Acclivity Quotes

#1. When we had surmounted the acclivity, I was about to withdraw my arm from his, but by a slight tightening of the elbow was tacitly informed that such was not his will, and accordingly desisted.

Anne Bronte

#2. Once, Pina Bausch was about something, however disagreeable.

Robert Gottlieb

#3. Burning the napkin with that part of his story on it is one of the hardest things I've ever done. Like the books out at the Restoration site, like Grandfather's poem, Ky's story, bit by bit, is turning into ash and nothing.

Ally Condie

#4. We read novels because we want to see the world through other experiences, other beings, other eyes, other cultures.

Orhan Pamuk

#5. The world needs many more humanitarians than it needs warriors, but there can be none of the former without enough of the latter.

Eric Greitens

#6. I don't think of myself as a kind of celebrity, but wherever I go, people know me; they greet me.

Ricardo Salinas Pliego

#7. Libraries are magical places. There's nothing quite like strolling the hushed aisles, letting your eye rove along dimly lit shelves. Each spine, each title, seems to beckon with a promise of incredible wonders, surprises, and adventures.

John Jakes