Choldenko Books Quotes

#1. When one remains without thinking one understands another by means of the universal language of Silence.

Ramana Maharshi

#2. She was almost in love with him. No, that's impossible, she thought: either you are or you aren't. Love's the only thing in this world that is unequivocal. There are different kinds of love, certainly, but it's a you-do or you-don't proposition with them all.

Harper Lee

#3. I tell people in their careers, 'Look for growth. Look for the teams that are growing quickly. Look for the companies that are doing well. Look for a place where you feel that you can have a lot of impact.'

Sheryl Sandberg

#4. If we put a vinaigrette together, every part of it is weighed. For the burger, we do a bit of arugula, olive oil - everything is weighed. To the gram.

Jean-Georges Vongerichten

#5. How do you think jail was?! I got face raped by a woman ... and I think I may have liked it.

Chelsea Handler

#6. The devil will use fear, pride,jealousy, time wasters, hurt, thoughts, disappointments to get us to turn our eyes away from Jesus. Don't give him a moment in your life.

Amanda Penland

#7. I constantly caution our teams: 'Play your game, just play your game. Eventually, if you play your game, stick to your style, class will tell in the end.' This does not mean that we will always outscore our opponent, but it does insure that we will not beat ourselves.

John Wooden

#8. When trauma involves intentional harm, such as in a crime or abuse, trust can totally collapse.

Dena Rosenbloom

#9. The dead slip out quietly and leave furious holes in their wake. It's Fortune's strong suit. She keeps catching us unprepared, again and again.

Carole Radziwill

#10. When one of a culture's guiding credos is that "all men are created equal," any person who, say, becomes an expert on, say, nuclear weapons or, say, ecology, i.e., anyone who distinguishes himself through mental excellence, is a nuisance.

Sarah Vowell

#11. I'd met some awfully tough gals in my life, and I find them compelling, if I don't have to socialize with them too much.

Daniel Woodrell

#12. Humans were temporal. They aged and, eventually, died. And while she could have dwelled on her tendency to morbidly fixate on this quality, she chose instead, in that moment, to let it go . . . To let it rise like the sun. A dancing veil of light being lifted off the water.

Marilyn Brant

#13. Obviously baffled he scrunched his brows and pinched his lips.

Elle Klass