Swanlund Quotes & Sayings

You, the sons of the pioneers, if you are true to your ancestry, must make your lives as worthy as they made theirs. They sought for true success, and therefore they did not seek ease. They knew that success comes only to those who lead the life of endeavor — Theodore Roosevelt

In memoir, you have to be particularly careful not to alienate the reader by making the material seem too lived-in. It mustn't have too much of the smell of yourself, otherwise the reader will be unable to make it her own. — Rachel Cusk

have liked for him to say my name again, though. You know how it is when someone says your name really well, like it means something that makes the world a better place. In Louis Chen's case, he sometimes says my name as if it were a lesser-known word for bacon. — Helen Oyeyemi

At times some may think that no one cares
but someone always cares! Your Heavenly Father will not leave you to struggle alone, but stands ever ready to help. — Thomas S. Monson

Workers and their families may starve to death in the New World Order of economic rationality, but diamond necklaces are cheaper in elegant New York shops, thanks to the miracle of the market. — Noam Chomsky

How we ask the question is extremely important to how we find the answer. — C. K. Prahalad

A library at night is full of sounds: the unread books can't stand it any longer and announce their contents, some boasting, some shy, some devious. — Helen Oyeyemi

The artist produces for the liberation of his soul. It is his nature to create as it is the nature of water to run down the hill. — W. Somerset Maugham

Put down the Technicolor ones. No freaking way."
"But blue's my favorite color," I say, batting my eyelashes at him.
"Put them down. — Huntley Fitzpatrick