Nancy Gerards > Nancy's Quotes

“I like a woman with a head on her shoulders. I hate necks.”
― Steve Martin

“Accept who you are. Unless you're a serial killer.”
― Ellen DeGeneres, Seriously... I'm Kidding

“But there's a world beyond what we can see and touch, and that world lives by its own laws. What may be impossible in this very ordinary world is very possible there, and sometimes the boundaries between the two worlds disappear, and then who can say what is possible and impossible?”
― David Eddings, Pawn of Prophecy

“frippery.”
― David Eddings, Pawn of Prophecy

“One does one's best" - Silk”
― David Eddings, Pawn of Prophecy

“It's only a story, isn't it?"...
"Who's to say what's only a story and what's truth disguised as a story?”
― David Eddings, Pawn of Prophecy

“Because they were both young, she was intolerant and he was stubborn.”
― David Eddings, Queen of Sorcery

“But in time the night, as all nights must, came to an end, and the morning dawned clear and bright.”
― David Eddings, Queen of Sorcery

“When father uses the word 'politics' he's talking
about relations between nations. When I use the word, though, I'm
talking about the various subtle ways a woman can get men to do
what she wants them to do.”
― David Eddings, Polgara the Sorceress

“Priests are pretty much the same the world over. They seem to feel that their exclusive contact with God gives them a certain job security.”
― David Eddings, Polgara the Sorceress

“In politics, stupidity is not a handicap.”
― Napoleon Bonaparte

“Pride rebelled. Common sense would have rebelled, but common sense was whimpering under a bed somewhere and refused to come out.”
― Delia James, A Familiar Tail

“I’m talking about our imperfections. Our quirks. They’re what make us real. They make us who we are. They’re like...the best part of us, Val. Without them, we’d be like...I dunno. Like generic zombies. Everybody the same.”
― Margaret Lashley, Glad One: Crazy is a Relative Term

“...If there's a noise in the woods, and there's nobody around to hear it, is it really a noise?"
"Of course it is," she replied calmly.
"How did you reach that conclusion?" Beldin demanded.
"Because there's no such thing as an empty place, uncle. There are always creatures around --wild animals, mice, insects, birds --and they can all hear."
"But what if there weren't? What if the woods are truly empty?"
"Why waste your time talking about an impossibility?”
― David Eddings, Sorceress of Darshiva

“Maybe every person on Earth has amazing powers
and abilities, but didn’t know how to put them
into use. Maybe people had lost the ability to
look for the shining light they all had. Every day, I
hear of somebody who can do something
amazing. Maybe if everyone could get out of their
personal tunnel, they could find their powers.”
― Paul C. Nelson, Fisher's Autism Trilogy: Through Fisher's Eyes, Dark Spectrum & A Problem With the Moon

“it’s easier finding a virgin in a whorehouse than an honest politician.”
― W.E.B. Griffin, The Vigilantes

“Just erotic. Nothing kinky. It's the difference between using a feather and using a chicken.”
― Terry Pratchett, Eric

“The intelligence of that creature known as a crowd is the square root of the number of people in it.”
― Terry Pratchett, Jingo

“Lily,” Sharkie said. “Yeah?” “Is this a swearing kind of situation?” “Yeah.” “Fuck.”
― Jaysea Lynn, For Whom the Belle Tolls

“But, damn it, she just wasn’t built that way. She wasn’t built to break, no matter how much she wanted to, and she silently and half-heartedly cursed that fucking part of her that wouldn’t—couldn’t—let her be that vulnerable, even alone.”
― Jaysea Lynn, For Whom the Belle Tolls

“Oh, wait! How about ‘Help Desk,’ but spelled with two L’s? Hellp Desk?”
― Jaysea Lynn, For Whom the Belle Tolls