Phyllis Hyman Quotes

#1. After all, nostalgia is an emotion for people with no future.

Kieron Gillen

#2. Rising numbers of children enjoy reading and are increasingly likely to read outside the classroom, a study has found.

Anonymous

#3. I don't like diabolism so I stay away from things like Clockwork Orange. I think diabolism is awfully childish. I don't even want to see The Godfather. I couldn't stand seeing that horse's head cut off. I wouldn't mind if it were Marlon Brando's.

Anita Loos

#4. He looked up and saw her and his breath stopped in his throat. His hands stopped too, still spread above the keyboard. Harpsichord notes do not carry, and in the sudden quiet of the drawing room they both heard him take his next breath.

Thomas Harris

#5. We heard from the abortionists and we heard from the people who looked like Jacks, acted like Jills and had the odors of Johns.

George Meany

#6. From these few observations we can already conclude that the real is never beautiful. Beauty is a value applicable only to the imaginary and which means the negation of the world in its essential structure.

Jean-Paul Sartre

#7. Oh, I'm a ballad queen for sure ... I don't dig dance stuff very much but I seem to hit the charts with it. Go figure ...

Phyllis Hyman