Jahmene Douglas Quotes

#1. The new contract between writers and readers is one I'm prepared to sign up to. I've met some fascinating people at events and online. Down with the isolation of writers I say! And long live Twitter.

Sara Sheridan

#2. The biggest man you're ever going to see was once a baby.

Bob Marley

#3. When you stop being surprised, you've stopped living.

Steven Brust

#4. We are, in a way, temporary ambulatory repositories for our nucleic acids. This does not deny our humanity; it does not prevent us from pursuing the good, the true and the beautiful. But it would be a great mistake to ignore where we have come from in our attempt to determine where we are going.

Carl Sagan

#5. When Hitler came to power I was in the bath.

Anna Funder

#6. If you win a race, you don't ask how you did it, as long as you do it.

Gene Simmons

#7. Women should know that love doesn't abuse you. It shouldn't hurt you. Love cannot be redefined into 'He only hit me once, I'll let it slide.' Love is happiness, not being neglectful, caring, being respectful, providing, having standards, kindness, standing up for the right things.

Jahmene Douglas

#8. If you feel something artistic, you need to get it out of you, do it. You gotta get out and play in front of people. You can't stay in the bedroom, get out sooner rather than later. Use your gut instinct.

Chris Wyse

#9. If he waits for the ideal moment, he will never set off; he requires a touch of madness to take the next step. The warrior uses that touch of madness. For - in both love and war - it is impossible to foresee everything.

Paulo Coelho

#10. Promises are dangerous things to ask or to give.

Maria Edgeworth