Rovente Quotes & Sayings

It is my writing dilemma. The world of spying is my genre. My struggle is to demystify, to de-romanticise the spook world, but at the same time harness it as a good story. — John Le Carre

I can think of a number of areas in New York where three acres of nuclear waste would make the neighborhood safer to walk around in than it is now, and better lit. — P. J. O'Rourke

The longer and more carefully we look at a funny story, the sadder it becomes. — Nikolai Gogol

Lay in the weeds and wait, and when you get your chance to say something, say something good. — Merle Haggard

Most celebrated men live in a condition of prostitution. — Charles-Augustin Sainte-Beuve

All art is an abstraction to some degree. — Henry Moore

The way that I live my life is on spontaneity. — Melanie Brown

The Watchers eye us like they know what we've been up to. As soon as we land, I hop off and step away from Raffe. I'm glad it's so hot that I won't have to explain why my face is so red. — Susan Ee

A long-dead angel who thought to own me," was his enigmatic answer, the silver in his eyes almost liquid. "I tore out his throat. After that, I ate his liver and his heart. The remaining internal organs weren't as tasty so I gave them to his other creatures." Elena's hand tightened on the handle of the knife, conscious Naasir carried gleaming blades of his own in the sheaths strapped to his arms. "I wouldn't think a vampire who killed an angel would be permitted to live." A slow, feral smile. "I didn't say I killed him. — Nalini Singh

The great aim of your life should be to keep your powers up to the highest possible standard, to so conserve your energies, guard your health, that you can make every occasion a great occasion. — Orison Swett Marden

It was the first time her eyes had really met mine and to be honest I think there was more warmth between the lamb chops in the freezer. Daniel meeting Felicity in Cousin Felicity and the Eels of Misty Point. — Kaal Kaczmarek

Nothing speaks louder or more powerfully than a life of integrity — Charles R. Swindoll

The blessing was an empty ritual, she knew, but rituals and ceremonies had power in the eyes of the ignorant. — George R R Martin