Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
The direction of the mind is more important than its progress.
Creeds made in Dark Ages are like drawings made in dark rooms.
Fiction is an expressionist painting rather than a photograph.
Crimes can be redeemed, but nothing saves you from mediocrity.
Here was a monument, in fieldstone, to the art of family life.
Any man who lives by his beliefs is to be admired, not mocked.
Women bond differently, and I don't think men understand that.
There are only fools who believe that art is a serious matter.
You may be your own best helper, if you choose the right path.
The right of election is the very essence of the constitution.
Notable talents are not necessarily connected with discretion.
Darkness, true darkness, is something more than lack of light.
Even 'Gone With the Wind' had a shocking, cold-blooded murder.
Education is what most receive, many pass on, and few possess.
Solitude would be ideal if you could pick the people to avoid.
Many talents preserve their precociousness right into old age.
Many share my views with me. But I don't share them with them.
For yesterday and for all tomorrows, we dance the best we know
I was saying the right things, but not the really true things.
I must say, I hate money. But it's the lack of it I hate most.
Make it a rule of life never to regret and never to look back.
You can reconstruct the picture from chaos and memory's ruins.
You know children, always playing with the forces of darkness.
For hard resets, conventions and conferences can be inspiring.
Realistically, the chance of any book becoming a film is slim.
There was no quality Robert Kennedy admired more than courage.
Like most women, I remember my first drink in tender minutiae.
Mercy was more frightening than murder, because it was harder.
It's hard to wake from a nightmare when the nightmare is real.
He is a man, and he is afraid. This is not a good combination.
I have never felt a placard and a poem are in any way similar.
Give the reader at least one character he or she can root for.
Please — a little less love, and a little more common decency.
We are all experiments in enthusiasms, narrow and preordained.
The hopes and fears of all our years are here with us tonight.
There is nothing left of him but curiosity and a pair of eyes.
No good at life, but very funny sometimes with the commentary.
A committee of three can accomplish much if two don't show up.
Truth can be really powerful stuff if you're not expecting it.
There is no comfort anywhere for anyone who dreads to go home.
A girl could never have too much jewelry or too much weaponry.
I want a kiss to be so believable it gives the reader shivers.
You should eat a waffle! You can't be sad if you eat a waffle!
My face becomes a Picasso sketch, my body slicing into pieces.
I was not interested in spending 10 years in the culture wars.
Which way you ought to go depends on where you want to get to.
Child of the pure, unclouded brow and dreaming eyes of wonder.
people commit suicide for only one reason - to escape torment.
Writers are also sort of like vultures, but with fewer ethics.
Because there's nothing wrong with you... that can't be fixed.