Richard Ii Sparknotes Quotes & Sayings

I had to write something and couldn't think of a plot, so I decided to write a Cinderella story because it already had a plot! Then, when I thought about Cinderella's character, I realized that she was too much of a goody-two-shoes for me, and I would hate her before I finished ten pages. — Gail Carson Levine

As long as there are rich people in the world, they will be desirous of distinguishing themselves from the poor. — Jean-Jacques Rousseau

What Hassan i Sabbah learned in Egypt was that paradise actually exists and that it can be reached. The Egyptians called it the Western Lands. — William S. Burroughs

If the book we are reading doesn't shake us awake like a blow to the head, why bother reading it in the first place? ... A book must be the axe for the frozen sea within us.
Franz Kafka in a letter to Oskar Pollak dated January 27, 1904 — Franz Kafka

I think fashion is actually very good training for being in the tech world, because it's all about moving on to the next thing, looking for the next thing, not getting stuck in the past. — Natalie Massenet

the one Word that rips apart the day... — Thomas Pynchon

Another reason she was wary around him was that he was simply too bloody damned clever. Frantically — Amanda Quick

Stand up and walk out of your history — Phil McGraw

All afternoon it rained, then
such power came down from the clouds
on a yellow thread,
as authoritative as God is supposed to be.
When it hit the tree, her body
opened forever. — Mary Oliver

Evolution is the most popular way we have for dealing with change. — Seth Godin

Education is a slow moving but powerful force — J. William Fulbright

Damn you, time travel. Why can't you be possible? — Jessica Love

Success is about enjoying what you have and where you are, while pursuing achievable goals. — Bo Bennett