Quotes
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Lisa Kleypas
"One of the servants had reported that Daisy had been sneaking around the house at night, deliberately tripping all the traps to keep the mice from being killed. “Is this true, daughter?†Thomas Bowman had rumbled, his gaze filled with ire as he stared at Daisy. “It could be,†she had allowed. “But there is another explanation.†“And what is that?†Bowman had asked sourly. Her tone turned congratulatory. “I think we are hosting the most intelligent mice in New York!" --
Lisa Kleypas
#Daughter Quotes
#New York Quotes
#Night Quotes
“You better lose yourself in the music, the moment You own it, you better never let it go You only get one shot, do not miss your chance to blow This opportunity comes once in a lifetime, yo”
“The Greek word pseudepigrapha is a Greek word meaning 'falsely superscribed,' or what we moderns might call writing under a pen name. The classification, 'OT Pseudepigrapha,' is a label that scholars have given to these writings.”
“Did I have a heart to be contented? Well, no, not particularly. I had a tendency to be discontented: ambitious, dissatisfied, fretful, and tough to please...It's easier to complain than to laugh, easier to yell than to joke around, easier to be demanding than to be satisfied.”
“Thus did my siblings and I learn one of the hard lessons of life: the best way to strip the allure and dreaminess from a lifelong dream is, very often, simply to have it come true.”
“My brother is the youngest member of the College of Physicians and Surgeons. And I wouldn't let him cut my nails.”
“I know that in life there will be sickness, devastation, disappointments, heartache - it's a given. What's not a given is the way you choose to get through it all. If you look hard enough, you can always find the bright side.”
“The most I can hope for is to die in a pose that confuses future archaeologists.”
Source : Yahtzee Croshaw (2012). “Jam”, p.169, Dark Horse Comics
“Part of what I loved - and love - about being around older people is the tangible sense of history they embody. I'm interested in military history, for instance, because both my grandfathers fought in World War II. I'm interested in writing because one of those grandfathers wrote books.”