Schickler School Quotes & Sayings

Discomfort is sometimes what is most precious to me about great art. — Christos Tsiolkas

I have met with women whom I really think would like to be married to a Poem and to be given away by a Novel. — John Keats

It is strange, is it not, how an accident of a millimeter here, a millimeter there, makes one face so important. Think about it Elliot, She has two eyes, a nose, a mouth, just like everyone else. It,s all in tiny degrees of placement, such small area of magic to make such a big difference. For me, Elliot, I must tell you it is a hard thing to understand- why these things, these millimeters, are so crucial to you, you of all men. — Judith Krantz

When we try to understand something, more often than not, we kill it, and now I can feel the dangers of this encroaching on me: cynicism, bitterness, and infinite sadness...It's impossible to live if you're too aware, too thoughtful. Take nature for example: everything that lives happily and too a ripe old age is not very intelligent. Tortoises live for centuries, water's immortal, and Milton Friedman's still alive. — Martin Page

When you're pregnant, you can think of nothing but having your own body to yourself again; yet after giving birth you realize that the biggest part of you is now somehow external ... — Jodi Picoult

Yes, about ten minutes. — Duke Of Wellington

I have a strong belief in God ... I find religion to be a very personal thing ... I am also very spiritual. — Sela Ward

I really wasn't even aware that Batman and Superman had this kind of grudging friendship. — Mark Valley

Familiarity confounds all traits of distinction; interest and prejudice take away the power of judging. — William Hazlitt

We are taught in life that love can heal wounds and rescind pain, but we soon learn that pain can often destroy the strongest of love." - Kathryn Perez — Kathryn Perez

To cut and tighten sentences is the secret of mastery. — Dejan Stojanovic

It's true that in some ways I'm flattered to see him in such a state. I don't want him to forget me and move on. If he weren't in pain, I would be. But I also need to see that he's a fighter. A man. I've always been like that; I can't stand weakness. If I could, I'd grab him by the shoulders and give him a good shake. And I'd hand him a razor while I was at it - so he could get rid of the fuzzy beard that's covering half his face, of course, not for anything else. I want him to be miserable without me, but a strong, masculine miserable. This — Amelie Antoine