Reaktion Books Quotes & Sayings

Nothing is more depressing than a tired dominatrix. — Amy Poehler

It was depressing to realize that I wasn't the heroine anymore, that my story was over. — Stephenie Meyer

I have proven a danger to both myself and those around me when carrying these weapons. I'm extraordinarily clumsy. — Kate Siegel

The World Cup tournament overall and, naturally, the new stadiums at its heart, are the ideal platform to portray Germany as a positive and exceptional location, and above all of course, as a highly capable economic location. — Franz Beckenbauer

In time i've learned to recognize the pain for what it is and accept it, but i'll never get over it. — Maggi Myers

What's More Important: Your Ego or
Hearing Your Child? — C. Lynn Williams

The candor was infectious. It spread back to the beginning of your life. You tried to tell her, as well as you could, what it was like being you. You described the feeling you'd always had of being misplaced, of always standing to one side of yourself, of watching yourself in the world even as you were being in the world, and wondering if this was how everyone felt. That you always believed that other people had a clearer idea of what they were doing, and didn't worry quite so much about why. — Jay McInerney

It's a sad commentary on our time - to use a phrase much favored by my late father - that people increasingly celebrate Christmas Day by going to the movies. — Michael Dirda

My mom is a therapist, and my dad has a doctorate in psychology, and growing up, I felt 'very understood.' — Rachel Platten

I didn't care much what happened to me, so chance didn't matter. — Alice Notley

Arab civilizations had been of an abstract nature, moral and intellectual rather than applied; and their lack of public spirit made their excellent private qualities futile. They were fortunate in their epoch: Europe had fallen barbarous; and the memory of Greek and Latin learning was fading from men's minds. — T.E. Lawrence