Childermass Quotes

#1. Unfortunately, Childermass's French was so strongly accented by his native Yorkshire that Minervois did not understand and asked Strange if Childermass was Dutch.

Susanna Clarke

#2. Could soldiers read? Mr Norrell did not know. He turned with a look of desperate appeal to Childermass.
Childermass shrugged.

Susanna Clarke

#3. His master was a man with the heart of a dog. He was a rambler, a rough-and-ready soldier of fortune, a one-of-a-kind two-leg who improvised the rules as he went along. They

Paul Auster

#4. The past is a country to which one cannot return

Ken Liu

#5. The man in charge must concern himself with details. If he does not consider them important, neither will his subordinates.

Hyman Rickover

#6. You are too late," he cried proudly, "I have shot the Wendy. Peter will be so pleased with me."
Overhead Tinker Bell shouted "Silly ass!" and darted into hiding.

J.M. Barrie

#7. I'm willing to give up a little control but not a lot. So I say I want the money, but when push comes to shove, I'm not sure I'll be able to compromise in order to make the big studio movie. Maybe something in between would be okay, like a low-budget studio film.

Nicole Holofcener

#8. If you are going to worry about it, I won't.

Donald G. Reinertsen

#9. And so but anyway

David Foster Wallace