Septimus Signus Quotes & Sayings

You must judge a man's greatness by how much he will be missed. — Will Rogers

A free society is regarded as one that does not engage, on principle, in attempting to control what people find meaningful, and a totalitarian society is regarded as one that does, on principle, attempt such control. — Michael Polanyi

True friendship is the hardest thing to break... — Mykyta Isagulov

I do not sleep to let others sleep in the shade of my waking. — Cardinal Richelieu

I'm thankful for some of bad experiences I've had. They helped me with the way I view people and see them for who they really are. — Blake Griffin

She had pronounced the words "New Books" with caution and regret, articulating them reluctantly, as if they were vulgar, even obscene words. As I listened to her, I realised that that it was indeed a commercial term, used to designate an item in fashion, but inappropriate to define a literary work; I also realised that to her eyes I was nothing but an author of 'New Books' a supplier in a way. "But novels by Daudet or Maupassant - weren't they 'New Books' when they came out?" I asked.

"Time has given them their place", she replied, as though I had just said something insolent. — Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt

The kind of juvenile story I like best to write
and read, too, for the matter of that
is a good, jolly one, "art for art's sake," or rather "fun for fun's sake," with no insidious moral hidden away in it like a pill in a spoonful of jam! — L.M. Montgomery

There's a lot of good musicians who are unheard of. Get it down before they pass away. — Brownie McGhee

"A closed mouth doesn't get fed." Oftentimes, we feel not worthy or we don't want to bother people. We forget to ask for help or what we need or would like. My grandmother used to say that quote to us as kids. It's kind of always stuck with me. — Kevin Daniels

I read this morning that he's [Saddam Hussein] also said the love that the Iraqis have for him is so much greater than anything Americans feel for their President because he's been loved for 35 years, he says, the whole 35 years. — Diane Sawyer

We are the most beloved and hated band in the world. — Billy Corgan

He's a very strange guy, my father. I can't get mad at him because he's so adorable. — Carrie Fisher

I can't believe there will ever be a time when the book is truly obsolete. It is the perfect technology and feeds the soul. — Katherine Paterson

You can choose to disrespect me but I will not give you permission to hurt my spirit. — Lailah Gifty Akita

I've never actually been a fighter myself - fighting tires me out and I'm not an efficient fighter anyway - but I have certainly seen other people have great complicated goes at one another. — Margaret Mahy