Wickson Memorial Library Quotes & Sayings

That was the best kind of story: when the teller was as much under its spell as the listener. — Nancy Farmer

The man who cannot listen to an argument which opposes his views either has a weak position or is a weak defender of it. No opinion that cannot stand discussion or criticism is worth holding. And it has been wisely said that the man who knows only half of any question is worse off than the man who knows nothing of it. He is not only one sided, but his partisanship soon turns him into an intolerant and a fanatic. In general it is true that nothing which cannot stand up under discussion and criticism is worth defending. — James E. Talmage

I'm very private in person. I'm very sensitive and shy with men individually. But when I'm talking, maybe there's this other channel or this other side and other way of working in my mind, and I convert and become carefree. — Bai Ling

Chaos at the bottom means order at the top. Order at the bottom means chaos at the top. — Stephen K. Hayes

And a sweet expression spreads over her fair face. — Sappho

We live in a very special time right now. At no other time in history has there been such mass disillusionment in terms of reliance on governing functions. Most people don't want to come to terms with that. It's been proven over and over again that the emperor isn't wearing any clothes, but most people don't like to look at naked emperors. In the process of turning around to avert their eyes, they saw the discotheques and a few other things and latched onto them — Frank Zappa

Instead of dwelling on negative thoughts, cause your mind to dwell on peace and joy. — Ernest Holmes

I like to believe we're always looking to evolve as writers. — Jim Rash

The sun exactly at noon is exactly [beginning to] go down. And a creature when he is born is exactly [beginning to] die. — Hu Shih

Whenever I've had to tamper with history for plot purposes, I make sure to mention that in my author's note, and I try to keep such tampering to a bare minimum. I also attempt to keep my characters true to their historical counterparts. This is not always possible, of course. — Sharon Kay Penman

I confess that I have lived, so I confess that I have sinned. — Miguel El Portugues