Quote by Nalini Singh

“... you are never so smart again in a language learned in middle age nor so romantic, brave or kind.”

— Garrison Keillor

“He is still, at times, astonished by her. She may be the most intelligent woman in England, he thinks. Her books may be read…

— Michael Cunningham

“She's finding out she don't know much, and that's gonna make her feel lost for a spell. All her book smarts is worth a…

— Leah Weiss

“At times she's so basic, at others so wise it frightens me that I got so far in this world without the benefit of…

— Diane Keaton

“There are too many literati, yet very few are smart; knowledge is acquired far too easily.”

— Dejan Stojanovic

“To know her is to realize the thousand forms of inquiry.”

— Anthony Doerr

“Athena was pretty darn smart.”

— Rick Riordan

“...it seemed a part of her life, to step from the ancient to the modern, back and forth. She felt rather sorry for those…

— Orson Scott Card

“They’re not worthy to rule. None of them. I will go and get the Half-Breed and prove to you just how untrustworthy they are.…

— Anna Banks

“For EARTH which is an intelligence hath a voice and a propensity to speak in all her parts.”

— Christopher Smart

“That’s remarkable too, she thought; whenever we make a noble statement it sounds false in our ears.”

— Michael Gruber

“Who are you?" the woman said at last. "Lyra Silver—" "No, where d'you come from? What are you? How do you know things like…

— Philip Pullman