“ Protestantism's evolution away from hierarchy and authority has enormous consequences for America and the world. On the one hand, the democratization of religion runs parallel to political democratiza… Sarah Vowell
“ Much of our food system depends on our not knowing much about it, beyond the price disclosed by the checkout scanner; cheapness and ignorance are mutually reinforcing. And it's a short way from not kn… Michael Pollan
“ Mr. Rogan, I frosted my voice over. What I put into my body is my business. Okay, that didn’t sound right. Ilona Andrews
“ Most of us are pseudo-scholars...for we are a very large and quite a powerful class, eminent in Church and State, we control the education of the Empire, we lend to the Press such distinction as it co… E.M. Forster
“ In Pliny I read about the invention of clay modeling. A Sicyonian potter came to Corinth. There his daughter fell in love with a young man who had to make frequent long journeys away from the city. Wh… Annie Dillard
“ I told you once before that there were two times for making big money, one in the up-building of a country and the other in its destruction. Slow money on the up-building, fast money in the crack-up.… Margaret Mitchell
“ Harry had worked his way through the American Dream and come to the conclusion that is was composed of a good lunch and a deep red wine that could soar. Colum McCann
“ George, who had been standing gripping the back of a chair, demanded in a voice which boded ill for the absent Viscount. 'What has Sherry done to you?'He has not done anything yet. That is why I had t… Georgette Heyer
“ Frodo: Sam! Wood-Elves! They're going to the harbour beyond the White Towers. To the Grey Havens J.R.R. Tolkien
“ Except for cases that clearly involve a homicidal maniac, the police like to believe murders are committed by those we know and love, and most of the time they're right - a chilling thought when you s… Sue Grafton
“ Do you ever feel that way?Lonely?I search for the words. Restless. As if you haven't really met yourself yet. As is you'd passed yourself once in the fog, and your heart leapt - 'Ah! There I Am! I've… Libba Bray
“ D.B. asked me what I thought about all this stuff I just finished telling you about. I didn't know what the hell to say. If you want to know the truth, I don't know what I think about it. I'm sorry I… J.D. Salinger
“ Anger was better than feeling nothing; because anger and hatred were the long-lasting fuel in the endless dark of my despair. The same way that music had kept me from breaking. Sarah J. Maas
“ And bottom line, without John by her side, everything seemed to be just a big, resounding meh. J.R. Ward
“ A shadow crossed Andrea's face. I don't want to be his TWT-IHFB. What does that mean? That Weird Thing I Haven't Fucked Before. I choked. Ilona Andrews
“ I always design the hat with the wearer in mind; otherwise, it's an inanimate object. Philip Treacy
“ Little said is soon amended. There is always time to add a word never to withdraw one. Baltasar Gracian
