Carli Otha > Carli's Quotes

“Part of the hem floated loose. She spun around again—the fabric tightened like wool on a spindle. She breathed in fear. The boat was farther away. She swung her head around—so was the shore.”
― Yvonne Korshak, Pericles and Aspasia: A Story of Ancient Greece

“Although Capote had taken up the single-suspect theory, the Tate detectives had by now abandoned it. Their sole reason for adopting it in the first place—Garretson—was no longer a factor. Because of the number of victims, the location of their bodies, and the use of two or more weapons, they were now convinced that “at least two suspects” were”
― Vincent Bugliosi, Helter Skelter

“We hasten to alienate the very fates we intended to woo.”
― Vladimir Nabokov, Lolita

“Busy is good, isn't it? Busy means we're hard at it, achieving our ends or "goals." Haven't had time to stop, or look around or think. That's considered the sign of a life well lived. Although people complain of it - another year gone, where did that one go? - tacitly, they're proud. Otherwise they wouldn't do it: you put your time where your priority is.”
― Sebastian Faulks, Engleby

“Lord Jesus, Son of God,’ he prayed. ‘If you’re not going to do anything, I will.”
― Louis de Bernières, Corelli's Mandolin

“Sometimes we want something to be true so badly that we convince ourselves that it is true.”
― Wally Lamb, We Are Water

“My parents think you walk on water.”
― E.L. James, Fifty Shades Freed

“Henry Fleming?”
― Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage

“Goals want to be realized as soon as they're created.”
― Zoltan Andrejkovics, The Invisible Game: The Mindset of a Winning Team

“Presents are made for the pleasure of who gives them, not the merits of who receives them.”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón, The Shadow of the Wind

“ما ألطف صراحتك ! بك شيء لم يفسده ما صادفك من مشكلات”
― جان بول سارتر, La Putain respectueuse, suivi de Morts sans sépulture

“Sir Alan Redmayne believed in the rule of law. It was, after all, the basis of any democracy. Whenever asked, Sir Alan agreed with Churchill that, as a form of government, democracy had its disadvantages, but, on balance, it remained the best on offer. But given a free hand, he would have opted for a benevolent dictatorship. The problem was that dictators, by their very nature, were not benevolent. It simply didn’t fit their job description.”
― Jeffrey Archer, Be Careful What You Wish For