1948 Book Quotes

#1. So, you're the man who can't spell 'fuck.'"
Dorothy Parker to Norman Mailer after publishers had convinced Mailer to replace the word with a euphemism, 'fug,' in his 1948 book, "The Naked and the Dead.

Dorothy Parker

#2. The invention of the micro-loan was a big surprise to me. Who would have guessed loans of less than $20 made to poor people in undeveloped countries could create thriving local economies? And, even more surprisingly, that they more reliably pay off their debts than the wealthy of the world.

Joel A. Barker

#3. It's up to us to not lose this.

Rainbow Rowell

#4. The people who say poverty is no excuse for low performance are now using teacher accountability as an excuse for doing nothing about poverty.

David Berliner

#5. When it comes to break ups:
Don't get mad ... just live a better life and forget about it!

Timothy Pina

#6. Cold, still, lookin a little uncomfortable in death as if they weren't quite used to it yet.

Jean-Marie G. Le Clezio

#7. A lot of people love to do affirmations first thing in the morning - to keep themselves feeling peppy and positive.

Karen Salmansohn

#8. Even, today, when people tell me I'm beautiful, I do not believe a word of it.

Uma Thurman

#9. Men and women that don't bother to think are just biomasses.

Sunday Adelaja

#10. I think one of my biggest strengths overall is staying in the moment.

Urijah Faber

#11. Well, I'd say all of us are a combination of moods and emotions. In my day to day life I don't go around skipping, but at times one can feel sheer exhilarating joy at the world.

Alexander McCall Smith

#12. I have never been happier, more exhilarated, at peace, rested, inspired, and aware of the grandeur of the universe and the greatness of God than when I find myself in a natural setting not much changed from the way He made it.

Jimmy Carter

#13. Don't let us make it tidy," said Mary anxiously. "It wouldn't seem like a secret garden if it was tidy.

Frances Hodgson Burnett