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Fay Weldon: The desire for...

Fay Weldon: The desire for...

The desire for self-expression afflicts people when they feel there is something of themselves which is not getting...

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Artemus Ward: Why care for...

Artemus Ward: Why care for...

Why care for grammar as long as we are good?

Source: Pyrotechny.
-- Artemus...

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Ernest Hemingway: I like to...

Ernest Hemingway: I like to...

I like to listen. I have learned a great deal from listening carefully. Most people never...

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William Faulkner: The end of...

William Faulkner: The end of...

The end of wisdom is to dream high enough to lose the dream in the seeking of it.

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F Scott Fitzgerald: Never confuse a...

F Scott Fitzgerald: Never confuse a...

Never confuse a single defeat with a final defeat.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Homer: It is always...

Homer: It is always...

It is always the latest song that an audience applauds the most.

Source:...

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Sinclair Lewis: Advertising is a...

Sinclair Lewis: Advertising is a...

Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods...

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Robert Nathan: A man's family...

Robert Nathan: A man's family...

A man's family sets him apart from all other living creatures. . . . Only man stands with his children from first to...

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Margaret Drabble: When nothing is...

Margaret Drabble: When nothing is...

When nothing is sure, everything is possible.

Source: The Middle Ground,...

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Shirley Jackson: It has long...

Shirley Jackson: It has long...

It has long been my belief that in times of great stress, such as a 4-day vacation, the thin veneer of family wears...

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Judith Krantz: I'm convinced that...

Judith Krantz: I'm convinced that...

I'm convinced that it's energy and humor. The two of them combined equal charm.

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Joseph Roux: Say nothing good...

Joseph Roux: Say nothing good...

Say nothing good of yourself, you will be distrusted; say nothing bad of yourself, you will be taken at your...

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Robert Penn Warren: The urge to...

Robert Penn Warren: The urge to...

The urge to write poetry is like having an itch. When the itch becomes annoying enough, you scratch...

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Robert Penn Warren: Most writers are...

Robert Penn Warren: Most writers are...

Most writers are trying to find what they think or feel. . . . not simply working from the given, but toward the...

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Frederic Raphael: During the years...

Frederic Raphael: During the years...

During the years when the barely educated immigrants were being replaced by barely educated native sons, Hollywood . ....

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Richard C Trench: Grammar is the...

Richard C Trench: Grammar is the...

Grammar is the logic of speech, even as logic is the grammar of reason.

Source: On...

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John Bunyan: I could also...

John Bunyan: I could also...

I could also have stepped into a style much higher than this in which I have here discoursed, and could have adorned...

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Ludwig Wittgenstein: I sit astride...

Ludwig Wittgenstein: I sit astride...

I sit astride life like a bad rider on a horse. I only owe it to the horse's good nature that I am not thrown off at...

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Wayne Dyer: A am realistic...

Wayne Dyer: A am realistic...

A am realistic -- I expect miracles.

Source: In The Ultimate Success Quotations...

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Louis-Ferdinand Celine: Never believe straight...

Louis-Ferdinand Celine: Never believe straight...

Never believe straight off in a man's unhappiness. Ask him if he can still sleep. If the answer's yes, all's well. ...

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