Mattie Richards > Mattie's Quotes

“We can never obtain peace in the outer world until we make peace with ourselves.”
― Dalai Lama XIV

“Those that can heal can harm; those that can cure can kill.”
― Celia Rees, Witch Child

“And people tended not to bother a woman with a book.”
― Cherie Priest, Dreadnought

“I don't know a better preparation for life than love of poetry and a good digestion”
― Zona Gale

“Maybe there is a beast… maybe it's only us.”
― William Golding, Lord of the Flies

“Finally, she mused that human existence is as brief as the life of autumn grass, so what was there to fear from taking chances with your life?”
― Mo Yan, Red Sorghum

“Worse than not realizing the dreams of your youth would be to have been young and never dreamed at all.”
― Jean Genet

“People are unhappy when they get something too easily. You have to sweat--that's the only moral they know.”
― Dany Laferrière, I Am a Japanese Writer

“We all have a Monster within; the difference is in degree, not in kind.”
― Douglas Preston, The Monster of Florence

“Sometimes you are aware when your great moments are happening, and sometimes they rise from the past. Perhaps it's the same with people.”
― James Salter, Burning the Days: Recollection

“I love the challenge of starting at zero every day and seeing how much I can accomplish.”
― Martha Stewart

“Death is a raw deal for narrative junkies.”
― Joe Hill, The Fireman

“The world resists me and I resist the world.”
― John Gardner, Grendel

“You do not dislike being in love with a puddle?” Catching her breath, Homily reached for Shesheshen. An offer of consensual touch again. “I’ve been a puddle on the floor too many times myself.”
― John Wiswell, Someone You Can Build a Nest In

“It's still National Library Week. You should be especially nice to a librarian today, or tomorrow. Sometime this week, anyway. Probably the librarians would like tea. Or chocolates. Or a reliable source of funding.”
― Neil Gaiman