Pushcart War Quotes & Sayings

'The Pushcart War' is presented as a history of a conflict that has not yet taken place; in each edition of the book, the date on which the hostilities commenced is nudged forward. — Adam Mansbach

There were some so afraid of death that they prayed for death. — Pliny The Younger

I took one look at his composed face and know he doesn't understand,
because if he did understand, he would be weeping, too, for this boy who loved a world that never loved him. — Marta Acosta

It is clear that the American people are weary of war. However, Assad gassing his own people is an issue of our national security, regional stability and global security. — Nancy Pelosi

I don't think England is that gray but India is like a long drone. — Ray Davies

I think that our future has lost that capital F we used to spell it with. The science fiction future of my childhood has had a capital F - it was assumed to be an American Future because America was the future. The Future was assumed to be inherently heroic, and a lot of other things, as well. — William Gibson

The world is not limited by IQ. We are all limited by bravery and creativity. — Astro Teller

I didn't know silence could be that loud. — Nicole Williams

To place man properly at the present time, he stands somewhere between the angels and the French. — Mark Twain

The Great Morning which is for all, rises in the East. — Rabindranath Tagore

A strange, pale figure emerged - Pendergast? - and she felt herself suddenly in his arms, lifted bodily as if she were a child again, her head cradled against his chest. She felt his shoulders began to convulse, faintly, regularly, almost as if he was weeping. But that was, of course, impossible, as Pendergast would never cry. — Douglas Preston