Systadial Quotes & Sayings

Compelled respect always implies fear. — A.S. Neill

I am profoundly grateful to God that He did not grant me certain things for which I asked, and that He shut certain doors in my face. — D. Martyn Lloyd-Jones

If you can even manage to tell exactly what a song is about, all you do is put that song in a box forever, and it loses its evocative power. — Robert Hunter

Apparently, the Athena Parthenos had wanted them to visit a place with educational value, because she'd landed right next to a historical marker that read MASSACRE OF BUFORD, on a gravel layby at the intersection of Nowhere and Nothing. — Rick Riordan

Obey the muse, Liz said. She's a fickle mistress. — Gayle Forman

I can't immediately get all this coverage when my record comes out. The way I sell gold and platinum records is by being on the road. — TobyMac

Every time I've failed, people had me out for the count, but I always come back. — Sylvester Stallone

You don't create or write to be successful; you don't create or paint to be famous or to increase your wealth. You do all of these things because your soul is calling you to do them. — Kelly Martin

I must explore desert ground and see what can grow. But there are limits. I know in my heart what I would never do. — Charlotte Rampling

It was all he'd felt for too long to change now. Maybe it was too late for any other kind of life. This was all he knew. It was safe, insulated. Familiar. An absense of emotion kept him sane. Or what passed for it. — Virginia Brown

Know your genre. Know your history. Read a book. — Brian Keene