I believe in books that do not go to a ready-made public. I'm looking for readers I would like to make. To… — Carlos Fuentes Copy Share Image
The sightless Milton, with his hair Around his placid temples curled; And Shakespeare at his side,-a freight, If clay could think and… — William Wordsworth Copy Share Image
Did you ever notice how easy it is to forgive a person any number of faults for one endearing characteristic, for a… — Shirley Hazzard Copy Share Image
Grammar is to a writer what anatomy is to a sculptor, or the scales to a musician. You may loathe it, it… — B. J. Chute Copy Share Image
The capacity of human beings to bore one another seems to be vastly greater than that of any other animal. Some of… — H. L. Mencken Copy Share Image
My father is incapable of showing much affection, or even of carrying on a conversation. I didn't want to have a relationship… — Kurt Cobain Copy Share Image
Dubai,I think is a big bore - a city deliberately built to appeal to tourism, and only built for that purpose, and… — Arthur Frommer Copy Share Image
In Ronald Reagans case, he always bore with him this extraordinary ability to radiate confidence, optimism, clarity, a blitheness of spirit, in… — Rick Perlstein Copy Share Image
Ye winds ye unseen currents of the air, Softly ye played a few brief hours ago; Ye bore the murmuring bee; ye… — William C. Bryant Copy Share Image
Why has mankind had such a craving to be imposed upon? Why this lust after imposing creeds, imposing deeds, imposing buildings, imposing… — D. H. Lawrence Copy Share Image
... the Apostle Peter declared that the Church was built by the Holy Spirit. For you read that he said: 'God, Who… — Ambrose Copy Share Image
The Vietnam War was so obviously evil and bore down most heavily upon working class youth that it made me think about… — Michael Yates Copy Share Image
The weakest living creature, by concentrating his powers on a single object, can accomplish something. The strongest, by dispensing his over many,… — Thomas Carlyle Copy Share Image
What after all, has maintained the human race on this old globe despite all the calamities of nature and all the tragic… — Jane Addams Copy Share Image
I was a self-centered bore. I was masochistic, and only thought I was happy. When I woke up and said, "there must… — Cary Grant Copy Share Image
As any man, I, of course, have certain preferences. Being a Scot by birth, I'm inclined to favor those with a well-scrubbed… — David Niven Copy Share Image
People who quoted the Scriptures in criticism of others were terrible bores and usually they misapplied the text. One could prove anything… — Muriel Spark Copy Share Image
As when the dove returning bore the mark Of earth restored to the long labouring ark; The relics of mankind, secure at… — John Dryden Copy Share Image
Let's buy books so as not to read them; let's go to concerts without caring to hear the music or see who's… — Fernando Pessoa Copy Share Image
I'm very open and never write what I'm going to say. Speeches bore everybody else. I have to freestyle. Every time, from… — Marjane Satrapi Copy Share Image
I prefer a thief to a Congressman. A thief will take your money and be on his way, but a Congressman will… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
...his face bore an expression that mingled haughty disdain with a tender, ardent sympathy, as if he would love all things if… — Philip Pullman Copy Share Image
Then she fell on her knees, saying: 'I beg thee!' 'Nay, lady,' he said, and taking her by the hand he raised… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Painting bores me like everything else. Unfortunately, painting is one of the activities - it is bound up in the series of… — Rene Magritte Copy Share Image
My ideal of womanhood has always been the pioneer woman who fought and worked at her husband's side. She bore the children,… — Lucille Ball Copy Share Image
When she looked at him now, she couldn't help thinking that the man he had become bore so little resemblance to the… — Arundhati Roy Copy Share Image
I am quite serious when I say that I do not believe there are, on the whole earth besides, so many intensified… — Warren Buffett Copy Share Image
Without time,” the angel said, “you have only the bottomless, shapeless mire of eternity.” “FYI, philosophy bores me.” “Not philosophy. Reality. Time… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
DJing for people is fun until someone comes up with a phone screen that has 'PLAY SOME RIHANNA' written on it. I… — Alexa Chung Copy Share Image
It is curious how tyrannical the habit of reading is, and what shifts we make to escape thinking. There is no bore… — James Russell Lowell Copy Share Image
Where are you off to in such a hurry?” His stunning green eyes bore through me. “A corpse convention?” Even sweaty, Trevor… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Oh God, modern life with all its feelings. ... We live in the most callous society ever, and all anybody talks about… — Jane Stanton Hitchcock Copy Share Image
Mr. Presley has no discernible singing ability. His specialty is rhythm songs which he renders in an undistinguished whine; his phrasing, if… — Jack Gould Copy Share Image
For I have neither wit, nor words, nor worth, Action, nor utterance, nor the power of speech, To stir men’s blood: I… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
They really stay just characters to me. I look at them, and I don't see always the same person up there. And… — Charlize Theron Copy Share Image
Remember that the book which bores you when you are twenty or thirty will open doors for you when you are forty… — Doris Lessing Copy Share Image
While he bore no real resemblance to anyone in my family, his features were a collection of my mother's and father's best… — Lisa Lutz Copy Share Image
The great thing about having money is that you can actually just get on with your life and not have to think… — Peter Mayle Copy Share Image
After my return to England it appeared to me that by following the example of Lyell in Geology, and by collecting all… — Charles Darwin Copy Share Image
History is reticent about women who were common soldiers, who bore arms, belonged to regiments, and took part in battles on the… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
