Quotes by Writers

As the arteries grow hard, the heart grows soft. H. L. Mencken

Heart Hard Grow Grows Soft

I feel a physical happiness when spring is coming. Halldor Laxness

Happiness Spring Physical Feel Coming

When they told me my new-born babe was a girl, my heart was heavier than it had ever been before. Slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women. Harriet Ann Jacobs

Me Heart Women Men Girl Before More Had Terrible Been Than Heavier New-Born Far Ever Slavery Babe

The only thing that overcomes hard luck is hard work. Harry Golden

Work Hard Work Luck Only Overcomes The Only Thing Hard Thing

You are 27 or 28 right? It is very tough to live at that age. When nothing is sure. I have sympathy with you. Haruki Murakami

You Age Tough Nothing Live Sympathy Sure Very Right

Why does a man take it for granted that a girl who flirts with him wants him to kiss her - when, nine times out of ten, she only wants him to want to kiss her? Helen Rowland

Man Girl Kiss Nine Out Ten Only Take She Him Does Times Want Wants Granted Who Why Her

Live all you can; it's a mistake not to. It doesn't so much matter what you do in particular, so long as you have your life. If you haven't had that what have you had? Henry James

Life You Mistake Matter Long Live Had Particular Much Your

The sixth sense is at the core of our experiences. It is what makes experiences out of events. Henry Reed

Events Sense Our Out Makes Sixth Sixth Sense Experiences Core

One of the dark truths about dictators - and it applies to Gaddafi - is that on some level, they love their people. But it is a strange love. It says, 'I love you for me; I don't love you for you.' That rhymes with a certain kind of Libyan father who was always certain about what was good for those around him. Those fathers lose in the end. Hisham Matar

Love Good Me You Strange People Dark Father Lose Fathers Those Says Kind Some About Him Around Always End Dictators Truths Love You Gaddafi In The End Rhymes Certain Who Level

Whenever we condemn, we cloak the world in pain. Hugh Prather

World Pain Condemn Cloak Whenever

I feel that telling my secrets makes me less vulnerable. What would make me vulnerable are the secrets I keep. Isabel Allende

Me Secrets Telling Would Feel Make Vulnerable Makes Less Keep

Whenever the government of the United States shall break up, it will probably be in consequence of a false direction having been given to public opinion. James Fenimore Cooper

Government Will States Direction Given Having Shall Opinion Been False Up Whenever Break Break Up Public Public Opinion United United States Consequence

I hope to make people realize how totally helpless animals are, how dependent on us, trusting as a child must that we will be kind and take care of their needs. James Herriot

Surprises are foolish things. The pleasure is not enhanced, and the inconvenience is often considerable. Jane Austen

Considerable Pleasure Foolish Surprises Often Enhanced Things Inconvenience

Is not general incivility the very essence of love? Jane Austen

Love General Very Essence

I cannot speak well enough to be unintelligible. Jane Austen

Speak Enough Well Well Enough Cannot Unintelligible

From politics, it was an easy step to silence. Jane Austen

Politics Silence Easy Step

Irony, I feel, is a very high form of morality. Jean Stafford

High Morality Feel Very Irony Form