing. — Marie Rutkoski

My parents are very even-keeled. You know, just kind of steady as she goes. — Tom Glavine