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Shirley Jackson: February, when the...

Shirley Jackson: February, when the...

February, when the days of winter seem endless and no amount of wistful recollecting can bring back any air of...

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Anthony Powell: Few persons who...

Anthony Powell: Few persons who...

Few persons who have ever sat for a portrait can have felt anything but inferior while the process is going...

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Ken Kesey: You can't really...

Ken Kesey: You can't really...

You can't really be strong until you see a funny side to things.

Source: One Flew...

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Robert Ludlum: The premise which...

Robert Ludlum: The premise which...

The premise which will be the spinal thunderbolt of an incredible tale begins to take on substance as characters...

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When you cease...

When you cease...

When you cease to dream you cease to live.

Source: In Poor Man's College Quotations...

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Anything that can...

Anything that can...

Anything that can be done chemically can be done by other means.

Source: In

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Surely there must...

Surely there must...

Surely there must be some way to find a husband or, for that matter, merely an escort, without sacrificing one's...

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Every person is...

Every person is...

Every person is responsible for all the good within the scope of his abilities, and for no more, and none can tell...

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We in middle...

We in middle...

We in middle age require adventure.

Source: Sweet Death, Kind Death, 1984.
--...

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Knowledge is not...

Knowledge is not...

Knowledge is not power; Implementation is power.

Source: In Collection of 10,000...

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Selective ignorance, a...

Selective ignorance, a...

Selective ignorance, a cornerstone of child rearing. Parents should sit tall in the saddle and look upon their troops...

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I usually get...

I usually get...

I usually get my stuff from people who promised somebody else that they would keep it a...

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Women have changed...

Women have changed...

Women have changed in their relationship to men, but men stand pat just where Adam did when it comes to dealing with...

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I find I...

I find I...

I find I journalize too tediously. Let me try to abbreviate.

Source: Entry for 20...

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A fool often...

A fool often...

A fool often fails because he thinks what is difficult is easy.

Source: In

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To ask advice...

To ask advice...

To ask advice is in 9 cases out of 10 to tout for flattery.

Source: Life of John...

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Lazy people are...

Lazy people are...

Lazy people are always anxious to be doing something.

Source: Reflpxions et...

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One can only...

One can only...

One can only face in others what one can face in oneself.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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A child cannot...

A child cannot...

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be...

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Life is not...

Life is not...

Life is not an exact science, it is an art.

Source: Notebooks.
-- Samuel Butler...

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