Shobhna Narayan Quotes & Sayings

His old right hand lay nerveless, listless, dead,
Unsceptred; and his realmless eyes were closed; — John Keats

I know dozens of authors who have had a lot of books published by New York, and they won't ever take another Big 6 contract since they've gotten a taste of the freedom, control, and money self-publishing offers. — J.A. Konrath

Prayer does not use up artificial energy, doesn't burn up any fossil fuel, doesn't pollute. Neither does song, neither does love, neither does the dance. — Margaret Mead

Schooling is certainly not a great proxy for knowhow and knowledge, since it is by definition a measure of the time spent in an establishment, not of the knowledge embodied in a person's brain. — Cesar Hidalgo

It is sexy in here or is it just me? — Darynda Jones

Why don't - " He stopped abruptly and took a breath. "Normally I'm good at being polite, but with you, I have to try very hard."

"Were you trying very hard the two times you've compared me to a prostitute today? — Kelly Zekas

The modern world is not given to uncritical admiration. It expects its idols to have feet of clay and can be reasonably sure that the press and camera will report their exact dimensions. — Barbara Ward, Baroness Jackson Of Lodsworth

The important thing about a problem is not its solution, but the strength we gain in finding the solution — Seneca The Younger

Mazarin, in his character of cardinal and prime minister, was almost an atheist, and quite a materialist. — Alexandre Dumas

I think it better to keep a profound silence with regard to the Christian fables, which are canonized by their antiquity and the credulity of absurd and insipid people. — Frederick The Great

There are few punishments too severe for a popular novel writer, — S. S. Van Dine

It is necessary to like loneliness to be photographer — Raymond Depardon

I sit in my new room and write everything down. My heart never stops talking. — Sue Monk Kidd