Portly Crossword Quotes

#1. The worst is being alone and not having someone with whom I can share life, someone who sees the world from the same narrow ledge I'm standing on and who understands without always having to be explained to.

Nancy Bond

#2. And no one ever told me about the laziness of grief. Except at my job
where the machine seems to run on much as usual
I loath the slightest effort. Not only writing but even reading a letter is too much.

C.S. Lewis

#3. It makes me actually quite angry to think about people writing about torture with a sort of relish. Horrible.

Ruth Rendell

#4. I think that I know the value of a dollar.

Dolly Parton

#5. It's been nice not having a boyfriend. I could be in a relationship if I wanted to be, but I haven't finished doing what I'm doing. I like boy, a lot. I'm boy crazy. That hasn't changed since I was very young.

Cameron Diaz

#6. If he's going to start coming around more, I need to find some flaws to focus on. I study him for a moment but come up empty. He's flawless. Not even a single zit. New strategy. I will not look at him.

Kasie West

#7. Kids have to experiment a little or figure out where they belong.

Catherine Hardwicke

#8. Sometimes I do what I say I'm going to do, but more often I don't. It's a failing. The least of my failings, and the only one I feel up to admitting at the moment.

Helen Oyeyemi