Ungentle Exhumation Quotes & Sayings

Ironically, we practically have to be sainted to get through the adoption process, but any fool can spawn and have a baby, tra la la. — Jen Hatmaker

Knowledge is comfort, and comfort lies at the heart of simplicity. — John Maeda

I spent the first half of my career learning what to put into my work, and the second half learning what to leave out. — Alex Toth

He spent hours and hours and hours practising these conjuring tricks. It's just such a curious thing. — Simon Callow

To ancient Chinese fancy, the Milky Way was a luminous river, - the River of Heaven, - the Silver Stream. — Lafcadio Hearn

A good book ought to bring out lots of different responses from those that read it - none of them pre-planned, and all of them very personal. Whatever they take away from the reading of the book is valuable. — Sharon Draper

Consciousness, for me, is a manifestation of complexity in biology. It's an emergent property. — Gregory Stock

Fundamentalists of all faiths are the fundamental evil of our time. — Salman Rushdie

It took us about a day and a half to find out what had gone wrong. — Ben Bradlee

Muhammad had close links with three of the leading hanifs of Mecca. 'Ubaydallah ibn Jahsh was his cousin and Waraqah ibn Nawfal was a cousin of Khadijah: both these men became Christians. — Karen Armstrong

Hope for the best," I said. "Prepare for the worst. — Rose Christo

The moment we believe that success is determined by an ingrained level of ability as opposed to resilience and hard work, we will be brittle in the face of adversity. — Joshua Waitzkin

It gives me confidence to know that what I'm writing has a veracity of its own without me having to invent it. When I'm writing fiction, I must believe it to be true, or I can see no point in it. — Michael Morpurgo