The Elephant Vanishes Quotes & Sayings

You remember that I told you it was safer not to know. But,' he went on, as his hands moved wuth their sure and practiced motion, 'I will tell you just a little, because you were so very brave.'
Brave?' Annemarie asked, surprised. 'No, I wasn't. I was very frightened.'
You risked your life.'
But I didn't even think about that! I was only thinking of-'
He interrupted her,smiling. 'That's all that brave means-not thinking about the dangers. Just thinking about what you must do. Of course you were frightened. I was too, today. But you kept your mind on what you had to do. So did I. — Lois Lowry

I think they [ monastic folks ] were going to the desert to build a new society and in a sense to build a new world, a new culture together where it was easier to be good and holy. — Shane Claiborne

Any time you start feeling sorry for yourself or you go into a rant about how bad life sucks, you immediately have to name five greats. — Amy Harmon

I find a lot of writing happens when you're not actually at the computer. So I carry a notebook. — Noah Baumbach

You always gotta be on time, an hour ahead of everything. You always gotta be prepared. — Beanie Sigel

My mom was a great tennis player, and I remember being six or seven years old watching Steffi Graf and Monica Seles in Wimbledon in my house. I've always been a tennis fan. — Tom Brady