I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.

Many a man who thinks to found a home discovers that he has merely opened a tavern for his friends.

Norman Douglas

The amazing thing is that I'm sane. I'm not bitter. I'm not drugged out. I'm not broke. I'm still married to the same guy. My children don't hate me.

Brenda Lee

So long as war is the main business of nations, temporary despotism - despotism during the campaign - is indispensable.

Walter Bagehot

..plainly put, I loved the way he effortlessly forced my pen to act savagely, to swerve course without warning.

Coco J. Ginger

Purity of mind and idleness are incompatible

Mahatma Gandhi

Folly is the direct pursuit of happiness and beauty

George Bernard Shaw

Penny knew also she loved the country for its beauty. Cities could be magnificent, astounding, fantastic, but they were not consistently beautiful and simple. Penny liked uncomplicated beauty.

Dorothy Deming

I know the path by heart, by heart- a funny expression, so true. My heart knows right where to go.

Cynthia Hand

I think that Scottish people, like Canadians, are often misunderstood and what I like about my Scottish friends and relatives is how quickly it can go from love to anger. It's a great dynamic.

Mike Myers

You know, my friends, with what a brave carouse I made a Second Marriage in my house favored old barren reason from my bed, and took the daughter of the vine to spouse.

Omar Khayyam

A bad manner spoils everything, even reason and justice; a good one supplies everything, gilds a No, sweetens a truth, and adds a touch of beauty to old age itself.

Baltasar Gracian

Clary made fun of him about his new look; but, then, Clary found everything about Simon's love life borderline hilarious.

Cassandra Clare