Tragic Backstory Quotes & Sayings

Carter's done a lot more good since he's been out of the White House than when he was in it. — Walter Annenberg

Some of us, alas, are destined to find our escapes in novels, not life. — Michael Dirda

Kids should practice autographing baseballs. This is a skill that's often overlooked in Little League. — Tug McGraw

An educated patient is empowered; thus, more likely to become healthy. — Dean Ornish

One of the reasons I got really fat when I left home was because I thought rich people ate white bread and Spam. I also thought they could get processed meals, because we never did, so that was exciting. — Alison Moyet

History is the roadmap to a better tomorrow. Destroying it is getting rid of any chance of what not to do for future generations. — Jason E. Hodges

Your people are losing your jobs to your machines. You put mechanizing everything and making it efficient above your people's happiness, and you wonder why they aren't happy? — Ekaterina Sedia

After wrestling with myself for six months, I began medical treatment. During that time I started a band with some friends of mine called Jack's Car, but that didn't last. — Jack Irons

If they don't respect you, respect yourself and leave that situation. — Mohammad

Kindness eases everything almost as much as money does. — Mason Cooley

In books, often the bad guys have a story too, and sometimes it is just as tragic as the hero's. — Jennifer Megan Varnadore

Mankind's a dead issue now, cousin. There are no more souls. Only states of mind. — Bruce Sterling

She was thinking about how her middle-school alma mater was now 75 percent Latino, when in her day it was 80 percent black. Thinking — Paul Beatty