Elizabeth von Arnim Quotes
The young man smiled—certainly a very personable young man—and explained that the light was no longer strong enough to do any more. Again in this explanation did he call me gnädiges Fräulein, and again was I touched by so much innocence. And his German, too, was touching; it was so conscientiously grammatical, so laboriously put together, so like pieces of Goethe learned by heart.
Quotes to Explore
-
A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.
-
A lot of people go in and have to create their own characters, and they do fine with it.
-
You want to read a book? That requires introspection. It requires time away from people and time away from the constant need to communicate and to connect.
-
The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.
-
I was born in Nizhny Novgorod to a very poor family and unfortunately my father and mother separated when I was very little.
-
I believe in content, and I go accordingly.
-
I'd like President Bush to think maybe there's another way to think, that maybe Kissinger was wrong when he says we had to go in there because he was wrong about Vietnam.
-
My mother - it's not one of those waxing-poetic kind of things - she literally worked two or three jobs most of her life. So I personally experienced that, even though I had these great friends and associations who had unlimited amounts of money. That juxtaposition was an interesting one.
-
Why give you answers you wont believe?Well, answers I don't believe would be a step forward.
-
As she swam she seemed to be reaching out for the unlimited in which to lose herself.
-
There is a favourite in every family; and, generally speaking, that favourite is the most troublesome member in it.
-
Get up, stand up: stand up for your rights! Get up, stand up: don't give up the fight!
-
Joys too exquisite to last, And yet more exquisite when past.
-
With athletes, it's never fully understood the level to which we push ourselves. Especially in an endurance sport.
-
Ultimately, we measure ourselves on the success of our investments.
-
Hollywood is a place of great irony at all times.
-
I didn't give myself enough love, so I was searching for it in other places, and it was a never ending struggle.
-
When we're not on the practice field, I'm watching tape, and when I'm not watching tape, I'm doing body work or something like that.
-
School has never really been about individualized learning, but about how to be socialized as a citizen and as a human being, so that we, we have important rules in school, always emphasizing the fact that one is part of a group.
-
They say there were birds who used to soar through the skies like planes.It seems strange that a small animal could achieve anything as complex as human engineering, but the possibility is too enticing to ignore.
-
I think great directors really respect their actors and vice versa. That mutual respect makes the job fun instead of anything but.
-
I loved being on the set of 'Field of Dreams' because I hung out with the baseball players all day, played cards, flirted with Ray Liotta, and had a ball.
-
I had never been to a fashion show before going to the Burberry show last month. It was an extraordinary spectacle. I was incredibly green and had no idea what an undertaking it is. I also have a new respect for models because they are so close to the front row and must be so self-conscious.
-
The young man smiled—certainly a very personable young man—and explained that the light was no longer strong enough to do any more. Again in this explanation did he call me gnädiges Fräulein, and again was I touched by so much innocence. And his German, too, was touching; it was so conscientiously grammatical, so laboriously put together, so like pieces of Goethe learned by heart.
