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Would you think I was joking if I said that you can put a clock back, and that if the clock is wrong it is often a very sensible thing to do? — C.S. Lewis

Picasso said that everything is a miracle, that it's a miracle that we don't dissolve in our baths. — Jean Cocteau

It is most absurdly said, in popular language, of any man, that he is disguised in liquor; for, on the contrary, most men are disguised by sobriety. — Thomas De Quincey

Some say once a word is said it's dead. I say it just begins to live that day. — Emily Bronte

He said with such confidence that her heart surged with hope. But a person's ability to love is only equal to his or her openness in receiving it. — Debbie Macomber

The sin of slavery is one of which it may be said that without the shedding of blood there is no remission. — James A. Garfield

What is this optimism?" said Cacambo. "Alas!" said Candide, "it is the madness of maintaining that everything is right when it is wrong. — Voltaire

Joseph Campbell said the privilege of a lifetime is being yourself. That's his feeling. And I guess it's mine too. — Viggo Mortensen

Of chess it has often been said that life is not long enough for it - but that is the fault of life, not chess. — William Ewart Napier

A story is a way to say something that can't be said any other way, and it takes every word in the story to say what the meaning is. — Flannery O'Connor

When something seems to change in the world, the rishis said, it is really you that is changing. — Deepak Chopra

He feels all our sorrows, needs, and burdens as his own. That is why it is said that the sufferings of believers are called the sufferings of Christ. — John Flavel

It's rumored that Arnold Schwarzenegger's son is cheating on his girlfriend Miley Cyrus. After hearing about it Arnold said, 'That's my boy.' — Conan O'Brien

I passed out from stress? That's it?" "I believe the princess term is fainted," said Thorne. Cinder smacked him. — Marissa Meyer

I've always said that Watership Down is not a book for children. I say: it's a book, and anyone who wants to read it can read it. — Richard Adams

There grows in the North Country a certain kind of youth of whom it may be said that he is born to be a Londoner. — Arnold Bennett

Someone asked me if a book is a he or a she.
I said - 'It's definitely your opposite sex that's why you want to hold it. — Shikha Kaul

If it is true that you are what you eat, it may just as accurately be said that you are what you listen to. STEVEN HALPERN — Anodea Judith

I would like you to have it, Mr. Wells" he said, presenting him with the basket,"to remind you that everything is a question of wills — Felix J. Palma

You guys have a death list?" Ronan broke in. "That is fucking dark. Am I on it?" "Some days, I wish," Blue said. — Maggie Stiefvater

Any time that you can give the consumer more of what they want, it's a good thing. I said from Day 1 that the unbundling of the album is a good thing. — Edgar Bronfman Jr.

The Heart of Fairyland is a story," she said, and she felt so warm and light and full of rightness of it that she thought she might faint. — Catherynne M Valente

It's been said that we are shaped by our thoughts. If this is true, can you imagine where one healthy thought can lead each day? — Christine Caine

It often has been said that unforgiveness is like you drinking poison but expecting the other person to die. — Nancy Alcorn

Major writing is to say what has been seen, so that it need never be said again. — Delmore Schwartz

It is said that dispensing advice is easy. What is difficult is getting anyone to listen to it. — Judith Martin

It is said that passion makes one think in a circle. — Oscar Wilde

It is often said that second thoughts are best. So they are in matters of judgment but not in matters of conscience. — John Henry Newman

That's no dog," he said. "It looks like a monkey and a dog fell in love and had babies and this is the ugly one they didn't want. — Derek Landy

The answer is that it does not matter what you think, the monster said, because your mind will contradict itself a hundred times each day. — Patrick Ness

That's just how it is, you know," she said. "Women always choose men over other women. — Leah Stewart

Oh, so poignant' said Varys. 'And yet, it is truly said that blood runs truer than oaths — George R R Martin

This is bad," said Jace. "You said that before." "It seemed worth repeating." "Well, it wasn't. — Cassandra Clare

It was probably Chekhov who said that the novelist is not someone who answers questions but someone who asks them. — Haruki Murakami

He said the truth is like that water: it doesn't matter how hard you try to bury it; it'll always find some way back to the surface. It's resilient. — K.A. Tucker

No one had said anything, or even lifted an eyebrow at me; sometimes it's just the inside of your own head that is the problem. — Laurell K. Hamilton

At Newfoundland, it is said, that dried cod performs the office of money — Jean-Baptiste Say

I grew up in Germany for a little while, and all my German friends said that Seattle, weather and energy-wise, is a lot like West Germany. It's true. — Daniel Breaker

I am an alcoholic, as I said. And it is however we call it, a disease. That's an explanation, but not an excuse. — Malachy McCourt

I have tried," I said, "but he does not believe me. It is too late for that now" (it is always too late for truth, I thought). — Jean Rhys

It is said that true tricstkers can make trouble between two pans in a kitchen. — George Webbe Dasent

Well, the thing about the obvious," said Miss Level, "is that it so often isn't. — Terry Pratchett

There ain't no sky,' said one [boy]. But what is it that ain't?' asked the other. — J.T. Fraser

It is said that men may not be the dreams of the god, but rather that the gods are the dreams of men. — Carl Sagan

A man could settle down and still be inspired," he said. "That's all it is. She's a woman who inspires. — Marc Fitten

The body is the house of God. That is why it is said "Man know thyself". — Unknown

I have heard it very often said that an artist does not need intelligence, that his is the province of the soul — Robert Henri

Is it a wart?" said Malcolm. "I can cure that, but it'll cost you."
"Why does everyone always think it's a wart? — Cassandra Clare

It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government except all the others that have been tried. — Winston S. Churchill

I understand, gentlemen," John Kennedy said. "If you find that life it's not easy, let me tell you, death is worse. — Pierre Marshesso

I said it in Hebrew - I said it in Dutch - I said it in German and Greek; But I wholly forgot (and it vexes me much) That English is what you speak! — Lewis Carroll

It is said that an ounce of common sense can outweigh a ton of 'variations'. — Savielly Tartakower

It is said that blood is thicker than water. It is what joins us, binds us, curses us ... — Barnabas

Prudent is he who can keep silent that part of truth which may be untimely, and by not speaking it, does not spoil the truth of what he said. — Pope John XXIII

Is it not strange,' she said, 'that a little cruelty makes them love me all the more? — Marian Keyes

It has been said that a pretty face is a passport. But it's not, it's a visa, and it runs out fast. — Julie Burchill

It has well been said that the arch-flatterer, with whom all petty flatterers have intelligence, is a man's self. — Francis Bacon

Windmill or no windmill, he said, life would go on as it had always gone on
that is, badly. — George Orwell

Being an artist is not easy - I have always said that to the students I have taught over the years. It's a huge sacrifice. — Marina Abramovic

That doesn't sound very reliable to me," said the druid nastily. "How can a book know what day it is? Paper can't count. — Terry Pratchett

I mean there's that awesome quote where Joanne Woodward said, 'Acting is like sex: you should do it, not talk about it.' — Kristen Stewart

AhthOOn SSyng!" I said. "That's farewell."
"It sounds evil."
"It is," I answered, and we parted. — Gail Carson Levine

You see,' [Armand] said, 'killing other vampires is very exciting; that is why it is forbidden under penalty of death. — Anne Rice

Eeyore, the old grey donkey, stood by the side of the stream and looked at himself in the water. "Pathetic," he said. "That's what it is. Pathetic." — A.A. Milne

One week ago I said that cloning of mammals was years away ... it is fun to be alive at this point in history. — Anders Sandberg

There's no time to waste," Kai said. He did a backflip off the tower and ran off.
"What is it with that guy?" Jay asked. "Always in a rush! — Greg Farshtey

A situation in itself," he said, "is neither happy nor unhappy. It's only your response to it that causes your sorrow. — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Kings are chosen by the Source, so it is said ... Therefore those who fight for the king can be said to be godly. Is that not cause enough? — David Gemmell

It is said that ridicule is the test of truth: it is never applied, but when we wish to deceive ourselves ... — Letitia Elizabeth Landon

Is it not true that in ancient times the worst punishment of all was not death, but banishment? — Jean Said Makdisi

That's nice, isn't it?" Edith said. "That little kid is so trusting it's kind of holy, but if his trust were misplaced it would really be holy. — Joy Williams

You may have heard this, that NASA discovered water on Mars When he heard about the water on Mars, President Bush said, 'Is it regular or unleaded?' — Craig Kilborn

It is said in the desert that possession of water in great amount can inflict a man with fatal carelessness. — Frank Herbert

It is commonly and, I believe, accurately said of Pakistan that her women are much more impressive than her men. — Salman Rushdie

So safe," Coyote said, "that you can lose it in a day? To be safe is to be afraid. Is that what you want: to be afraid? — Christopher Moore

The worst prohibition, it must be said, is a prohibition on thinking - and that, sadly, is what the U.S. government is guilty of today. — Ethan Nadelmann

Won't change anything,' I said. 'You're still my best friend.' He grinned. 'Except for Annabeth.' 'That's different.' 'Yeah,' he agreed. 'It sure is. — Rick Riordan

It is said that love is blind. Friendship, on the other hand, is clairvoyant ... — Philippe Soupault

It is said by the rebels at Roxbury that Col. Watson has given his quota to support the people. — Peter Oliver

Nothing is or is not unless you happen to think it so. That's what Shakespeare said, and he knew. — Frederick Lenz

Peter Townsend Music is the silence between the notes.. So could it be said that dance is the stillness between the steps? — Claude Debussy

It is also true that his hair had a reddish tinge and, as everybody knows, no one with red hair can ever truly be said to be handsome. — Susanna Clarke

In general it can be said that a nation's art is greatest when it most reflects the character of its people. — Edward Hopper

It has been aptly said that all Egypt is but the facade of an immense sepulcher. — Amelia B. Edwards

It is really quite remarkable," Sarah said, "that the two of you
are sisters."
"I marvel at it every day," Iris said flatly. — Julia Quinn

What's Optimism?' asked Cacambo. 'I'm afraid to say,' said Candide, 'that it's a mania for insisting that all is well when things are going badly. — Voltaire

it's said that the ground directly beneath the lantern is always the darkest. — Yom Sang-seop

Once you know that you have a voice," Louis said, "it's no longer the voice that matters, but what is behind the voice. — Terry Tempest Williams

It has been said that later in life Marx developed a less Utopian view of communism, but it is difficult to find much evidence of this. — Anonymous

You know how people say, Don't borrow trouble? Well, said Morgan, I guess it's the opposite of that. Doc is borrowing happiness. — Mary Doria Russell

But that is what life is all about, he said. It is about dreaming and making those dreams come true with effort and determination - and love. — Mary Balogh

It is said that there are three stages of life for those of us who live our lives in circles. These are rejection, exploration, and acceptance. — Claire North

I am an atheist because there is no evidence for the existence of God. That should be all that needs to be said about it: no evidence, no belief. — Dan Barker

The thing about fear," said Cadfael, seriously considering, "is that it is pointless. When need arises, fear is forgotten. — Ellis Peters

Love is the only thing that doubles every time it's given, said Albert Schweitzer. — Matthieu Ricard

An English philosopher said that whatever is cosmic is also comic. Do the best you can and don't take it so seriously. — Bernie Glassman

It is said that some Western steamers can run on a heavy dew, whence we can imagine what a canoe may do. — Henry David Thoreau

It is well said that we're just borrowing this planet from our children - and what kind of condition are we going to return it in when we pass on? — Tom Walsh

You'll learn there is another rule. Esme's obeyed it all her life." "And what's that?" "When you break rules, break 'em good and hard," said — Terry Pratchett

I failed, I failed, and that is about all that can be said about it. — Abraham Lincoln