Buttonholed > Buttonholed's Quotes

“Nothing in life is so exhilarating as to be shot at without result.”
― Winston Churchill

“Everything is possible. The impossible just takes longer.”
― Dan Brown, Digital Fortress

“may you kiss
the wind then turn from it
certain that it will
love your back”
― Lucille Clifton

“Keep in mind that I'm crazy, won't you?”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

“I'm not going to apologize for the way I've led my life.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest

“What she had realized was that love was that moment when your heart was about to burst.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

“She went around with the attitude that she would rather be beaten to death than take any shit.”
― Stieg Larsson

“Don’t ever fight with Lisbeth Salander. Her attitude towards the rest of the world is that if someone threatens her with a gun, she’ll get a bigger gun.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire

“Normally seven minutes of another person's company was enough to give her a headache so she set things up to live as a recluse. She was perfectly content as long as people left her in peace. Unfortunately society was not very smart or understanding.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

“Salander was the woman who hated men who hate women.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire

“Dear Government... I'm going to have a serious talk with you if I ever find anyone to talk to.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl Who Played with Fire

“Friendship- my definition- is built on two things. Respect and trust. Both elements have to be there. And it has to be mutual. You can have respect for someone, but if you don't have trust, the friendship will crumble.”
― Stieg Larsson, The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo

“Omit needless words.”
― William Strunk Jr., The Elements of Style; How to Speak and Write Correctly

“You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.”
― Dr. Seuss

“Be yourself; everyone else is already taken.”
― Oscar Wilde

“So many books, so little time.”
― Frank Zappa

“Of all things, I liked books best.”
― Nikola Tesla