Quotes About Perspective

They (mothers-in-law) never leave when they say they will. When my mother-in-law visits, the mice throw themselves at the cat, begging to be eaten.

I'm not the marrying kind -" St. Vincent snorted. "No man is. Marriage is a female invention.

Perhaps only those who had loved and lost could appreciate this magic.

No. But I understand her. Life makes people what they are.

I was a new person in the same world, which was a lot more difficult than being the same person in a new world.

If I listened to your advice, I'd be making your mistakes instead of my own.

No one ever thinks their own behavior is immoral, only other people's.

Never apologize to women. It only confirms that you were wrong, and incenses them further.

Perhaps, in spite of all she had heard about the ideal of a perfect marriage, there was no such thing. Perhaps every marriage was a unique creation. It was a comforting thought. And it filled her with hope.

Some questions change everything.

I'd agree with you, except that agreeing with you probably means I'm on the wrong side of the argument." "-Cam Rohan

Just because you don't understand or agree with something doesn't mean that it lacks merit.

Has anyone been corrupted or defiled?" "Since the age of twelve," West said. "I wasn't asking you, I was asking the girls." "Not yet," Cassandra replied cheerfully.

Roy received my comments with a forced smile. "Hardy, didn't I warn you not to date a woman who reads?" Hardy seemed amused by my outspokenness. "Keeps the arguing to a minimum," he replied. "No point in trying when I know she's going to win.

Being just a little cynical will make you a much safer optimist.

What are you going to call the place?" "I haven't decided yet. Carrington wants to call it Clippety-Do-Da or Hairway to Heaven . . . but I told her we have to be a little bit classier." "Julius Scissors," I suggested. "Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow," Jack joined in. Liberty covered her ears. "I'll go out of business in the first week.

As she had once told Kathleen, sometimes one had to love something before it became lovable

Although most advice should be distrusted, particularly when it comes from myself . . . keep an open mind, Miss Hathaway. One should never look a rich husband in the mouth." - St. Vincent

I have come to realize you can never be truly happy unless you've known some sorrow.

My goodness, do you take everything so literally?" "I'm an engineer

But life is what novels are about. A novel can contain more truth than a thousand newspaper articles or scientific papers. It can make you imagine, just for a little while, that you're someone else—and then you understand more about people who are different from you.

Admit it, Ella. It's not so bad being a carnivore." I reached for a chunk of bread and dabbed it in soft yellow butter. "I'm not a carnivore, I'm an opportunistic omnivore.

When I look at the system here and look at my position - not just as a basketball player, but when I look around me at the values of the people and the culture and compare them with the values of where I came from - I feel so blessed to be from Africa.

I'm in the camp that says that if you're to the right of South Dakota on anything, you should use that as a moment to recalibrate your core values.