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“I’m not afraid of dying. Pieces of me die all the time.”
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“Everybody wants to be a star right now, to be heard, to have a voice, so you have to give the confidence for people to have that ability - and give them the wardrobe to become a star.”
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“Could it be we stifle our children's genius by languaging them too quickly away from their hearts and into the straight and narrow confines of linear thinking?”
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“Look: I am nothing. I do not even have ashes to rub into my eyes.”
Source : James Wright (2011). “The Branch Will Not Break: Poems”, p.12, Wesleyan University Press
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“You just never know with contract situations and the whole business side of it. I'm here now and I'm happy to be here now. The future will take care of itself.”
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“Washington society has always demanded less and given more than any society in this country--demanded less of applause, deference,etiquette, and has accepted as current coin quick wit, appreciative tact, and a talent for talking.”
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“The sun sets in the west (just about everyone knows that), but Sunset Towers faced east. Strange!”
Source : Ellen Raskin (2014). “The Westing Game”, p.1, Obelix Books
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“Those not chasing their dreams should stay out of the way of those who are.”
