Unaccustomd Quotes & Sayings

Perfectionists demand perfection from themselves first and foremost. — Joyce Meyer

This is not her story. But it is the story of that terrible, stupid catastrophe and some of its consequences. — Douglas Adams

It's like being locked in a world where violence is God and you're constantly waiting to become the next victim of its wrath. — L. H. Cosway

He walked slowly up and down the rows, glancing at titles and authors, hoping to find something useful. He was so intent in his search that he failed to notice the dark, hooded figure that entered the archives and stood silently in the doorway, watching him — Drew Karpyshyn

As a girl-twelve, thirteen years old-I was absolutely certain that a good book had to have a man as its hero, and that depressed me. — Elena Ferrante

There was a letter, tucked among the pictures. It was addressed to Santa Claus and written in blue crayon. The jerky letters danced across the page. He wanted a bike, he said, or a puppy, and promised to be good. It was signed, and he had added his age. Four.
I do not know why, but as I read it, my world seemed to collapse. Grief exploded in my chest like a grenade. I had been feeling calm - not happy, not even resigned, but calm - and that serenity vanished, as if vaporized. Beneath it, I was raw. — S.J. Watson