I had problems getting my words out. If people spoke directly to me, I understood what they said. But when the grownups… — Temple Grandin Copy Share Image
Mr. Powell raised an eyebrow. 'I'm a librarian,' he said. 'I always know what I'm talking about. — Gary D. Schmidt Copy Share Image
Walkers are 'practitioners of the city,' for the city is made to be walked. A city is a language, a repository of… — Rebecca Solnit Copy Share Image
Stop moping, sule," galladon said with a grunt."It doesn't suit you-it takes a fine sense of pessimism to brood with any sort… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
President Obama said he plans on training 10,000 new math and science teachers. How about teaching math to that economic team of his? — Jay Leno Copy Share Image
I knew one thing: as soon as anyone said you didn't need a gun, you'd better take one along that worked. — Raymond Chandler Copy Share Image
I wanted to become a director before I wanted to become a writer. When I was 10, people would ask me what… — Eric-Emmanuel Schmitt Copy Share Image
This is going to make such a great story: How I nursed a pirate back to health and my love saved him,"… — Libba Bray Copy Share Image
The Constitution is said to have beautiful features; but when I come to examine these features, Sir, they appear to me horribly… — Patrick Henry Copy Share Image
See, that’s the difference,” Mauvin said. “I suffer a loss and people console me. Royce suffers a loss and whole towns evacuate. — Michael J. Sullivan Copy Share Image
That said, deciding to avoid other people does not necessarily equate with having no desire whatsoever for company; it may simply reflect… — Alain de Botton Copy Share Image
My father said, Politics asks the question: Is it expedient? Vanity asks: Is it popular? But conscience asks: Is it right? — Dexter Scott King Copy Share Image
A philosopher once said, 'It is necessary for the very existence of science that the same conditions always produce the same results.'… — Richard P. Feynman Copy Share Image
Poetry is just so emo." he said. "Oh, the pain. The pain. It always rains. In my soul. — John Green Copy Share Image
I wish I could be like Shaw who once read a bad review of one of his plays, called the critic and… — Barbra Streisand Copy Share Image
I discovered a version of the sinner's prayer that increased my faith far more than the one that I had said years… — Barbara Brown Taylor Copy Share Image
Cheer up everyone," he said, a new brightness to his voice. "Since we’re all going to die horribly anyway, what’s there to… — Derek Landy Copy Share Image
I never went out and said, "I want to do this." I never do that. I wait for things to come to… — Eckhart Tolle Copy Share Image
Valerie was crying, too. She was laughing and sniffling back sobs. “I’m going to marry my snuggy wuggums,” she said. Morelli paused,… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
Interesting." Raistlin coughed the word. Tanis glanced at him sharply. "What is interesting?" "I've never heard you lie before, Half-Elf," Raistlin said… — Margaret Weis Copy Share Image
But we have received a sign, Edith - a mysterious sign. A miracle has happened on this farm... in the middle of… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Chastity, or cleanness of heart, holds a glorious and distinguished place among the virtues, because she, alone, enables man to see God;… — Saint Augustine Copy Share Image
This as hard an R as we wrote in the beginning. It was fast. It was fast mainly because of De Luca.… — Todd Farmer Copy Share Image
I don't know many rules to live by,' he'd said. 'But here's one. It's simple. Don't put anything unnecessary into yourself. No… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
