There's an old adage," he said, "translated from the ancient Coptic, that contains all the wisdom of the ages -- "Life is… — Beryl Markham Copy Share Image
An actor said recently that, unless you're a parent, you shouldn't play a parent in a film. I don't know who said… — Colin Farrell Copy Share Image
Can I see your fangs again? Valerie asked Er.... Justin said, then spotted Anders and smiled with relief. Anders, buddy. Show your… — Lynsay Sands Copy Share Image
Sometimes when relationships end, you write an e-mail and say everything you wish you said. Sometimes you don't push send. — Taylor Swift Copy Share Image
When David Fincher called me up a few years ago and said, 'Hey, I'd like you to score this film 'The Social… — Trent Reznor Copy Share Image
I go through phases where I'll overuse words. S.E. Hinton, who wrote The Outsiders - she and I have been in contact… — Rob Lowe Copy Share Image
Franz Kafka is dead. He died in a tree from which he wouldn't come down. "Come down!" they cried to him. "Come… — Nicole Krauss Copy Share Image
The first forms of writing emerged not for art, literature, or love, not for spiritual or liturgical purposes, but for business--all literature… — Daniel Levitin Copy Share Image
Our approach makes it so if you hear a said song of ours in 2003 and then you hear it again in… — Bruce Hornsby Copy Share Image
Unfortunately, there's been a lot of very divisive, dark things said about Muslims. — Hillary Clinton Copy Share Image
Laura Bush has the face of my mother when my mother was young. The face, the body, the voice. The first time… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
She had an overwhelming desire to tell him, like the most banal of women. Don't let me go, hold me tight, make… — Milan Kundera Copy Share Image
That might work," I said. "I'm good at faking it." This led to a couple moments of uncomfortable silence from both of… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
I remember Prince gave me a cassette of Purple Rain. It was like 20 minutes long and he asked me to write… — Stevie Nicks Copy Share Image
When someone goes, 'Oh, this group is really pissed off at what you said,' there's not a piece of my body that… — Trey Parker Copy Share Image
It would be difficult to tell," Wulf said. "I've always been a romantic. I've seen Casablanca twice, and I sat through the… — Janet Evanovich Copy Share Image
As I went walking I saw a sign there And on the sign it said "No Trespassing." But on the other side… — Woody Guthrie Copy Share Image
What would really satisfy us would be a God who said of anything we happened to like doing, 'What does it matter… — C. S. Lewis Copy Share Image
Good-night! good-night! as we so oft have said Beneath this roof at midnight, in the days That are no more, and shall… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow Copy Share Image
It seems to me one cannot sit down in that place [the Round Reading room of the British Museum] without a heart… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
I think that we are all in the right place at the right time almost every day. It's the people who are… — Phil Hellmuth Copy Share Image
You have cable?” He nodded toward her TV. She tossed him the clicker. “Sure do. And if I remember, there’s a Godzilla… — J.R. Ward Copy Share Image
I was big time into Barbie. I also had Wonder Woman Underoos that I really liked. I actually wore them as an… — Jennifer Sky Copy Share Image
Chimes?" Phyllis asked. "Chimes to call a lover? Chimes with the voice of a bird trapped in them? Chimes that play you… — Sarah Rees Brennan Copy Share Image
It is said that if one chooses to pray to a rock with enough devotion, even that rock will come alive. — Ming-Dao Deng Copy Share Image
In the first place a philosophical proposition must be general. It must not deal specially with things on the surface of the… — Bertrand Russell Copy Share Image
No, my young apprentice. You said the exact right thing. Again. I'm just laughing at life." "Why?" he asked, opening both his… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Some people said, 'Oh you're going to become a fine artist now and do exhibits and stuff.' But I have no desire… — Stefan Sagmeister Copy Share Image
Why can't I solve this problem by killing someone? she though petulantly, then comforted herself with the mantra that had kept her… — Eoin Colfer Copy Share Image
President Obama recently sat down with ESPN and said the NCAA should reduce the shot clock for basketball games. Then he said,… — Jimmy Fallon Copy Share Image
So often, trans roles don't even go to trans actors. Most of the fabulous trans roles that have won people Oscars, we… — Laverne Cox Copy Share Image
I asked [my doctors] if I'd be able to play singles tennis and they said I could. That made me very happy… — Walter Cronkite Copy Share Image
I would never normally approach a woman in this way, but I couldn't help but notice that you have the eyes of… — Patrick Rothfuss Copy Share Image
Gandhiji would always offer full details of his plans and movements to the police, thereby saving them a great deal of trouble.… — Reginald Reynolds Copy Share Image
Don’t ever underestimate the importance of money. I know it’s often been said that money won’t make you happy and this is… — Groucho Marx Copy Share Image
I never thought I'd get to see Rome," Hazel said. "When I was alive, I mean for the first time, Mussolini was… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
When they asked me, couldn't you give money out of the United Jewish Appeal funds for the rescue of Jews in Europe,… — Yitzhak Gruenbaum Copy Share Image