Slippered At School Quotes & Sayings

Every writer is first a member of a community of readers, and the deepest purpose of reading and writing fiction is to sustain a sense of connectedness, to resist existential loneliness; and so a novel deserves a reader's attention only as long as the author sustains the reader's trust. — Jonathan Franzen

Oh, come on. You eye-hump him all through British History. — Cynthia Hand

Most people perceive moderates as timid middle-of-the-roaders who can't take a stand. — Rick Bayan

I'm really glad I did not tattoo on my body 'cause I don't want them. So, permanence is a very scary thing to me, along with things that don't change at all. — Stephenie Meyer

Doing a job, or even watching a film, can make a difference to your life, but I don't think it ever has an explosive impact where your life will never be the same again. It kind of seeps into your life, and perhaps realise you're a little more vigilant about certain things than you might have been. — Colin Firth

Audacious persons hope to make themselves eternally famous by setting fire to one of the wonders of the world and of the ages. The art of reproving scandal is to take no notice of it, to combat it damages our own case; even if credited it causes discredit, and is a source of satisfaction to our opponent, for this shadow of a stain dulls the lustre of our fame even if it cannot altogether deaden it. — Baltasar Gracian

I am truly grateful and thankful for all your support. — Leah Remini

God has enough grace to solve every dilemma you face, wipe every tear you cry, and answer every question you ask. — Max Lucado

Incline us oh God! to think humbly of ourselves, to be severe only in the examination of our own conduct, to consider our fellow-creatures with kindness, and to judge of all they say and do with that charity which we would desire from them ourselves. — Jane Austen

What once sprung from the earth sinks back into the earth. — Lucretius