Quotes
Authors
Frank Portman
"Girls have all the same parts, basically, and so much of how they look depends on the attitude, expectations, and obsessions of those who are looking at them." --
Source : Frank Portman (2008). “King Dork”, p.168, Delacorte Books for Young Readers
Frank Portman
#Girl Quotes
#Attitude Quotes
#Expectations Quotes
“Kids can still call me Shaq, but adults should call me Dr. O'Neal.”
“Life cannot have had a random beginning. ... The trouble is that there are about two thousand enzymes, and the chance of obtaining them all in a random trial is only one part in 10 to the 40,000 power, an outrageously small probability that could not be faced even if the whole universe consisted of organic soup.”
Source : "Evolution from Space". Book by Chandra Wickramasinghe and Fred Hoyle, 1981.
“I like to bet on people, especially those who have taken risks and failed in some way, because they have more real-world experience. And they’re humble.”
Source : "Are You a C.E.O. of Something?". Interview with Adam Bryant, www.nytimes.com. January 30, 2010.
“I wrote The Same Sea not as a political allegory about Israelis and Palestinians. I wrote it about something much more gutsy and immediate. I wrote it as a piece of chamber music.”
“Those who deal in magic learn to see the world in a slightly differnt light than everybody else.you gain a perspective you had considered before. A way of thinking that would never have occurred to you with out exposure to the things a wizard sees and hears.When you look in to some ones eyes you see them in that other light and for just a second they see you in the same way.”
“Careers very rarely are a waste of time; jobs usually are.”
“Illness has always brought me nearer to a state of grace.”
“I have nothing to offer but blood, toil, tears and sweat.”
