Upprunareglan Quotes & Sayings

If the desire to write is not accompanied by actual writing, then the desire is not to write — Hugh Prather

As a man begins to understand the sacrifices he must make to live the life he dreams of, he often loses his courage for such a life. — Josie Sigler

I have produced no children of my own and my husband is dead," she replied, an acid tone in her voice. "Thus I am more to be pitied than revered. I am expected to give up the shop to my nephew, who will then be able to afford to bring a very good wife from Pakistan. In exchange, I will be given houseroom and no doubt, the honor of taking care of several small children of other family members."
The Major was silent. He was at once appalled and also reluctant to hear any more. This was why people usually talked about the weather. — Helen Simonson

A bully is playing a game, one that he or she enjoys and needs. You're welcome to play this game if it makes you happy, but for most people, it will make you miserable. — Seth Godin

There is no kind of music I don't listen to. Everything good is interesting. I am as happy with a Bach fugue as I am with a record by Thelonious Monk. — Maira Kalman

On the evening bus, the tense, pinched faces of young file clerks and elderly secretaries tell us more than we care to know. On the expressways, middle management men pose without grace behind their wheels as they flee city and job. — Studs Terkel

I'm sure there was some part of his soul was intrinsically happy, but he probably had to go through some permutations to really get that to blossom. I'm sure Dad had his challenges, but I think that joy was there from the beginning and he had to find a way to make his life support that and express that. — Jennifer Grant

If there is one thing Britain should learn from the last 50 years, it is this: Europe can only get more important for us. — Tony Blair

I shall not mingle conjectures with certainties. — Isaac Newton

I believe in divine inspiration and things like that and I really relish a good, attentive, participating audience. — John Mahoney