Settles Hill Quotes & Sayings

While it's true that, as Tolstoy observed, every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way, and everyone on planet Earth, vale of tears that it is, is certainly entitled to the specificity of his or her suffering, one nonetheless likes to think that literature has the power to render comprehensible different kinds of unhappiness. If it can't do that, what's it good for? — Elif Batuman

He was switching between classical riffs and the jazz tune, "Body and Soul. — Mitch Albom

Another phenomenon, still more strikingly modern, was a package of lucifer matches, which, in old times, would have been thought actually to borrow their instantaneous flame from the nether fires of Tophet. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

Woodwake wants you in her office. What did you do?" "I invaded Egypt and they're very annoyed about it." "Who is? Them upstairs or the Egyptians?" "Both. — P.N. Elrod

That's what I believe," said Ruth. "Peter didn't. Here was a man who was given everything. Talent, love, a peaceful place to live and create. And all he had to do was appreciate it." "And if he didn't?" "He would remain stone. And the deities would turn on him. They do, you know. They're generous, but they demand gratitude. — Louise Penny

I personall do not believe in 'style'. Because of 'styles', people are separated. They are not united together because styles became law. — Bruce Lee