The Lottery By Shirley Jackson Important Quotes

#1. Thirst, for who in the time of innocence would have drunk without being athirst? Nay, sir, it was drinking; for privatio praesupponit habitum.

Francois Rabelais

#2. Rebellion per se is not a virtue. If it were, we would have some heroes on very low levels.

Norman Thomas

#3. Perhaps immortality is a gift of heaven rather than the result of some human effort.

Wang Yangming

#4. So I moved to Europe and only came back when directors like Robert Altman would call me after they'd seen my work in Full Metal Jacket.

Vincent D'Onofrio

#5. Life starts out with everyone clapping when you take a poo and goes downhill from there.

Sloane Crosley

#6. He says that we must protect our families no matter what. No matter what we got to do to protect them.

Andrew Galasetti

#7. I like to watch the news, because I don't like people very much and when you watch the news ... if you ever had an idea that people were really terrible, you could watch the news and know that you're right.

Frank Zappa

#8. That's incredible ... I don't know
okay, well, you know, nobody's probably voting for me. I mean, I'm not Richard. I haven't gone out of my way to be responsible or anything.

Rachel Caine

#9. One should eat everything especially healthy and not junk food. I don't like the idea of starving. I would eat and burn it out in gym. The amount of intake is what matters.

Kareena Kapoor Khan