#Book Quotes
“The Christian will desire to see the beauty of God in his house, that his soul might be ravished in the excellency of the object, and that the highest powers of his soul, his understanding, will, and affections might be fully satisfied, that he might have full contentment.”
“The police are on the way to arrest you for stealing my heart, hijacking my feelings, and driving me crazy.”
“The way we have been playing, I might tell my players not to cross the picket line (umpire strike of 1979).”
“On his daughter Malala Yousafzai: When she was very small I used to say to her, 'tell me Malala, how is the school going?' And she'd say 'it is so-so, you should change this and this...' I trusted her wisdom.”
“We make our days pleasant or miserable. If we insist on being miserable, irritable and nasty, more than likely the day will give us exactly what we give it. A day is too valuable to waste on misery and unhappiness.”
“Reach out, call your family members, if you have children, call them right now.”
“It has long been recognized that the problems with alcohol relate not to the use of a bad thing, but to the abuse of a good thing.”
“I'd make a comment at a meeting and nobody would even acknowledge me. Then some man would say the same thing and they'd all nod.”
C. K. Williams Poet
David Foster Wallace Novelist
Derek Mahon Poet
Eavan Boland Poet
Louis MacNeice Poet
Michael Longley Poet
Paul Muldoon Poet
Seamus Heaney Poet
Zadie Smith Novelist