Kellyn Roth Quotes

If Miss Elton spoke water instead of words, then there would have been a repetition of Noah's flood. ~ Kellyn Roth

the latest antics of Kitty, who had chased a fly over a washtub with hilarious but soaking results. ~ Kellyn Roth

It's like being offered lemonade after having something really sweet. The lemonade was wonderful before, but it just tastes sour after. ~ Kellyn Roth

You made a lifetime commitment before God and the world. A silly thing like a divorce doesn't reverse it. ~ Kellyn Roth

[A]ll these years, I had been telling myself that my feelings for you were a juvenile infatuation; a dream inspired by my secret hope that somewhere there could be a creature who could love me. ~ Kellyn Roth

Idiot woman seems to think she can wean herself off love, ~ Kellyn Roth

What a mess you've made of the simplest of subjects, Della. ~ Kellyn Roth

I'm not God, and I can't always offer chances. I'm not sure if this won't be your last. ~ Kellyn Roth

For the thousandth time, Adele Collier, don't open the closet door or you'll get crushed! ~ Kellyn Roth

He was always eating things of hers. Clothing, books, family heirlooms. ~ Kellyn Roth

She must ask; she must heal, and if she couldn't heal, she must suffer, but if there was a chance, she must take it. ~ Kellyn Roth

She didn't think she could be a Christian if perfection was required. ~ Kellyn Roth

You don't have to change. You have to be changed. ~ Kellyn Roth

Nothing good in this world comes free! For everything there's a payment of time or money or soul! ~ Kellyn Roth

How could the girl know that her mother cried herself to sleep that night? Indeed, Miss Claire Marie Chattoway, the woman who never showed her emotions, fell sobbing into her bed and, no matter how she tried, could not seem to hold back her tears. Chapter ~ Kellyn Roth

So please try to keep in mind that, when I plague you, I do so because you're the only person I can plague. ~ Kellyn Roth

Most of my money remains in England, although my unworthy carcass may not under usual circumstances ... ~ Kellyn Roth

No wonder he was so sweet and accommodating. His mother was like a damn fairy flittering around bringing goodness to the world in the form of wine and hot sons. ~ Kate Roth

Simple is never that simple. ~ Philip Roth

What's important for me is staying healthy. ~ Eli Roth

We didn't quite know how to fit together, lips too wet, teeth where they didn't belong. But that was all right; we tried again, and this time it was like the spark that came from friction, a jolt of energy through my body. ~ Veronica Roth

I have realized that part of being Dauntless is being willing to make things more difficult for yourself in order to be self-sufficient. There's nothing especially brave about wandering dark streets with no flashlight, but we are not supposed to need help, even from light. We are supposed to be capable of anything. I like that. Because there might come a day when there is no flashlight, there is no gun, there is no guiding hand. And I want to be ready. ~ Veronica Roth

What you pay attention to grows. Pay attention to your loveliness, your magnificent self. Begin now. ~ Geneen Roth

Cyra ducked back into the bathroom. He watched her lean close to the mirror to poke at a pimple on her chin. Dab water from her forehead and neck. The same thing she always did, only now he noticed--noticed that he knew it, that was; knew her routines, knew her.
And liked her. ~ Veronica Roth

It's as though the inhabitants of the cities were outdistanced by the wisdom and the aspirations of the cities themselves. Things have a better feeling for the future than people do. People feel historically, i.e. retrospectively. Walls, streets, wires, chimneys feel prospectively. People get in the way of progress. They hang sentimental weights on the winged feet of time. ~ Joseph Roth

I also know , I just know , that I can survive this , and I step into the vestibule ~ Veronica Roth

Somebody cracks a joke, a whole row laughs, one witticism sets off another, and, like matches, they flare up and burn down. ~ Joseph Roth

I believe in ordinary acts of bravery, in the courage that drives one person to stand up for another. It is a beautiful thought. ~ Veronica Roth

I select the right practice gun, the one about the size of a pistol, but bulkier, and offer it to Caleb.
Tris's fingers slide between mine. Everything comes easily this morning, every smile and every laugh, every word and every motion.
If we succeed in what we attempt tonight, tomorrow Chicago will be safe, the Bureau will be forever changed, and Tris and I will be able to build a new life for ourselves somewhere. Maybe it will even be a place where I trade my guns and knives for more productive tools, screwdrivers and nails and shovels. This morning I feel like I could be so fortunate. I could.
"It doesn't shoot real bullets," I say, "but it seems like they designed it so it would be as close as possible to one of the guns you'll be using. It feels real, anyway."
Caleb holds the gun with just his fingertips, like he's afraid it will shatter in his hands.
I laugh. "First lesson: Don't be afraid of it. Grab it. You've held one before, remember? You got us out of the Amity compound with that shot."
"That was just lucky," Caleb says, turning the gun over and over to see it from every angle. His tongue pushes into his cheek like he's solving a problem. "Not the result of skill."
"Lucky is better than unlucky," I say. "We can work on skill now."
I glance at Tris. She grins at me, then leans in to whisper something to Christina.
"Are you here to help or what, Stiff?" I say. I hear myself speaking in the voice I cultivated as an initiatio ~ Veronica Roth

I am the instrument of my own destruction. ~ Veronica Roth

I have to face the fear. I have to take control of the situation and find a way to make it less frightening. ~ Veronica Roth

I don't feel tardy. ~ David Lee Roth

An indescribable sadness emanated from the white splendour of the staircase and balustrade; the blood-red, now almost black splendour of the carpets. The huge palms in their huge pots looked like they had recently arrived from the cemetery. Their dark green leaves also looked blackish, like wizened, perished weapons from olden days. ~ Joseph Roth

You can pretend everything's fine, but if there's an unhappiness or you're not having sex or you're not communicating or you're made to feel third best in the house and you don't address it and you just try to put on a nice face and a smile, that kind of aggression and anger is going to come out in some sinister way. ~ Eli Roth

Officially, of course, we're all to be treated the same, yes? But that is rarely put into practice. ~ Veronica Roth

We share a common enemy, but does that make us friends? ~ Veronica Roth

Nothing is more uplifting in all of life than righteous anger. ~ Philip Roth

Knowledge is power. Power to do evil ... or power to do good. Power itself is not evil. So knowledge itself is not evil. ~ Veronica Roth

Sam: "You - you greatly overestimate my self-control."
Grace: "I'm not looking for self-control. ~ Maggie Stiefvater

Your mistake is that you've concluded life is short, so you treat it as if it's precious, like a pretty little princess. Bullshit! Everyone's life is short. Quit feeling sorry for yourself. Fuck it. Treat it like a cheap hooker. Ask crazy shit from it, and you'll get more out of life than you could have ever wanted, imagined, or deserved. ~ Ty Roth

I know I'm not going to write as well as I used to. I no longer have the stamina to endure the frustration. Writing is frustration - it's daily frustration, not to mention humiliation. It's just like baseball: you fail two-thirds of the time." He went on: "I can't face any more days when I write five pages and throw them away. I can't do that anymore.
New York Times, 18 Nov. 2012 ~ Philip Roth

Men, if you are in a position of power or authority, please respectfully continue to mentor and work with talented individuals and those with promise, regardless if they are men or women. ~ Carol Roth

An ounce of image is worth a pound of performance ~ David Lee Roth

You may have succeeded in shutting down the attack simulation, girl, but it was by luck alone, not skill. I would die of shock if you managed to do anything useful again for a long time
This is the Marcus that Tobias knows. The one who knows right where to hit to cause the most damage. ~ Veronica Roth

Winter will be here soon. ~ Veronica Roth

Too many crooks spoil the Roth. ~ Brian Spellman

My mother has always talked quietly when she was angry. ~ Veronica Roth