Shock And Struts Quotes

#1. Once he became a series character, I made the conscious choice that he would never act like a series character, never wink at the reader, never pull his punches. Better for him, better for me.

Donald E. Westlake

#2. Did you hear how his head bounced down the steps? Thud, splat, thud, splat.

Nalini Singh

#3. Gilderoy Lockhart

J.K. Rowling

#4. The wise man takes the shortest path to peace with himself.' Acceptance of what is, that is the shortest path.

Robin Hobb

#5. Brad Pitt is a dude who just wants to make good movies. He's not afraid to surround himself with the greatest actors, which I always appreciate because I've also seen actors who only want to surround themselves with weak actors because it makes them look better. That ends up making a poorer movie.

Garret Dillahunt

#6. Four geological eras had to pass so that human beings would be able to outsing the birds and die for love.

Gabriel Garcia Marquez

#7. I wish to confound all these people, to create a work of art of a supernatural realism and of a spiritualist naturalism. I wish to prove ... that nothing is explained in the mysteries which surround us.

Joris-Karl Huysmans

#8. To someone who is not currently on anti-depressants, I would suggest trying other treatments first - for example, psychotherapy.

Irving Kirsch

#9. As a restaurateur, my job is to basically control the chaos and the drama. There's always going to be chaos in the restaurant business.

Rocco DiSpirito

#10. It is true that the present is powerfully shaped by the past. But it is also true that ... insight at any age keeps us from singing the same sad songs again.

Judith Viorst