Quotes

Crooked House

 "It's a great mistake ever to say anything when you needn't."

Crooked House


"It's a great mistake to say anything when you needn't."


The Man Who Was Thursday



Crooked House

“The things that are worthwhile are usually accomplished by someone with enthusiasm and drive...”





Crooked House

More children suffer from interference than from noninterference. 




Crooked House

“Curious thing, rooms. Tell you quite a lot about the people who live in them.” 


Handmaids Tale

“It's good to have small goals that can be easily attained.”



Handmaids Tale

“Waste not want not. I am not being wasted. Why do I want?”




The Man Who Was Thursday

“Thieves respect property; they merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.”


James

- You know, dull tools are much more dangerous than sharp ones.

- I paused to admire his metaphor, but he continued.


The Man Who Was Thursday

“Moderate strength is shown in violence, supreme strength is shown in levity.” 



The Man Who Was Thursday

“Thieves respect property; they merely wish the property to become their property that they may more perfectly respect it.”