Village Lucius Hunt Quotes & Sayings

A story is like building a chapel; a novel is a cathedral ... — Rosario Ferre

That isn't greatness. That's just foolishness. — Brandon Sanderson

Abraham Lincoln said, Patents Add Fuel to the Fire of Genius. What the great man did not say is that Too Much Fuel Can Burn the Genius — Kalyan C. Kankanala

I am patriot enough to take pains to bring this usefull invention into fashion in England, and I should not fail to write to some of our Doctors very particularly about it, if I knew anyone of 'em that I thought had Virtue enough to destroy such a considerable branch of Revenue for the good of Mankind, but that Distemper is too beneficial to them not to expose to all their Resentment the hardy wight that should undertake to put an end to it. — Mary Wortley Montagu

Rose reached out and touched his fingers. He immediately covered her hand in a firm grasp. His warm fingers entwined with hers and made her heart beat erratically. The snake had nearly scared her to death, but his touch and his presence overwhelmed her with comfort and safety. The darkness gave her a feeling of intimacy with him. They could hold each other's hand and no one could see. She liked it - so very much. — Melanie Dickerson

We must turn from worthless things towards faith in God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

You hear, Eugene?' said Lightwood over his shoulder. 'You are deeply interested in lime.'
'Without lime,' returned that unmoved barrister at law, 'my existence would be unilluminated by a ray of hope. — Charles Dickens

Oh! thou big white God aloft there somewhere in yon darkness, have mercy on this small black boy down here; preserve him from all men that have no bowels to feel fear! — Herman Melville

Little books are the things to write at my age, I've decided. Avoid the big ones, go for the little ones. — Clive James

Privilege means that it's easy for white women to do each other favors. Privilege means that those of us who need it the least often get the most help. I — Lindy West

I am looking for the novelists whose writing is an extension of their intellect rather than an extension of their neurosis. — Tom Robbins

I was only testing that you were awake and in your right mind. The sight of you taking a nap against the bookshelf doesn't inspire confidence. — Kristin Cashore