Stoutzenberger Quotes & Sayings

Expansive," he says to the empty room, but it's more than that. "Outward. This guy writes outward. He learned with others. And wrote for others. — Stephen King

the water of the lagoon was warm as blood, salt as tears, and astonishingly clear — Gillian Bradshaw

It's simply a national acknowledgement that in any kind of priority, the needs of human beings must come first. Poverty is here and now. Hunger is here and now. Racial tension is here and now. Pollution is here and now. These are the things that scream for a response. And if we don't listen to that scream - and if we don't respond to it - we may well wind up sitting amidst our own rubble, looking for the truck that hit us - or the bomb that pulverized us. Get the license number of whatever it was that destroyed the dream. And I think we will find that the vehicle was registered in our own name.
[from a Commencement Address at the University of Southern California; March 17, 1970] — Rod Serling

My nan taught me never to put value on possessions but to value family, friends and people. I buy lovely things and enjoy them, but they don't rule me. — Rebecca Ferguson

To be the altar boy at the first Mass of the day was a sacred initiation rite. It was like being hazed at a fraternity, only more Catholic. — Ian Morgan Cron

I love creating stories, dreaming up characters and breathing life into them. From several generations of Irish storytellers, I think that's what I was born to do. — Linda Conrad

The planet is going to have the last word concerning the damage humans are inflicting upon it. It's only going to take so much abuse, and then it may well burp and snort a little, and destroy a good bit of the population. I don't think it would be a stretch to take the hypothesis one step further and attribute such a defense strategy to a kind of planetary intelligence. — Cleve Backster

When silence greets you, listen for those powerful words lost within the void of reason... — Virginia Alison

Nobody needs to worry about my toughness. — Carly Fiorina

The saloon is a liar. It promises good cheer and sends sorrow. — Billy Sunday

When comfort is withdrawn, do not be cast down, but humbly and patiently await the visitation of God. He is able and powerful to give you more grace and more spiritual comfort than you first had. — Thomas A Kempis

Sometimes life was a vicious circle. The things we love can draw us nearer to the things we hate. — Lynn Cahoon

Much of the debate over global warming is predicated on fear, rather than science. — James Inhofe

Nothing is so much to be feared as Evil Report. — Leonardo Da Vinci