Quotes About Perspective

Or, as E. L. Doctorow once wrote, far more succinctly "I am led to the proposition that there is no fiction or nonfiction as we commonly understand the distinction; there is only narrative.

I used to think my problem was that my disk was full; now I'm forced to conclude that the opposite is true: it's becoming empty

As for egg salad, here's our recipe: boil eighteen eggs, peel them, and send six of the egg whites to friends in California who persist in thinking that egg whites matter in any way.

And I am never going back to Africa; the last time I was there, in 1972, there were no hairdressers out in the bush, and as far as I was concerned, that was the end of that place.

Las personas que fueron tienen un inmenso poder sobre ti —tardarás cuarenta años en comprarte un abrigo rojo (y te lo pondrás solo una vez)—, mientras que las personas en las que se han convertido no tienen el más mínimo poder sobre ti.

I guess money can't buy happiness if you shop in the wrong places.

Half full, half empty, what the hell difference does it make? If there's something in the damn glass, drink it.

Why don't you put your ego down for a while, Justin. It must be getting heavy.

It's called male bonding. You'll never get it. I believe women are as capable as men, deserve equal pay—and that one day, should be sooner than later, in my opinion, the right woman can and should be leader of the free world. But you can't understand the male bonding rituals any more than men can understand why the vast majority of women are obsessed with shoes and other footwear.

I promised myself that no matter where I went, what I did, I'd never take anything for granted again.

What was your secret? That brought another smile. Learn to laugh, otherwise, you'll beat them to death with a hammer first chance

You put something behind you, it's got its eyes on your back. I'd rather keep it in front of me, so I can see where it's going.

Fictional people are people, too, otherwise why would we care what happens to them?

She's the light. Before, you can fumble around in the dark or manage in the dim. You don't even know it's dim because that's the way it's always been. But then, she's the light. Everything changes. If the light shuts off, or worse, you're stupid enough to shut it off yourself, it's a hell of a lot darker than before.

Knowing isn't always believing.

You bring the color and the life. It's a lucky man who is offered that color and life, and a wise one who values it.

Some beautiful things are meant to be sad so we can appreciate the beautiful things that aren't.

People [are] as much a source of entertainment as they [are] a source of irritation. it keep[s] things balanced.

If I can make you unhappy, then I can make you happy as well.

Grayson: Fiction is just a lie anyway. Brianna: But it's not - it's a different kind of truth - it would be your truth at the time of the writing, wouldn't it?

You should appreciate those things while you have them, but you never do. Not all the way. Too busy living. Now and again, you should try to stop to appreciate the little things. They'll build up if you do.

You're not beautiful, he said in a quiet statement that made her brow knit. Why do you look beautiful when you're not?

Why is it men think beating on each other fixes anything?' 'Why do women think eating chocolate does? It's the nature of the beast.

My mother says happy ever after's a bunch of bull.