Quotes for All
Near the end I asked him one night in the hospital corridor what he thought was happening, and he said, Tell her everything you haven’t said, and I smiled with relief. There’s nothing, I said. I’ve already told her everything. Gail Caldwell
One night a friend lent me a book of short stories by Franz Kafka. I went back to the pension where I was staying and began to read The Metamorphosis. The first line almost knocked me off the bed. I was so surprised. The first line reads, “As Gregor Samsa awoke that morning from uneasy … Read more
I watched ‘It Happened One Night’ and looked at online pictures and really liked Clark Gable’s mustache and hair and the tuxedo. I just really liked that look. Evan Peters
Winkin’, Blinkin’, and Nod, one night sailed off in a wooden shoe; Sailed off on a river of crystal light into a sea of dew. Where are you going and what do you wish? the old moon asked the three. We’ve come to fish for the herring fish that live in this beautiful sea. Nets … Read more
Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night Sailed off in a wooden shoe, – Sailed on a river of crystal light Into a sea of dew. Eugene Field
Death is an inevitable cycle. But sickness before death is a symptom of resistance. Most people think they’ve got to get sick to die. But, you could be like the cat who chooses to get run over. Or, you could just lie down in your bed happily one night, so content and thoughtless, wanting nothing … Read more
I didn’t want people to wait six months to get the clothes, I wanted a very immediate, real feel to it. You see it one night, the next morning you can go and buy the same outfit! Esteban Cortazar
You always hear about fashion’s success stories. How a starlet lost an earring one night and by the next morning, the entire country was wearing one earring. Or how sweaters made a comeback in a drugstore, or a First Lady influenced how we dressed during her reign. But what about the losers? The fashions that … Read more
A poem (surely someone has said this before) is a one-night stand, a short story a love affair, and a novel a marriage. Erica Jong
Everyone, everywhere, and all the time, used to laugh at me when I was growing up. So, when I was around 18, I thought, ‘I’ll become a comedian, and then if everyone laughs at me, I’ll be famous.’ So I went on stage one night and, for the first time in my life, everyone stopped … Read more