Saskya Sacasa Quotes & Sayings

Most of our pocket wisdom is conceived for the use of mediocre people, to discourage them from ambitious attempts, and generally console them in their mediocrity. — Robert Louis Stevenson

Let's love, press your lips to mine. Let's kiss, for that thrill divine. — Johnny Mathis

Take a thousand soldiers. Four hundred will stand in a fight but do nothing. Two hundred will run given the chance. Another hundred will get confused. That leaves three hundred you can count on. Your task in commanding that thousand is all down to knowing where to put that three hundred. — Steven Erikson

I personally am a 'discovery writer,' as we're termed, someone who plans the book by writing it and then revising the entire thing. When it comes to saga, this means writing large chunks of prose before any of it coalesces into a book. — Katharine Kerr

She was the right girl at the right time. She had only a small repertory of Child ballads, never trained her pure soprano and annoyed some purists because she was indifferent to the origins of her material and sang everything 'sad'. — Joan Didion

Now, scientists could reconstitute many more species by replacing the DNA of closely related creatures with DNA from extinct species. — Anonymous

I can't deny that it will be a historic event for an African-American to become president. And should that happen, all Americans should be proud - not just African-Americans, but all Americans - that we have reached this point in our national history where such a thing could happen. It will also not only electrify our country, I think it'll electrify the world. — Colin Powell

The inquirer after holiness should associate with those whose intelligence will instruct him; whose example will guide him; whose conversation will inspire him; whose cautions will warn him. — John Angell James

My land is where my dead lie buried. — Crazy Horse

There are no accusations with writing, no judgment, no shame, only freedom. — Jessica Sorensen

I love working with the young. — Peter O'Toole

Great joy, especially after a sudden change of circumstances, is apt to be silent, and dwells rather in the heart than on the tongue. — Henry Fielding

Our ancestors used to play with snakes, we play with mouse. — Narendra Modi

But when I close my eyes, I'm more like THIS under the surface: I'm laughing and scheming and dreaming. — Laura Lee Gulledge

I've been so lucky - I worked with Jason Reitman twice, who has always been a really strong advocate for my voice, and has always really respected the scripts that I've brought him and is just the coolest. — Diablo Cody