Whitford House Quotes & Sayings

My writing process is ritualized and monotonous, but there's no other way to get the job done. All other fiction writers I've met say the same thing. — Douglas Coupland

She doesn't do the things heroines are supposed to. Which is rather Jane Austen's point - Fanny is her subversive heroine. She is gentle and self-doubting and utterly feminine; and given the right circumstances, she would defy an army. — Susanna Clarke

Many of the snarly bad-tempered teachers whom we remember with hatred were really nice people soured by years of anxiety and penny-pinching. — Gilbert Highet

I went to a strict elementary school with nuns, and uniforms that I'm pretty sure were made out of sandpaper. It was an academic, sports-oriented place. I liked to read, and wanted to act, and didn't try out for volleyball. I was weird. The other girls would dip my hair in ink and stuff. — Zosia Mamet

After the outbreak of war, in April 1940, we left Geneva with our three children aged 4 years, 2 years and 2 weeks only to become part of the disordered refugee crowds fleeing across France from the German army. — James Meade

History is a facsimile of events held together by finally biographical information. — Robert Smithson

One starts gambling for a joke, out of curiosity, as a little challenge to fortune. One goes on, pricked to the quick by delusions, excited by vague desires that grow. Woe to you if you win anything - an AMBO, a small TERNO! It is all up with you, for your chance of winning seems certain ... It is the devil's money going back to hell. — Matilde Serao

I'm scared Gavin. What if I can't do this? — Jaci Burton

Um ... milk. Yes, I believe I do have milk. In the fridge, Anyn replied, remarkably cordial for someone who'd just been cock-blocked by Dr. Bunsen Honeydew. — Nicole Peeler

Every night, I laid awake with your memories flooding through my eyes with the hope to be with you when sleep arrived. — Anmol Rawat

While it may be true that the best advertising is word-of-mouth, never lose sight of the fact it also can be the worst advertising. — Jef I. Richards

How terrible, Jack thought, to be old and know that your life has been wasted. — Ken Follett