"I envy them, those monks of old; Their books they read, and their beads they told."

-- George Payne Rainsford James

#Book Quotes #Envy Quotes #Monk Quotes

“The Bible takes much of its color from whoever is reading it, and it provides a text to support almost every shade of opinion, however preposterous.”
“The American legal industry is a medieval guild in which the prosecutors, bar, and bench join hands to ensure that legal invoices are paid, no matter how excessive.”
“Riley. How bad has it been?" "Just fabulous. The demonic kitten really made my night.”
“My music is like a spinning ball. It can turn in one direction, and then it comes back to origins.”
“I worked in the mail room at CAA when I was in high school. I worked in the literary department, too. That was my after school job, believe it or not: I would read manuscripts and then evaluations on whether or not I thought they'd make good movies. Which was fascinating and kind of hilarious to me at the time.”
“When I was there at Marvel, everybody thought if you could draw well and you could do sensational panels, that you were going to be a success. The truth is that no matter how good or bad you are as a draftsman, if you can't tell a story, you don't last in comics. ...About halfway through my stay at Marvel, I realized I was being paid to tell a story, not do a drawing. That's why my stuff is always rather simple and uncomplicated compared to a lot of guys.”
“If we can think, feel, and move, we can dance.”
“The right hairstyle can make a plain woman beautiful and a beautiful woman unforgettable.”

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