Scribblers Repository Quotes & Sayings

Time-out," I said. He twisted his hand around and wound his fingers into mine. "You're putting me in time-out?"
"Yes," I said as a shaky sigh slid through my lips.
"If I don't go, do I get a spanking? — Darynda Jones

I am not an academic who happens to have written a novel. I am a novelist who happens to be quite good academically. — A.S. Byatt

This was the experience that taught me that wherever you go, whatever job you take, you always want to be working on boosting your career skills, not in the hopes that you'll get a reward from your current company or boss - because they might not be there one day. Instead, you almost need to see yourself as a freelancer, building skills and capabilities to take with you to the next job and the next job and the next job. That's your toolkit, and you should be adding to it all the time, because you can't rely on a company to take care of you and nurture you and bring — Jessica Bacal

Inclusive, good-quality education is a foundation for dynamic and equitable societies. — Desmond Tutu

I like to get people fired up, fill them with zeal for McDonald's, and watch the results in their work. — Ray Kroc

I was highly attracted to chess for forty or forty-five years; then, little by little, my enthusiasm lessened. — Marcel Duchamp