Schantl Grand Quotes & Sayings

I occasionally entertain guests in my office. There are too many things to do and see for them to spare more than a few moments for their professor. They certainly don't have time for tea, and that's a shame. I will not give in to cynicism and call them shallow, but they do concern themselves with trifles more than perhaps they should. They are so quick to be done with their education and out into the world they don't stop to enjoy the pleasure of learning. I frequently hear the word "life" bandied about, and I wonder when they leave if they'll truly know how to live at all. — L. Joseph Shosty

The writer's job is to get the main character up a tree, and then once they are up there, throw rocks at them. — Vladimir Nabokov

And for myself, I think for the present He is calling me to another land; but how long shall be my abode, or what employment He has for me there, I know not, for I cannot think He is taking me there to live and lurk only. — Donald Cargill

Live each day as if it were your last. Learn as if you would live forever. — Mahatma Gandhi

I'm not anti-social; I'm just not user friendly. — Various

A truly humble apology works to part storm clouds, calm rough seas, and bring on the soft lights of dawn; it has the power to change a person's world. — Richelle E. Goodrich

I don't like being lied to, so I only lie about the stupid things. White lies, basically. — Enrique Iglesias

A breath, to keep one going, must be one's own. — Marty Rubin

Cheat at this game. — Rene Char

Vodka is kind of a hobby. — Betty White

I don't know what it is on an elemental level, but a beard in general evokes hedonism. It's a more lush personal grooming style. It's more comfortable and cozy; it's less sharp and angular and businesslike. I feel like a beard is more Hobbit-like, even though Hobbits themselves are clean-shaven. — Nick Offerman

We believe that the materials and the stories taken from the raw can be finer (more real in the philosophic sense) than the acted article. — John Grierson

We are wise women," Abuela liked to say. "Not because we are wise, but because we seek wisdom. — Charles De Lint

Avoidance doesn't solve anything; it merely serves as a temporary salve. — Tony Dungy

Stone checked his watch. Tempus fugit. "Gotta — Robert Crais