Laureled Quotes

#1. The tadpole poet will never grow into anything bigger than a frog; not though in that stage of development he should puff and blow himself till he bursts with windy adulation at the heels of the laureled ox.

Algernon Charles Swinburne

#2. I loved writing Dumbledore and he is the epitome of goodness.

J.K. Rowling

#3. The poor fellow had never been cut out to be a villain.

T.H. White

#4. A name can't begin to encompass the sum of all her parts. But that's the magic of names, isn't it? That the complex, contradictory individuals we are can be called up complete and whole in another mind through the simple sorcery of a name.

Charles De Lint

#5. A bit of advice Given to a young Native American At the time of his initiation: As you go the way of life, You will see a great chasm. Jump. It is not as wide as you think.

Joseph Campbell

#6. Why is it called Dr. Device?" "When it was developed, it was called a Molecular Detachment Device. M.D. Device." Ender still didn't understand. "M.D. The initials stand for Medical Doctor, too. M.D. Device, therefore Dr. Device. It was a joke." Ender didn't see what was funny about it.

Orson Scott Card

#7. We pulled slow and steady through the darkness and we hammered the ears of the gods with prayers.

Bernard Cornwell

#8. Art is a culmination of all that one stands for

Aporva Kala

#9. It must be the ultimate punishment, don't you think, to finally gain wisdom, only to realize that the consequences of your actions are irrevocable?

Lisa Unger