Misreadings Quotes

#1. Los Angeles had no culture of its own, just a large collection of misreadings of the artistic histories of other, proper cities.

Warren Ellis

#2. Every situation you conquer, you find the strength, your never knew you had.

Lailah Gifty Akita

#3. Few real people appear in my two novels, actually. "Ari" appears on the edge of this book a couple of times - but on the edge, she's never in it, even if she's a determining force from the outside. Everybody in the first book was basically made up, if never from scratch.

Ben Lerner

#4. Women in London are like the rich silks; they are out of fashion a great while before they wear out.

Aphra Behn

#5. I did shoplift but I didn't get in trouble for it. I shoplifted a lot when I was little. Candy. I would steal candy.

Amy Sedaris

#6. If I have to put anyone to bat for my life, it'll be Kallis or Dravid.

Brian Lara

#7. I didn't want to hurt him!" Ender cried. "Why didn't he just leave me alone!

Orson Scott Card

#8. With so much at stake maybe I'll just leave now.

Robert B. Parker

#9. Look around the table. If you don't see a sucker, get up, because you're the sucker.

Amarillo Slim