Paul Beatty Quote

It is usually unbearably painful to read a book by an author who knows way less than you do, unless the book is a novel.

The nights were mainly made for saying things you can't say tomorrow day.

Kids are absolutely starved for positive adult contact.

Bad weather never stopped anyone from reaping a good harvest.

My parents were working class folks. My dad was a bartender for most of his life, my mom was a maid and a cashier and a stock clerk at WalMart. We were not people of financial means in terms of signif...

Handle a book as a bee does a flower, extract its sweetness but do not damage it.

Just as a cautious businessman avoids investing all his capital in one concern, so wisdom would probably admonish us also not to anticipate all our happiness from one quarter alone.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Even if it's not appreciated, do your best. Integrity will take you further than acknowledgement.

You know you're getting old when the candles cost more than the cake.