Function Quotes

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We build a shell around it, like an oyster dealing with a painful particle of grit, coating it with smooth pearl layers in order to… — Neil Gaiman
The thing I was beginning to figure out about Sam and Grace, the thing about Sam not being able to function without her, was that… — Maggie Stiefvater
The surgeons are playing on the myth's double standard for the function of the body. A man's thigh is for walking, but a woman's is… — Naomi Wolf
Forgiveness is an act of the will, and the will can function regardless of the temperature of the heart" "It is not my ability, but… — Corrie Ten Boom
Part of the function of memory is to forget; the omni-retentive mind will break down and produce at best an idiot savant who can recite… — Christopher Hitchens
Everything in this business makes sense, because it serves a real purpose, fills a need that's a part of living. Even a single nail, like… — Robert Bloch
There is only one thing a writer can write about: what is in front of his senses at the moment of writing... I am a… — William S. Burroughs
As it turns out, you can function while your heart is being torn to shreds. — Jodi Picoult
I like to receive money for my work. But I can pass that up this time. I like to have people know my work is… — Ayn Rand
Because beyond their practical function, all gestures have a meaning that exceeds the intention of those who make them; when people in bathing suits fling… — Milan Kundera
The amount of violations of human rights in a country is always an inverse function of the amount of complaints about human rights violations heard… — Daniel Patrick Moynihan
You can be shaped, or you can be broken. There is not much in between. Try to learn. Be coachable. Try to learn from everybody,… — David Foster Wallace
No, honestly, my mouth shouldn't be able to function unless my brain's engaged. — Jodi Picoult
There are those rare people who function like human magnets, who are individually so attractive â€“ or repellent, depending on the situation â€“ that a… — Daniel Wallace
The artist usually sets out -- or used to -- to point a moral and adorn a tale. The tale, however, points the other way,… — D. H. Lawrence
Your brain, Peekay, has two functions; it is a place for original thought, but also it is a reference library. Use it to tell you… — Bryce Courtenay
Words don't change their shape, they change their meaning, their function...They don't have a meaning of their own any more, they refer to other words… — Marguerite Duras
Man has to pick up the use of his functions as he goes along- especially the function of Love. — E. M. Forster
Happiness is a quality of the soul...not a function of one's material circumstances. — Aristotle
The degree to which a surviving parent copes is the most important indicator of the child's long-term adaptation. Kids whose surviving parents are unable to… — Hope Edelman

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