Upsideion Quotes & Sayings

Migration was not the only unpleasant experience I went though. I was born and lived in a country ruled by a brutal dictator whose wars never ended, and from an early age I was passionate about understanding the world through knowledge. — Hassan Blasim

Someone, or someones, more like it, had Little Mermaided their bathroom: There were Little Mermaid towels hanging on all the hooks and rods, a Little Mermaid rug in front of the double sinks . . . Little Mermaid cups and toothbrushes and kids' toothpaste on the counters . . . Little Mermaid shampoo and conditioner in the shower . . . action figures lined up on the lip around the tub and down the sill of the big window that looked out over the gardens. — J.R. Ward

Weak is that throne, and in itself unsound,
Which takes not solid virtue for its ground. — Charles Churchill

Sawyer was quiet for a moment as he studied her. She wished he would take off his sunglasses. She didn't like how uncomfortable she looked. — Sarah Addison Allen

Miss Manners herself, while never rude, is given to pulling a fast pinch in the way of a handshake on those who believe in kissing on, not even the first date, but the first sighting. — Judith Martin

The coppery stink of blood combined with the sickly sweet smell of rotting leaves, and the result was not pleasant. — Graeme Reynolds

It's ok to not be ok, but it's not ok to stay that way. — Perry Noble

Don't tell me from genetics. What've they got to do with it?" said Crowley. "Look at Satan. Created as an angel, grows up to be the Great Adversary. Hey, if you're going to go on about genetics, you might as well say the kid will grow up to be an angel. After all, his father was really big in Heaven in the old days. Saying he'll grow up to be a demon just because his dad _became_ one is like saying a mouse with its tail cut off will give birth to tailless mice. No. Upbringing is everything. Take it from me. — Terry Pratchett

Sometimes prejudice can be slapped upside the head by tolerance. — Neal Shusterman

I was five years old; I got addicted to being on stage. I felt like it was the most wonderful place on Earth, performing in front of an audience, who in this case were a bunch of classmates, kids my age. — Shakira

Many of my short stories (all unpublished) were horror, and the novel I'd just finished was horror, too. — George Stephen

Hanna and I have been spending way too much time together. The sex is stale and she's starting to get clingy. — Emma Chase

I don't find myself lobbying for projects. Filmmakers almost always come to me. — Carter Burwell

The space between fear and anticipation is a waking nightmare of recrimination and doubt. I'm perpetually trapped in the knowledge of my own inferiority. — Gennifer Albin

There is no pleasure in Jalebi (dessert); the pleasure is in your imagination. — Dada Bhagwan