Slangs In Spanish Quotes & Sayings

Language is the medium of literature, and the state of the language at any time can hardly fail to carry literary consequences. — J.A. Burrow

The maxim, as has been already said, is a general statement, and people love to hear stated in general terms what they already believe in some particular connexion: e.g. if a man happens to have bad neighbors or bad children, he will agree with any one who tells him 'Nothing is more annoying than having neighbors,' or, 'Nothing is more foolish than to be the parent of children.' The orator has therefore to guess the subjects on which his hearers really hold views already, and what those views are, and then must express, as general truths, these same views on these same subjects. This is one advantage of using maxims. — Aristotle.

It is too true, however disgraceful it may be to human nature, that nations in general will make war whenever they have a prospect of getting anything by it. — John Jay

To hide behind a computer and an anonymous persona to spew hate at another person is despicable. — Heather Dubrow

O.K. he's crazy. But he's a saint too."
"He scares me, I don't like him."
"He scares me. What the hell-he knows."
"Yeah? Why? What does he know?"
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Things most people'd have to die and go to Hell for, to know. — Joyce Carol Oates

If you're a writer, the problem is that, when you try to call a halt to thinking about your novel-in-progress, your imagination still keeps going; you can't shut it off. — John Irving

If you don't try to create the future you want, you must endure the future you get. — John C. Maxwell

Al was cruel, vindictive, angry, elegant, powerful. He gave me strength, he gave me wisdom, not only about magic, but about myself. He was a lot like Trent, only harsher around the edges. — Kim Harrison

Maybe then our stopped time would move again." The — Banana Yoshimoto

People will buy snake oil from anybody who seems to be selling it in a persuasive way. — Frederick Buechner

I revise a lot while I'm drafting, often going back to the beginning again and again to revise because I've changed massive things about the story. By the time I get to the end of a first draft, I've been through the beginning lots of times. — Holly Black