Mel > Mel's Quotes

“We needed resentment, he said, as it was resentment which identified and underlined the wrong. Without these reactive attitudes, we ran the risk of diminishing our sense of right and wrong, because we could end up thinking it just doesn't matter.”
― Alexander McCall Smith, The Sunday Philosophy Club

“That is the way a whore talks.

A whore is also a woman, but I am not a whore.

You'll be one.

Not through you.”
― Ernest Hemingway, Winner Take Nothing

“The figure coming up the driveway was not Milton's Lucifer. It was the Devil.”
― Neil Gaiman

“To help safeguard her, I remained a vigilant bather and hand-washer. I also made sure we didn't share cups or utensils and I took strict care not to poo in her mouth, even at night.”
― Rob Delaney, Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage.

“Throwing a tantrum feels good because you think you are ruining everyone's good time when you feel your very worst. But the truth is, you're not ruining their good time, you're just giving them another good story.”
― Mindy Kaling, Why Not Me?

“She continued, "You know, we never use that word. Aspies. We don't want them thinking it's some sort of club." More negative implications from someone who was presumably paid to assist and encourage.

"Like homosexuality?" I asked.

"Touche," said Julie.”
― Graeme Simsion, The Rosie Project

“Unlike perfume, handbags are visible on the body, and--like Air Jordans for teenagers--give the wearer the chance to brandish the logo and publicly declare her status or aspiration.”
― Dana Thomas, Deluxe: How Luxury Lost Its Luster

“Because they know that people will be kinder to a child who smiles.”
― François Lelord, Hector and the Search for Happiness

“Sometimes, it seemed, the business of a Witch or a Godmother was not so much using magic as knowing when not to use it.”
― Mercedes Lackey, The Fairy Godmother

“For many years a tree might wage a slow and silent warfare against an encumbering wall, without making any visible progress. One day the wall would topple--not because the tree had suddenly laid hold upon some supernormal energy, but because its patient work of self-defense and self release had reached fulfillment. The long-imprisoned tree had freed itself. Nature had had her way.”
― Lloyd C. Douglas, The Robe: The New York Times Bestseller―A Roman Soldier's Quest for Faith After the Crucifixion

“In the right situation, highly formalized, high-suction ass-kissing not only comes all too naturally to me, it makes me breathless with a feeling of penitential power.”
― David Rakoff, Don't Get Too Comfortable: The Indignities of Coach Class, the Torments of Low Thread Count, the Never-Ending Quest for Artisanal Olive Oil, and Other First World Problems

“Deveels are some of the meanest characters you'd ever not want to tangle with. They're some of the most feared and respected characters in the dimensions."

"Are they warriors? Mercenaries?"

Aahz shook his head.

"Worse!" he answered. "They're merchants.”
― Robert Asprin, Another Fine Myth

“I would sometimes see them among the trees, as I did this particular day. They did not come near and never said a word. They stood silently among the shadows.”
― Chris Priestley, Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror

“When will people understand that it is useless for a man to read his Bible unless he also reads everybody else's Bible?”
― G.K. Chesterton, The Innocence of Father Brown

“THE CURE FOR EXHAUSTION

Sometimes, exhausted
with toil and endeavour,
I wish I could sleep
for ever and ever;
but then this reflection
my longing allays:
I shall be doing it
one of these days.”
― Piet Hein