Cynthia Gael Quotes

Magic is a power, much like madness but so much more like fire. ~ Cynthia Gael

The hope is that if we can increase youthfulness, we can postpone age-related diseases. ~ Cynthia Kenyon

Cynthia came in quietly and set a cup of tea before him. He kissed her hand, inexpressibly grateful, and she went back into the kitchen. When we view the little things with thanksgiving, even they become big things. ~ Jan Karon

Angela's in love with an angel. ~ Cynthia Hand

As Ephram waited for the pain, he saw Ruby as she used to be, the first time he'd seen her. The sweet little girl with long braids. The kind of pretty it hurt to look at, like candy on a sore tooth. ~ Cynthia Bond

G took her hand in his and traced his finger over the delicate skin of her arm. What she didn't realize was that he was scrawling the words of a poem he had recently written. It was inspired by his lady and he had spent many long hours trying to find the words that adequately conveyed the feelings of his heart.
There were many false starts, because at first he tried to capture the moment a horse fell in love with a ferret.
Shall I compare thee to a barrel to apples?
Thou art more hairy, but sweeter inside.
Rough winds couldn't keep me from taking you to chapel,
When finally a horse would take a bride...

And then he tried to wax poetic about the ferret alone ...

Shall I compare thee to a really large rat?
Thou art more longer, with less disease.
One would never mistake you for a listless cat ...
Nor a filthy dog, because my dog has fleas.

He could never confess his passion for poetry with those poetry examples. ~ Cynthia Hand

We've got lots of time to fall in love. ~ Cynthia Hand

My sister had taught me to look at the world that way, as a place that glitters, as a place where the calls of the crickets and the crows and the wind are everyday occurrences that also happen to be magic. ~ Cynthia Kadohata

Playing against someone like Roger Federer is not easy. I had my chance today, but I guess I made a lot of errors. But I have no complaints. ~ Gael Monfils

This man, this impostor of a man, can kill my body but he can't touch my soul. ~ Cynthia Hand

People who mistake facts for ideas are incomplete thinkers; they are gossips ~ Cynthia Ozick

Travelers are fantasists, conjurers, seers - and what they finally discover is that every round object everywhere is a crystal ball: stone, teapot, the marvelous globe of the human eye. ~ Cynthia Ozick

I won't be that girl who lets the guy treat her like crap and still fawns all over him. ~ Cynthia Hand

As soon as you understand 2 x 4 you can't believe there was a time when you didn't understand it. ~ Cynthia Lewis

Hitting the kid with the ball might get you the ball, but it won't get you anyone to throw it to. ~ Cynthia Lewis

When you're speaking to HR, no matter how friendly they may seem, you're still speaking to an agent of the corporation, with all that this implies. The very fact that you've chosen to give the information to an agent of the company means the information belongs to the company. ~ Cynthia Shapiro

Ian whirled to attack Duncan. His father had yanked the silver scalpel out of his chest and he drove that scalpel right toward Duncan's heart. And the bastard was smiling as he did it. "Let's see you save someone now, hero." The scalpel sank into his flesh. Duncan glanced down at the weapon. "Isn't it supposed to burn?" Ian's face paled. ~ Cynthia Eden

Her mother always smelled like fruit, and Cynthia Poole adored her mother in the way that only fear will inspire. ~ Bonnie Bowman

He's got claws!" Ben shook his head, hard.
"All the better to rip into prey." Jude took a step forward.
"What's up with his eyes? Why are they - "
"All the better to see the asshole who doesn't need to be attacking my lady. ~ Cynthia Eden

In my life I've easily lost 500 pounds but for some reason they keep finding me. ~ Gael Greene

I've never had a problem in a male-dominated sector. Results speak for themselves. ~ Cynthia Carroll

Have a care, Sir Tucker, lest you find yourself in the stockades."
He scoffs and looks at Mr. Erikson. "She can't do that, can she? She's not the ruler of this class. Brady is."
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"You could strip him of his title," suggests Brady, apparently not minding at all that I have usurped his throne. "Make him a serf."
"Yeah," says Christian. "Make him a serf. Being a serf blows."
As a serf, poor Christian has already been killed several times in our class. Aside from dying of the Black Plague on the first day, he's starved to death, had his hands cut off for stealing a loaf of bread, and been run down by his master's horse just for kicks. He's like Christian the fifth now. ~ Cynthia Hand

It's not about right belief; it's about right practice. ~ Cynthia Bourgeault

Nobody can pedal the bike for you. ~ Cynthia Lewis

When Jeff Greene was in second grade, seven and a half years old, he got home from school one Tuesday afternoon in early March, and found a note from his mother, saying that she had gone away and would not be coming back. ~ Cynthia Voigt

Through books she could see the world. ~ Cynthia Hand

No toys in the fish tank
~ Cynthia Lord

Today it's just us and the wind. ~ Cynthia Hand

It's not about you, it's about the story. It's not about the folks who raise an eyebrow because you're not yet published or not yet J.K. Rowling. It's not about what that lady at church may think or, for that matter, the critics. It's not about the fact that you can't please everyone, and it's sure as heck not about the odds. In the immortal words of Gold Five, "Stay on target." You may or may not be the one who destroys the Death Star. But you're a hero if you get out of your own way, put it all on the line, and try. ~ Cynthia Leitich Smith

Kids love robots. They're this fanciful, cool thing. ~ Cynthia Breazeal

Clutter is symptomatic of delayed decision making. ~ Cynthia Kyriazis

I bring to the table core Democratic values and can articulate them very strongly. I'm not someone who tries to claim the middle. ~ Cynthia Dill

A word is not simply a word. ~ Cynthia Hand

Think about Tucker. Think about a good memory, she whispers in my mind. Remember a moment when you loved him. And just like that, I do.
"What did the fish say when it hit a concrete wall?" he asked me. We're sitting on the bank of a stream and he's tying a fly onto my fishing rod, wearing a cowboy hat and red lumberjack-style flannel shirt over a gray tee. So adorable.
"What?" I say, he grins. Unbelievable of how gorgeous he is. And that he's mine. He loves me and I love him.
"Dam!" he says. ~ Cynthia Hand

Through our evolution, we're so specialized for social interaction. So, if you can really design robots that can interact with people, in this very natural, interpersonal way, I think that would be great. You wouldn't have to have people read manuals, in order to operate them. ~ Cynthia Breazeal

Just because we're girls doesn't mean you have to coddle us. ~ Cynthia Hand