Roadside Attractions Quotes & Sayings

Absofuckinglutely. — Julie James

Men astonish themselves far more than they astonish their friends. — Pearl Mary Teresa Craigie

I kind of hate Nick right now, too, but there's someone else higher on my list, someone I hate more than Saddam Hussein and any asshole named Bush combined, hate more than that fuckhead who canceled 'My So-Called Life' and left me with a too-small boxed DVD set that does not answer the questions whether Angela and Jordan Catalano did it, or if Patty and Graham got a divorce, or if there really was something to all that lesbian subtext between Rayanne and Sharon. — Rachel Cohn

I find that those men who are personally most polite to women, who call them angels and all that, cherish in secret the greatest contempt for them. — Germaine Greer

Every special interest is entitled to justice full, fair and complete ... but not one is entitled to a vote in Congress, to a voice on the bench or to representation in any public office. — Theodore Roosevelt

Winter in the soul is by no means a comfortable season: but there is this comfort, namely, that the Lord makes it. — Charles Haddon Spurgeon

Time travel is such a magic concept. — Matt Smith

You didn't cause this. This happened because your father is a lunatic dressed up in a quality suit. — Leigh Bardugo

Live, love, forgive and be grateful, always — Sherry Joyce

To sum it all up: It was a great picture to do; I just wish it had never been released. — Jack Nance

Guess that's thirty-one pieces of silver you've got now, huh? Sleep well, Judas. — Mark Millar

Beyle's advice is not to purchase engravings of fine views and prospects seen on one's travels, since before very long they will displace our memories completly, ideed one might say they destroy them. — W.G. Sebald

Tanya Ward Goodman, writing with a big heart, clear eyes, and a light touch, allows us a privileged glimpse into the shabby, enchanted world of traveling carnivals, roadside attractions, and a beloved, eccentric father's descent into Alzheimers. Just as her dad animated the handcarved, miniature western world of Tinkertown from coat hangers, inner tubes and old sewing machine motors, Tanya Ward Goodman has fashioned her complex and often hilarious memories into a beguiling, wry, and moving work of art. — Michelle Huneven

The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you. — Rita Mae Brown

Sometimes compromise is important. Sometimes it's better to give in to someone else's wishes in order to have fun as a group or as a couple, or for the benefit of the team. Sometimes compromise is dangerous. We need to guard against compromising our standards to gain the approval or love of someone else. Decide when you can, and when you cannot, compromise. If it's not harmful and you are ambivalent about a decision, then compromise. If it could lead to breaking your values, compromise isn't a good idea. — Melody Beattie

But there was no room at the inn; the inn is the gathering place of public opinion; so often public opinion locks its doors to the King. — Fulton J. Sheen