Whathelenworetoday Quotes & Sayings

Early on, I found the attention completely embarrassing. I'd cringe if I saw my picture on the cover of a magazine. — Julie Christie

Maybe if we hug a hundred strangers, he said, something will change. — Kyung-Sook Shin

I'd like to be a truck driver. I think you could run your life that way. It wouldn't be such a bad way of doing it. It would offer a chance to be alone. — Anne, Queen Of Great Britain

She was probably too cool, too self-possessed. Some of our classmates must have thought her cold and haughty. But I detected something else- something warm and fragile just below the surface. Something very much like a child playing hide-and-seek, hidden deep within her, yet hoping to be found. — Haruki Murakami

I have a strong urge to lie down and pretend this is not happening - like the old couple in Titanic. — Tina Fey

Memories vanish when we want to remember, but fix themselves permanently in the mind when we want to forget. — Emil Cioran

The difference between structuralism and existentialism is simple: the world-constituting 'I' of existentialism is displaced by the linguistic relation between signifier and signified. — Stephen Trombley

His English was exceptional. There was a glottal sound in his voice, but it was not harsh. I'd often asked him to help me with my sparse Arabic, trying to get my pronunciation of this or that word right. "Shukran." "Afwan." "Qumbula." Thank you. You're welcome. Bomb. — Kevin Powers

Poetry is not a waiting room where one stays overnight ... every word is war. — Rolf Dieter Brinkmann

It looks like Russian," said Mrs. Knight. Her voice echoed in the lounge. It sounded like her vocal cords were made from the same pale rawhide used for dog toys. — Peter Clines

Men who listen to classical music tend not to spit. — Rita Rudner