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- One remembers horrors, I think, for the rest of one's life, but memories do not always remain so sharp, and with time, and new circumstance, do not affect us so powerfully.
- Elizabeth Aston, The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy, 2005
- We have to have the money to do the work we want to do, as well as to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table. Fat commissions are good, but not always easy to come by, and each new painting takes its time. So we need to find every way possible to earn extra income from our work.
- Elizabeth Aston, The True Darcy Spirit, 2006
- One's life is not as fixed as one believes. Surprises may lie in store for you, the unexpected often tends to happen, sometimes bringing in its train the most delightful change in one's life or circumstances.
- Elizabeth Aston, The Darcy Connection, 2008
- One act of beneficence, one act of real usefulness, is worth all the abstract sentiment in the world. Sentiment is a disgrace, instead of an ornament, unless it lead us to good actions.
- Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
- Though the vicious can sometimes pour affliction upon the good, their power is transient and their punishment certain; and that innocence, though oppressed by injustice, shall, supported by patience, finally triumph over misfortune!
- Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
- Never underestimate the determination of a kid who is time rich and cash poor.
- Cory Doctorow, Little Brother, 2008
- That's the thing about needs. Sometimes, when you get them met, you don't need them anymore.
- Michael Patrick King, Sex and the City, The Good Fight, 2002
- The fact is, sometimes it's hard to walk in a single woman's shoes. That's why we need really special ones now and then to make the walk a little more fun.
- Jenny Bicks, Sex and the City, A Woman's Right To Shoes, 2003
- I don't wear a watch. How do I know my time? I find that someone will always tell me.
- Michael Patrick King, Sex and the City, One, 2003
- Sometimes the joys of our youth do not translate to joys in adulthood and it’s hard to release them.
- Laura Moncur (1969 - ), Starling Fitness, 07-23-08
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