Rogationtide Quotes & Sayings

There are all kinds of people who continue to be largely ignored by advertisers, whose lives largely go unseen. They deserve their moment. — Roxane Gay

It was a different planet in 1967, the Broadway theatre. It had a little ashtray clamped to the back of every seat and the author got 10% of the gross. — Tom Stoppard

If we are living according to what we believe, we may be falsely accused. — Billy Graham

Every reading is partial, but that does not absolve us from the quest for meaning, which defines us as a species. — Camille Paglia

Life just wouldn't be worth living without a good story! — Louisa Mullerworth

Although the Academy prefers their Best Pictures grounded in realism, not fantasy, Lee's 'Life of Pi' win proved that the voters understand and appreciate the qualities a visionary director needs to create an otherworldly adventure. — Richard Corliss

It didn't last long. Not many good things in a foster kid's life last long. One day, Maura was gone. Her few things were packed in paper bags and a tearful Miss Louisa carried her out to Miss Hanrahan's black state-owned Ford sedan with the state emblem on the door, and she was gone. The state had found a foster home that would take a little girl but couldn't take the rest of us. There were no long goodbyes. She was just gone. I remember having an enormous sense of helplessness when they took her. Maura didn't know where she were going or long she would be there. She was just gone — John William Tuohy

There is still the outside world to contend with. A world of backfiring cars, and their human equivalents. — David Sedaris

I think that as you learn more about writing you learn to be direct. — Eudora Welty

One always talks of surrendering to nature. There is also such a thing as surrendering to the picture. — Pierre Bonnard

We can't deny the financial toll illegal immigrants take on our communities. — Dick Mountjoy

Books may well be the only true magic. — Alice Hoffman

You can run and run as fast and as far as you like, but the truth is, wherever you run, there you are. — Cecelia Ahern

Fashion needs fresh blood, and London is the most creative place for that. — Donatella Versace