Pelican Parts Quotes

#1. Maybe life was like a sea, and all the people were like boats ... Everybody who was born was cast into the sea. Winds would blow them in all directions. Tides would rise and turn, in their own rhythm. And the boats - they just went along as best they could, trying to find a harbor.

Cynthia Voigt

#2. How to have a successful relationship Factoid: "Successful relationships" were invented in the 20th century along with washing powder and consumerism. Like washing powder, the concept has evolved so you no longer need to separate the whites.

Adam Douglas

#3. We do endure, and that out of the wreckage something surprising will rise.

Anne Lamott

#4. I always have music on unless I'm reading aloud, which I always do before I hand anything in. It's the only way to know if a sentence really works, without clunks or cul-de-sac clauses.

Anna Quindlen

#5. Nothing is going to hurt this country - not bioweapons, not a nuclear weapon, not a terrorist strike - there is nothing that can hurt us if we stay united and move together and have a vision for moving to the future the right way.

Wesley Clark

#6. Rap has been a path between cultures in the best tradition of popular music.

Jay-Z

#7. There's always male roles I want to play. I'm so annoyed when I watch movies and go, "That could have been played by a woman."

Jennifer Lawrence