Westrick Vanity Quotes & Sayings

With Tommy, gift-giving is an art form. Whatever he bestows on you is more likely than not going to be something absurd and cheap and tacky, but the way he offers it always makes you feel as if you were receiving an oblation. I don't know how he does it. It's a bizarre kind of magic; he somehow makes you believe that the useless thing in his outstretched hands is actually a chunk of his heart that he's torn out, just for you. He holds it up for your inspection, and it glows between his fingers like a candle in a cave. And as if that weren't enough, he makes it absolutely clear that he doesn't want anything in return, not even your gratitude, so all you can do is stand there with a stupefied look on your face and humbly accept what he's vouchsafing you. — Bart Yates

This is what comes of having a heart, even a very small and young one. It causes no end of trouble, and that's the truth. — Catherynne M Valente

To embrace suffering culminates in greater empathy, the capacity to feel what it is like for the other to suffer, which is the ground for unsentimental compassion and love. (157) — Stephen Batchelor

I was the Secretary of State of New Jersey in November 2000. I paid careful attention to the challenges that stemmed from inadequate voting systems in various places. — DeForest Soaries

I admire the military. I guess in a world of villains and heroes, they're my heroes. Their dedication, their commitment, their discipline, their code of ethics. — John Cena

Lord, make us mindful of the little things that grow and blossom in these days to make the world beautiful for us. — W.E.B. Du Bois

This is a rule of racing: No race has ever been won in the first corner; many have been lost there. — Garth Stein

Love is always the answer to healing of any sort. — Louise Hay

I only want to catch you," Michael explained. "I won't hurt you."
"No! No!" the star crackled desperately. "That's wrong! I'm supposed to die!"
"But I could save you if you'd let me catch you," Michael told it gently.
"No!" cried the star. "I'd rather die! — Diana Wynne Jones

She was only beginning to grasp the geometry lessons that had perplexed her in junior high, the revelation that the world was full of infinite planes that never intersect. — Laura Lippman

I do text a lot. Sometimes, at night, my thumbs hurt because I've texted so much, so I definitely text too much. — Miranda Cosgrove

So we don't need more top-down economics. We've tried that theory. We've seen what happens. We can't afford to go back to it. — Barack Obama

If you look accurately into your life , it is full of fun and enjoyment. — M.F. Moonzajer

I write books that will make 10 or 12 hours disappear, and hopefully they'll resonate with you for a few days, where you'll remember the characters and the story. That suits me fine; I am happy with that. — Michael Robotham