Quotes About Ellen Olenska

#1. Archer was too intelligent to think that a young woman like Ellen Olenska would necessarily recoil from everything that reminded her of her past. She might believe herself wholly in revolt against it; but what had charmed her in it would still charm her even though it were against her will.

Edith Wharton

#2. In a way," I told Peggy, "it's like the grief has been covered over with some

Anne Tyler

#3. The largest single contributor to Iraq's security is that effort of Iraqi people who continue to step forward to join the various Iraqi security forces.

Craig L. Thomas

#4. That's the scary part about TV, how you'll feel about it in six years.

Jeremy Sumpter

#5. A conventional truth can be important - it's essential to learn elementary mathematics, for example - but it won't give you an edge. It's not a secret.

Peter Thiel

#6. In Los Angeles, as I gained and lost celebrity, then gained it again, I often found myself wondering why I, out of thousands like me, had become famous.

Patrick Dempsey

#7. Does no one want to know the truth here, Mr. Archer? The real loneliness is living among all these kind of people who only ask one to pretend!

Edith Wharton

#8. By the unification of architecture, sculpture and painting a new plastic reality will be created.

Piet Mondrian

#9. I thought my talent would transcend my outspokenness. I was wrong.

Mickey Rourke

#10. It was when I was on stage that I realized that acting could be such a brilliant job.

Domhnall Gleeson

#11. I know plenty of actresses in their early thirties who look amazing, although there's that old saying: 'Ladies get older, men get more distinguished.'

Scott Porter

#12. The world of womens' prisons is indeed a microcosm.

Susanna Moore

#13. Having a son is not all pleasure.

Yoko Ono

#14. As Members of Congress and people of conscience, we must work to overcome the indifference and distortions of history, and ensure that future generations know what happened.

Jerry Costello

#15. But, Lord, we have yet another burden - it is that we ourselves do not love Thee as we should,

Charles Haddon Spurgeon

#16. In fact, my main conclusion after spending ten years of my life working on the T E X project is that software is hard. It's harder than anything else I've ever had to do.

Donald Knuth

#17. I would say if you are familiar with our history and the history of our art and literature that you see a clear cut pattern of people wanting to contribute, not only artistically, but in some practical purpose, for the benefits of the community.

Gil Scott-Heron