Quiverd Quotes & Sayings

When life sucks, read. They can't yell at you for that. And if they do, then you can ignore them. — Laurie Halse Anderson

Maggie and I were delighted. It was now Jett's turn to go to the dark side. "I've never seen such a bunch of doom cookies," she said, wiping down the tables.
"What?"
"Doom cookies. You know, people who pretend to be something they're not, like girls in my class who pretend to be bad-ass but go home and read The Little House on the Prairie in their Disney princess bedrooms."
"Who were the Pie Night people pretending to be? I don't quite follow."
"They're pretending to be bad-ass pie bakers," Jett trilled in a church-lady falsetto, " 'Oh, leaf lard is the best.' 'No, I swear by a mixture of Crisco and butter.' When was the last time they actually baked a pie? If they did, they wouldn't be gorging themselves here on Pie Night. They probably don't even own a rolling pin." Jett sniffed. And then she added, diplomatically, "But your pie was good. — Judith Fertig

Being with the wrong person is lonelier than being on your own. Or it's as lonely, in a different way, — Mhairi McFarlane

The mantra I used was 'find a way.' — Diana Nyad

A truck shot past in a whine of spray. — Donna Tartt

What monstrous things, our pasts, especially when they have been lovely. — Colum McCann

I was all too aware of his hands resting on my lower back, their imprints like sweet flames that seemed to go through the thin fabric of my dress and onto my skin. — Markelle Grabo

No one ever likes the right person. — Bret Easton Ellis

If you are playing on a turning wicket, toss plays an important role. The team that wins the toss gets an opportunity to play on the fresh wicket. You should always prepare the wicket as per team's strength. But a rank turner might backfire. — Kapil Dev

God's love isn't based on me. It's simply placed on me. And it's the place from which I should live . . . loved. — Lysa TerKeurst

You're this rat in the American maze, working your way towards the cheese, which is a job. — Kevin Costner

Never mind the cream; it will always rise to the top. It's the skim milk that needs good teachers. — Bel Kaufman

I should mention that while I was growing up, Einstein was presented as a worthy role model for a young boy who was good at his studies. — Sidney Altman

semiotics tells us things we already know in a language we will never understand' (Paddy Whannel, cited in Seiter 1992, 31). — Anonymous