Spufford Stone Quotes & Sayings

It is impossible for any mind of common honesty not to be revolted by the contradictions in their principles and practice. They inveigh against the governments of Europe, because, as they say, they favor the powerful and oppress the weak ... [yet] you will see them with one hand hoisting the cap of liberty, and with the other flogging their slaves. You will see them one hour lecturing their mob on the indefeasible rights of man, and the next driving from their homes the children of the soil, whom they have bound themselves to protect by the most solemn treaties. — Frances Trollope

Randall laid his hand on Stella's, but only to remove it from his sleeve. "My precious, you really must have some regard for my clothes," he said with gentle reproach. "Much as I love you, I cannot permit you to maul this particular coat. — Georgette Heyer

As far as humor goes, I've always been a very insecure person and I've always wanted to be liked. — Peter Steele

Great time begins when you have discovered the reason why . — Osunsakin Adewale

The most important element in a picture cannot be defined. — Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Where one door shuts, another opens. — Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra

Again and again as we discussed Lolita in that class, our discussions were colored by my students' hidden personal sorrows and joys. Like tearstains on a letter, these forays into the hidden and the personal shaded all our discussions of Nabokov. And more and more I thought of that butterfly; what linked us so closely was this perverse intimacy of victim and jailer. — Azar Nafisi

Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth. — Larry Merchant

Some things I loved have vanished. A great many others have been given to me — Simone De Beauvoir

I love it when people want to interpret my books. — China Mieville

Be careful what you wear to bed, because you never know where you might wake up. — Ridley Pearson

It frustrates me about myself when I see I'm not taking the road that demands more of me. — Judith Light

After 'Freaks and Geeks,' I dealt with several producers who wanted to cover up all my beauty marks, every single mole on my body. They tried to cover them on my first two episodes of 'Dawson's Creek,' and it just looked ridiculous, so I had to put my foot down. But it's not something I'm insecure about. — Busy Philipps

Music is my longtime friend. And I could never betray it. I listen to music while I'm writing. — Haruki Murakami