She'd never imagined it like this-when she thought of someone (a woman like herself)losing her mind, she'd imagined shrieks and wails, hallucinations;… — Michael Cunningham Copy Share Image
I'd been upstaged, demoted from protagonist in my own drama to comic relief in my parents' tragedy — Alison Bechdel Copy Share Image
If it means being settled and content, getting older can be a relief. — Kate Garraway Copy Share Image
There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief… — Natasha Lyonne Copy Share Image
How can I say what it was like to breathe again? I felt newborn. I staggered in the light of the world… — Hannah Kent Copy Share Image
When a writer's whole being is poured into a piece of work, there is never enough. The feeling of finally getting to… — Dani Shapiro Copy Share Image
Relief, or redistribution of income, voluntary or coerced, is never the true solution of poverty, but at best a makeshift, which may… — Henry Hazlitt Copy Share Image
I live in New York, and the only live animals you see are cockroaches, rats and pigeons, which I admire immensely. When… — Isabella Rossellini Copy Share Image
The School Energy Crisis Relief Act authorizes the Secretary of Energy to issue energy assistance grants to help the poorest school districts… — Joe Baca Copy Share Image
It's a great relief that you're not as bad a parent as you thought you were. — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
Hurricane Matthew has obviously had a devastating effect on a lot of people so we wanted to do something that would provide… — Matthew Slater Copy Share Image
My family is filled with wonderful storytellers. I lack their gift of gab, so it's a relief to be able to write. — Eden Robinson Copy Share Image
“...and just to evade confrontation, he opens a window on the fourth floor, ready to jump. The abyss, more and more often,… — Domenico Starnone Copy Share Image
Americans are known for their strength, fortitude, and generosity in times of need. We encourage people in the U.S. and everywhere to… — Michael Dell Copy Share Image
Complaining is a vain way of explaining pain without gaining relief. Keep complains distances away from you. — Israelmore Ayivor Copy Share Image
The Alexander Technique gives us all things we have been looking for in a system of physical education: relief from strain due… — Aldous Huxley Copy Share Image
Imaginary obstacles are insurmountable. Real ones aren't. But you can't tell the difference when you have no real information. Fear can create… — Barbara Sher Copy Share Image
Where the waters do agree, it is quite wonderful the relief they give. — Jane Austen Copy Share Image
There was no welfare state, and people had to rely mainly on the Poor Law - that was all the state provided.… — Barbara Castle Copy Share Image
I am arguing that it is a mistake for trans activists to focus our resources and attention on winning inclusion in legal… — Dean Spade Copy Share Image
The brief relief of seeing other people when I leave my room turns into a desperate need to be alone, and then… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
“If you want relief from pain just strive to touch more of every part of life.” — Bryant McGill Copy Share Image
The hole in my heart, I can’t even begin to describe. It’s hard when you open your heart and let someone in… — Bill Konigsberg Copy Share Image
