Volokhonsky Pevear Quotes & Sayings

There are about 30 words around you all the time, like 'thread' or 'exit.' — Jean-Michel Basquiat

I have the heart of a child. I keep it in a jar on my shelf. — Robert Bloch

There is too much undissolved wrath and punishment in most religions. — Joshua L. Liebman

The only person I really wanted to talk to about Augustus Water's death with was Augustus Waters. — John Green

I don't understand why women get upset when you compare them to one of the monkeys from Planet of the Apes, even one of the heroic ones, like Dr. Zera. — David James

One of the fundamental demonstrations of our natural instinct to Bond with each other is a will to give. Rather than domination, our most basic urge is to reach out to another human being, even at a cost to ourselves. Giving to others-the urge to empathize, to be compassionate, and to help others altruistically-is not the exception to the rule, but our natural state of being. Our impulse to connect with each other has developed an automatic desire to do for others, even at personal cost. Altruism comes naturally to us. It is selfishness that is culturally conditioned and a sign of pathology. — Lynne McTaggart

I have not fully had the opportunity to evaluate the impact of cameras in the courtroom. — Lance Ito

She pulled back and murmured, "I'm still mad at you." "Are you?" His wounded voice had descended into Stygian depths. He pressed open-mouthed kisses to her jaw. "Yes." She yanked at his hair in emphasis. He grunted, but her grip didn't prevent him from lowering his mouth to hers again. He nipped at her lips and then licked at them, softening the sting. "I'll have to see what I can do to regain your good graces. — Elizabeth Hoyt

Queen Morgause," said Gwenever thoughtfully, "must have been a strange person. — T.H. White

I don't live to work. I work to live. Before I die, I know I lived. — Jill Telford

My uncertain temper is cooling, as is my sense of racing against time to accomplish the things I want to. I don't have to go anywhere or see anyone I don't want to now, and it is a glorious feeling! — Judy LaMarsh