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- Papa said that I should never be jealous of another's marriage. Whatever joys I imagine them having are just my imaginings. The reality is far more complicated and vast.
- Laura Moncur (1969 - ), The Secret Heart of Charlotte Lucas, 2014
- There is not a person in the world who is given the advantage of travel who does not return changed.
- Laura Moncur (1969 - ), The Secret Heart of Charlotte Lucas, 2014
- Appearances are not the full cloth of a woman, but they are the most readily seen.
- Laura Moncur (1969 - ), The Secret Heart of Charlotte Lucas, 2014
- Spoken words evaporated into the air just as easily as burned letters, but the sound of them seemed immortal. It was as if a word spoken could not be destroyed.
- Laura Moncur (1969 - ), The Secret Heart of Charlotte Lucas, 2014
- An old friend is like a tender memory or a comfortable shoe. It takes years of caring to get to that point.
- Laura Moncur (1969 - ), The Secret Heart of Charlotte Lucas, 2014
- Ain't never seen a ski trip fix a marriage.
- Laura Moncur (1969 - ), Merriton: Twelve Hours from San Francisco, 07-11-2007
- In the eyes of those lovers of perfection, a work is never finished--a word that for them has no sense--but abandoned; and this abandonment, whether to the flames or to the public (and which is the result of weariness or an obligation to deliver) is a kind of an accident to them, like the breaking off of a reflection, which fatigue, irritation, or something similar has made worthless.
- Paul Valery (1871 - 1945)
- Sometimes they say, ‘He doesn’t act presidential.’ And I say, with the exception of the late, great Abraham Lincoln, I can be more presidential than any president that’s held this office. That I can tell you. It’s real easy.
- Donald Trump (1946 - ), Speech, July 25, 2017
- Together, our nations remind the world of the boundless potential of societies that chose freedom over tyranny, and who set the free. And we will free, and we will sacrifice, and we will hope, and we will make things beautiful, especially the aspiration of your people.
- Donald Trump (1946 - ), Speech in South Korea, November 7, 2017
- We should have a new force called the Space Force. It’s like the Army and the Navy, but for space, because we’re spending a lot of money on space.
- Donald Trump (1946 - ), Press conference, March 13, 2018
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