Ua Khader Quotes & Sayings

I hate to see great works of literature ghettoized, whereas others that conform to the rules, conventions, and procedures of the genre we call literary fiction get accorded greater esteem and privilege. I also have a problem with how books are marketed, with certain cover designs and typefaces. They're often stamped with an identity that has nothing to do with their effect on the reader. — Michael Chabon

Everything that Mr Smallweed's grandfather ever put away in his mind was a grub at first, and is a grub at last. In all his life he has never bred a single butterfly. — Charles Dickens

anybody who decided to come after the random girl out by herself late at night would find themselves at the rough end of a very enthusiastic Drool Attack, courtesy of my gorgeous black Lab and his ridiculously huge tongue. — Laurie Elisabeth Ashcroft

People who don't want something are less likely to get it than people who do want something. — Janet Flanner

What you eat and drink is 50 percent of life. — Gerard Depardieu

Players act like the floor is slanted; they run downhill on fast breaks and jog uphill when getting back on defense — Tates Locke

I started going to a piano teacher at 5 years old, but pretty soon I started picking things out on my own and stopped taking music lessons. I never could read music very well, but I've still been doing it. — Mose Allison

If we had adhered to the concept of connectedness, then we would not have created nuclear weapons, huge armies and global warming. — Satish Kumar

A woman who focuses on worshiping God will consider carefully how she is dressed, because her heart will dictate her wardrobe and appearance. — Elizabeth George

Selfishness does not mean only to do things for one's self. One may do things, affecting others, for his own pleasure and benefit. This is not immoral, but the highest of morality. — Ayn Rand

You could give me the past," he said a little sadly. "But Alec is my future. — Cassandra Clare