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Willingly Quotes (page 745)

He who combines the useful and the pleasing wins out by both instructing and delighting the reader. That is the sort of book that will make money for the publisher, cross the seas, and extend the fame of the author. Horace
Voltaire quote: "Come! you presence will either give me life or kill me with..."
Come! you presence will either give me life or kill me with pleasure. Voltaire
. . . At Ghent the wind rose. There was a smell of rain and a heavy drag. Of wind in the hedges but not as the wind blows. Over fresh water when the waves lag. Foaming and the willows huddle and it will rain . . . Archibald MacLeish
I believe he collects different types of stationery,' said Vetinari. 'I have sometimes speculated that he might change his life for the better should he meet a young lady willing to dress up as a manila envelope. Terry Prachett
Peter S. Beagle quote: "She will remember your heart when men are fairy tales in books..."
She will remember your heart when men are fairy tales in books written by rabbits. Peter S. Beagle
William Shakespeare quote: "This is the very ecstasy of love, whose violent property..."
This is the very ecstasy of love, whose violent property ordoes itself and leads the will to desperate undertakings. William Shakespeare
I had to persuade a dog to swallow a pill. I twittered for advice and I got suggestion after suggestion. Most of them didn't work. 'Put the pill in the sausage.' No - that doesn't work. 'Cheese.' No. Then someone said: 'You wrap it in butter and it will slide down.'I tried it and it worked! And I'd learnt how to give a pill to a dog through the magic of Twitter. Neil Gaiman
Robert Asprin quote: "Numerical superiority is of no consequence. In battle, victory..."
Numerical superiority is of no consequence. In battle, victory will go to the best tactician."- G. A. Custer Robert Asprin
It also bugs me when I hear about "Angelina's adopted son" or "Rosie's adopted children"--as if that word will always separate them instead of binding them together. Angelina's son and Rosie's kids and I sould get a regular apostrophe-plus-s like everybody else. Kristin Chenoweth
He is not half through yet, and to what he will come in the end not even Elrond can foretell. Not to evil, I think. He may become like a glass filled with a clear light for eyes to see that can. J. R. R. Tolkien
Be not afraid, for all great power throughout the history of humanity has been with the people. From out of their ranks have come all the greatest geniuses of the world, and history can only repeat itself. Be not afraid of anything. You will do marvelous work. Swami Vivekananda
Stephen Colbert quote: "It's like boxing a glacier. Enjoy that metaphor, by the way,..."
It's like boxing a glacier. Enjoy that metaphor, by the way, because your grandchildren will have no idea what a glacier is. Stephen Colbert
I had to nurture those doubts as if they were tiny, sickly kittens, until eventually they became sturdy, healthy grievances, with their own cat doors, which allowed them to wander in and out of our conversation at will. Nick Hornby
Herman Melville quote: "oaths and anchors equally will drag: naught else abides on..."
...oaths and anchors equally will drag: naught else abides on fickle earth but unkept promises of joy. Herman Melville
It is learning how to stand alone, unpopular and sometimes reviled, and how to make common cause with those other identified as outside the structures, in order to define and seek a world in which we can all flourish. It is learning how to take our differences and make the strengths. For the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house. Audre Lorde

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