Famous quotes by Authors

"For an adult, eating alone at McDonald's is admitting a kind of defeat"

Jonathan Carroll, Author

"This is not a letter but my arms around you for a brief moment"

Katherine Mansfield, Author

"Brutal men with unlimited power are the same all over the world"

Mary Chesnut, Author

"Liberty is the possibility of doubting, the possibility of making a mistake, the possibility of searching and experimenting, the possibility of saying No to any authority - literary, artistic, philosophic, religious, social and even political"

Ignazio Silone, Author

"Kids don't have ruts yet that adults have carved into their minds. They're born logical. Crooked thinking has to be taught"

James P. Hogan, Author

"The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall"

Taylor Caldwell, Author

"Servant leadership is the foundation and the secret of Sam Walton's ability to achieve team synergy"

Michael Bergdahl, Author

"I love the rain. I want the feeling of it on my face"

Katherine Mansfield, Author

"Women are always complaining about men's fascination with breasts. But what if men were absolutely indifferent to breasts? What would women do then with these things that serve one function once or twice in a lifetime, and the rest of the time are just in the way?"

Jonathan Carroll, Author

"Opera happens because a large number of things amazingly fail to go wrong"

Terry Prachett, Author

"Eight years involved with the nuclear industry have taught me that when nothing can possible go wrong, and every avenue has been covered, then is the time to buy a house on the next continent"

Terry Prachett, Author

"Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination"

Jonathan Carroll, Author

"I have anonymously helped many thousands"

Taylor Caldwell, Author

"Sam Walton's values are: treat the customer right, take care of your people, be honest in your dealings, pass savings along to the customer, keep things simple, think small, control costs and continuously improve operations"

Michael Bergdahl, Author

"Over the centuries, mankind has tried many ways of combating the forces of evil... prayer, fasting, good works and so on. Up until Doom, no one seemed to have thought about the double-barrel shotgun. Eat leaden death, demon"

Terry Prachett, Author

"I didn't go to university. Didn't even finish A-levels. But I have sympathy for those who did"

Terry Prachett, Author

"As a writer, I'm more interested in what people tell themselves happened rather than what actually happened"

Kazuo Ishiguro, Author

"We don't protect our young, and we tolerate predators of our own species"

Andrew Vachss, Author

"The third person narrator, instead of being omniscient, is like a constantly running surveillance tape"

Andrew Vachss, Author

"Journalism is what maintains democracy. It's the force for progressive social change"

Andrew Vachss, Author

"I don't sign contracts for my books"

Andrew Vachss, Author

"So the storm passed and every one was happy"

Kate Chopin, Author

"Excellent, there's nothing quite like a blunt object to reinforce proper administration ethics"

Simon Travaglia, Author

"Few writers are willing to admit writing is autobiographical"

Terry McMillan, Author

"The mind wears the colors of the soul, as a valet those of his master"

Sophie Swetchine, Author

"He passes from lyric to epic poetry in order to speak about the world and the torment in the world through man, rationally and emotionally. The poet then becomes a danger"

Salvatore Quasimodo, Author

"I try to be as honest about what I see and to speak rather than be silent, especially if it means I can save lives or serve humanity"

Sandra Cisneros, Author

"Humor is the instinct for taking pain playfully"

Max Eastman, Author

"Children who assume adult responsibilities feel old when they're young"

Martha Beck, Author

"Loneliness is proof that your innate search for connection is intact"

Martha Beck, Author

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