Bill Konigsberg Quotes
In the grand scheme of the universe, that doesn't amount to a parasite on an ant on the butt of an elephant.
Bill Konigsberg
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The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous; on the contrary it makes them, for the most part, humble, tolerant and kind.
W. Somerset Maugham
I am definitely romantic, and I love romantic stories - that's why I keep making romantic movies.
Felicity Jones
Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!
Wendelin Van Draanen
The last paragraph, in which you tell what the story is about, is almost always best left out.
Irwin Shaw
I've been married to the same woman for forty years, and whenever people ask us how we managed to stay married for so long, we usually say as one voice, 'What's the secret? Don't get divorced!'
Wavy Gravy
Crime novels, it has been said, show the human psyche under pressure.
Vicki Delany
Your ancestors invaded Macedonia and the rest of Greece and did us great harm, though we had done them no prior injury; … and I have been appointed leader of the Greeks …
Arrian
Writing is a labor of love and also an act of defiance, a way to light a candle in a gale wind.
Alice Childress
My type is really young, short, athletic, and smart. I know, you want to be with someone who's going to be your friend - yeah, yeah, yeah. I want the Adonis line, the two down the hips to the waist. And a guy has to be able to accept criticism about his clothing. I can be very particular about what I like and don't like.
Rachel Nichols
The existence of a first cause of the universe is a necessity of thought ... Amid the mysteries which become more mysterious the more they are thought about, there will remain the one absolute certainty that we are over in the presence of an Infinite, Eternal Energy from which all things proceed.
Herbert Spencer
There are a lot of aspiring singers who are not paid attention to because they don't look like a fashion model.
Linda Ronstadt
In the grand scheme of the universe, that doesn't amount to a parasite on an ant on the butt of an elephant.
Bill Konigsberg
