Sos Children's Villages Quotes & Sayings

Ian stood. "I'm taking a short walk in the park. Stay here."
I stood. "Like hell."
"Then stay behind me."
"Could you at least say 'cover my six'? Give me a little dignity here."
"Okay. Cover my six - just don't shoot me in the ass."
"How about I kick it?" Sykes wasn't the only one asking for it.
I heard the grin in his voice. "You're always welcome to try. — Lisa Shearin

The uncut diaries are 16 million words. It's very tiring to do your diary every night before you go to bed. — Tony Benn

She asked me why I never came, said she had heard all sorts of stories about me. This was only to gain time. Asked me, was I writing poems? About whom? I asked her. This confused her more and I felt sorry and mean. Turned off that valve at once and opened the spiritual-heroic refrigerating apparatus, invented and patented in all countries by Dante Alighieri ... — James Joyce

The train stops. We are almost opposite Jess and Jason's house, but I can't see across the carriage and the tracks, there are too many people in the way. I wonder whether they are there, whether he knows, whether he's left, or whether he's still living a life he's yet to discover is a lie. — Paula Hawkins

There is alas no law against incompetency; no striking example is made. They learn by our bodily jeopardy and make experiments until the death of the patients, and the doctor is the only person not punished for murder. — Pliny The Elder

Except, now that I don't have a car, I can't really make good on my birthday promise."
Sydney thought about it for several moments. "Well. I've got a car."
An hour later, I vowed I'd never make fun of that Mazda again. — Richelle Mead

They who pray not, know nothing of God, and know nothing of the state of their own souls. — Adam Clarke

I may like the Blizzard best, of all the songs I have written. — Judy Collins

Sometimes books don't find us until the right time. — Gabrielle Zevin

Most women loathe limericks, for the same reason that calves hate cookbooks. — Gershon Legman

It goes without saying that the Jewish people can have no other goal than Palestine and that, whatever the fate of the proposition may be, our attitude toward the land of our fathers is and shall remain unchangeable. — Theodor Herzl