Sempervirens Club Quotes & Sayings

We have preserved the book, and the book has preserved us. — David Ben-Gurion

What can't be said can be written. Because writing is a silent act, a labor from the head to the hand. — Herta Muller

I was determined to have a spotless house when I grew up. — Sam Taylor-Johnson

I detest life-insurance agents: they always argue that I shall some day die, which is not so. — Stephen Leacock

I now believe that there's only a certain amount of good luck in the world, and so if something good happens to me, that means something bad has to happen to somebody, somewhere. — Marshall Brickman

I think real humans are so complicated, and often [characters] are written more one-dimensional without maybe even the writer knowing it. I've felt numerous moments in my life where my most confident moment and my most insecure moment were exactly the same time. There's nothing funny or interesting about perfection. — Kristen Bell

I liked discussion and debate and thought that these skills fit well with law. I also had an interest in justice - and later learned that sometimes law and justice actually agree! — Harold H. Greene

Having children, they're not your property. They need to figure out their own views. I think my daughters have a pretty healthy self-awareness, but I can't speak on their behalf. — Annie Lennox