“We are sometimes hurt mostly or only not by what happened or is happening to us but by being felt sorry for.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“I think if Jeremy Corbyn got a cloak, he'd make a very good Gandalf.” — Henry Miller Copy Share Image
“Let's put it like this; men like Berkley, like me, we don't get a no for an answer, a girl who says… — Carolina Soto Copy Share Image
“When the waiter brought the cheese-board, there was a large carrot carved in the shape of a mermaid sitting between the Dolcelatte… — Michelle Lovric Copy Share Image
“The strong man lit a cigarette. It looked too frail for his hand. They looked like King Kong and Fay Wray, that… — Rupert Thomson Copy Share Image
The monster has escaped Elba!" "The tyrant has landed at Cannes!" "Bonaparte meets the troops." "Napoleon approaches Paris." "His Imperial Majesty has… — David Frum Copy Share Image
“I suddenly realise that it doesn't matter how far I go, or how lost I am, or how lonely I feel. I… — Holly Smale Copy Share Image
People who know me know that theres a light-hearted side, humour... But you could easily say I am cheeky. — Waris Ahluwalia Copy Share Image
“Some disabled people spend a significant amount of their energy on trying to come across as abled or as not that disabled.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Do not demean yourself by stating the ridiculous," Grimalkin replied smoothly. Just because my species is vastly superior does not mean you… — Julie Kagawa Copy Share Image
“Mary, you know I hate parties. My idea of hell is a very large party in a cold room where everybody has… — Stella Gibbons Copy Share Image
“A quarter of an hour more of this success, and there won’t be ten cartridges in the barricade.” — Victor Hugo Copy Share Image
“The whole room said, "Admire without touching anything and then get out.” — Kaje Harper Copy Share Image
MESMERISM, n. Hypnotism before it wore good clothes, kept a carriage and asked Incredulity to dinner. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“Might as well toss this, Chickie, it's ruined. What was it like, getting shot?" "What kind of a dumb ass question is… — MaryJanice Davidson Copy Share Image
“No, it's the best time for jokes,' said Olivia. She forced a weak smile. 'Jokes remind us that we're alive. And that… — Mira Grant Copy Share Image
“I had walked all over the fragile bloom of his heart like a Boadicea in Blahniks” — Tyne O'Connell Copy Share Image
“It's not gambling to play against someone who's no good. It's common sense.” — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
“After reading the salary, I've decided that I must refuse. The reason I have to refuse a salary like that is I… — Feynman Copy Share Image
“She had surrendered her virtue at six-and-ten, to a beautiful blond-haired sailor on a trading galley up from Lys. He only knew… — George R.R. Martin Copy Share Image
“A celebrity farts, and everyone endures, but the unpopular will be thrased to death.” — Michael Bassey Johnson Copy Share Image
GRAVE, n. A place in which the dead are laid to await the coming of the medical student. — Ambrose Bierce Copy Share Image
“(on the word "fuck") 'Oh, come on, Mum,' I sighed at her protest. 'It's just an old Anglo-Saxon word for the female… — Simon Pegg Copy Share Image
“Tears streamed down my face. I was so happy I wanted to shout it from the rooftop. But at the same time… — Alan Partridge Copy Share Image
“In fact,' said Poirot, 'she stabbed him in the dark, not realising that he was dead already, but somehow deduced that he… — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
“I mean, I don’t want to pass judgment—I just wish my husband didn’t shoot deer.” “Oh, Mel, don’t worry. I’ve been hunting… — Robyn Carr Copy Share Image
“America is a land where a citizen will cross the ocean to fight for democracy - and wont cross the street to… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
When you find an unwillingness to rise early in the morning, make this short speech to yourself: I am getting up now… — Marcus Aurelius Copy Share Image
“I wouldn’t have minded school if they taught you important things like how to have good sex and what brand of wine… — Ben Mitchell Copy Share Image
[Dean Martin ] had this really wonderful rich, authentic, distinct vocal style. His humour in movies [and] the self-deprecation and the coolness… — Michael Buble Copy Share Image
“My doggy ate my homework. He chewed it up," I said. But when I offered my excuse My teacher shook her head.… — Dave Crawley Copy Share Image