Riverhead Quotes & Sayings

I am very self-conscious a lot of the time. — Robert Smith

In my experience, previously counted chickens never do hatch. — Mark Twain

believing, Jody Hotchkiss (Onward!), David Grossman, Helen Heller, and the tireless Chandler Crawford. I am grateful and indebted to every single person at Riverhead Books. In particular, I want to thank Susan Petersen Kennedy and Geoffrey Kloske for their faith in this story. My heartfelt thanks also go to Marilyn Ducksworth, Mih-Ho Cha, Catharine Lynch, Craig D. Burke, Leslie Schwartz, Honi Werner, and Wendy Pearl. Special thanks to my sharp-eyed copy editor, Tony Davis, who misses nothing, and, lastly, to my talented editor, Sarah McGrath, for her patience, foresight, and guidance. Finally, thank you, Roya. — Khaled Hosseini

Life can suck. It can hurt. It has teeth and won't hesitate to bite you. But if you pick yourself back up every time it knocks you down, it'll start to hurt less, because you'll be stronger. — T.J. Klune

Surrender to the deepest level within that you're aware of. — John De Ruiter

I used anything, various materials; this is wood, and this is mixed up clay, wedged together, clay with glazes and stuff like that. — Joe Fafard

A company builds its success and becomes popular with its unique appearance and identity — Sunday Adelaja

And I really wanted a driver's license. I was 43, had my learner's permit and had failed the test once already - but that was in Riverhead, on Long Island. — Suzanne Vega

For an extensive and fascinating discussion of the use and pitfalls of rewards, see Edward Deci, Why We Do What We Do: Understanding Self-Motivation (New York: Penguin, 1996); Alfie Kohn, Punished by Rewards: The Trouble with Gold Stars, Incentive Plans, A's, Praise, and Other Bribes (New York: Houghton Mifflin, 1999); Daniel Pink, Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us (New York: Riverhead, 2009). — Gretchen Rubin

Decision and purpose directed actions define destination. — Debasish Mridha

In an infinite universe, there were too many things that escaped human understanding. — Carlos Ruiz Zafon