Kindersley Quotes

#1. Either way, you wrote the book and now you're complaining about the reviews I'm giving it," I quipped.
"Fair enough." He held up his hands, "I'm going to start writing the sequel which will be considerably less narcissistic. Will you read it?"
"Only if every other girl on campus hasn't.

Tarryn Fisher

#2. The enterprise of America precedes that of Europe, as the industry of England precedes that of the rest of Europe.

Benjamin Disraeli

#3. Yes, Siri. A dedicated socialist plunges headfirst into the troubled waters without testing the depth." "Isn't he likely to bump his head on the bottom?" Siri asked.

Colin Cotterill

#4. I don't approve of what Wall Street and the wealthy have done to this country, but they are the very ones buying my paintings.

Scott Kahn

#5. I believe that great weirdness stalks the universe. That's not the issue with me, but it is not tacky. It is not tacky.

Terence McKenna

#6. The shadow had followed behind them, clinging to their steps; and the two children little suspected its presence when they at last sat down, trustingly, under the mighty protection of Apollo, who, with a great bronze gesture, lifted his huge lyre to the heart of a crimson sky.

Gaston Leroux

#7. Many poets, as you know, are not good readers.

Robert Giroux

#8. To prepare for the mountains develop mind, body, will and spirit as strong as a sword, soft as a pillow and fluid as water.

Jeffrey Rasley

#9. Thank the Gods! My misery exceeds all my hopes!

Jean Racine

#10. What I didn't know then was that you can't make people different, whatever you do. They have to do it themselves.

Tania Kindersley

#11. I see that,' I said. I thought I did. 'But every case is different. And anyway, you can't learn from other people's mistakes.'
'Not unless you're very clever,' said Dexter sadly.

Tania Kindersley

#12. I phoned the local ramblers club today and this bloke just went on and on.

Tim Vine

#13. I might have been just as happy to have been a practicing primary-care doctor. But as a medical student, I had interacted with patients suffering from neurodegeneration or acute clinical schizophrenia. It left an indelible mark on my memory.

James Rothman

#14. When people ask me what's the best thing I like, my head starts scrambling and I just can't think of anything. Depending on the day, I might say this or that. I really don't have any specific thing that I like better than others.

Michel Auder

#15. I think global coordination is tremendously important. I hope we can see this happening through the G20 and through coordination of regulatory regimes around the world. I guess those are the main features of this bill that are important.

Robert F. Engle

#16. It comes to us all. The moment when you realise that nothing but love will do.

Tania Kindersley

#17. Through the picture, I see reality; through words, I understand it.

Peter Kindersley

#18. You see? That's the point. It's all a big guess. They hope, they pray, they cook and garden and get a better job to pay the mortgage and read dirty books to keep bedtime interesting, but they don't know. There are no guarantees. Sometimes you just stop loving someone. You just stop.

Tania Kindersley

#19. Kenny, in his late fifties, noticed that senior citizens get free coffee at a local cafe. He asked, "How old do you have to be to be a senior citizen?" The waiter looked at him for a few seconds and without saying a word, poured him a cup of coffee.

Ed Fischer