Selvidge Quotes & Sayings

The researcher is more memorable than the researched. — Henry David Thoreau

She had always insisted, against all evidence, that life was full of
fairy tales, and it was! — Willa Cather

Just because you are American does not make you American. — Nnedi Okorafor

We're all drifters here, embarked on an aimless journey — Marty Rubin

I just wanted to move out of Portland to do something. — Elliott Smith

the nameless maiden in the advertisement was like a thousand other clothing models he had seen in magazines - arched brows, big eyes, angular cheeks, pouting mouth, a fetching figure, and a haughty, revolted look, as though someone had just offered her a jellyfish to hold. — Herman Wouk

and a couple of days later he sent Strange a haggis (a sort of Scotch pudding) as a present. — Susanna Clarke

Not until 1902, at an early meeting of the International Congress of Zoology, did naturalists begin at last to show a spirit of compromise and adopt a universal code. Taxonomy — Bill Bryson

Don't treat people how you want to be treated, treat them how they want to be treated. — Al Davis

We also must learn to listen more to our conscience. Be careful, however: this does not mean we ought to follow our ego, do whatever interests us, whatever suits us, whatever pleases us. That is not conscience. — Pope Francis

This has been harder for my friends. I know I'm going to die. — Dick Sargent

He knew sometimes some fear can be good. When you are afraid things are going to get worse if you don't do something, it can prompt you into action. But it is not good when you are afraid that it keeps you from doing anything. — Spencer Johnson