Patricia Corky Larson Quotes

Burnham and Root became rich men. Not Pullman rich, not rich enough to be counted among the first rank of society alongside Potter Palmer and Philip Armour, or to have their wives' gowns described in the city's newspapers, but rich beyond anything either man had expected, enough so that each year Burnham bought a barrel of fine Madeira and aged it by shipping it twice around the world on slow freighters. ~ Erik Larson

I don't fool you, do I? Those others" - he waved a vague hand to indicate their
missing comrades - "they think I'm all that - but you know better, don't you."
"Know what?" she'd asked.
He leaned forward, smelling of beer and cigarettes. "You know I'm a fraud. I can
feel the beast inside me, screaming to get out. And if I loose it, it will pull me up to greatness despite myself."
"So why not let it free?" She hadn't been a werewolf then. The world had been a gentler place, the monsters safely in their closets, and she had been brave in her ignorance.
His eyes were old and weary, his voice slurring a bit. "Because then everyone would
see," he told her.
"See what?"
"Me. ~ Patricia Briggs

It's an odd thing, happiness. Some people take happiness from gold. Or black pearls. And some of us, far more fortunate, take their happiness from periwinkles. ~ Patricia A. McKillip

Lauriat made his first trip in 1873 on one of Cunard's earliest steamers, the Atlas. His purchases routinely made news. One acquisition, of a Bible dating to 1599, a Geneva, or "Breeches," Bible - so named because it used the word breeches to describe what Adam and Eve wore - drew nearly a full column in the New York Times. ~ Erik Larson

I was small enough to mind that Rudy had a good friend other than me. ~ Patricia Gaffney

British currency was configured in pounds, shillings, and pence. One pound equaled twenty shillings, written as 20 s., which in turn equaled 240 pence, or 240 d. A new pound is equal to 100 pennies, with one penny equal to 2.4 of the obsolete pence.) ~ Erik Larson

Writing... is ... brave. You are brave. ~ Patricia MacLachlan

When the conversation turned to Germany's persecution of Jews, Colonel House urged Dodd to do all he could "to ameliorate Jewish sufferings" but added a caveat: "the Jews should not be allowed to dominate economic or intellectual life in Berlin as they have done for a long time." In this, Colonel House expressed a sentiment pervasive in America, that Germany's Jews were at least partly responsible for their own troubles. Dodd ~ Erik Larson

Tom envied him with a heartbreaking surge of envy and self-pity. ~ Patricia Highsmith

I'm living the dream. ~ Patricia M. Bryce

Television networks are a lot like automobile manufacturers or anyone else who's in commerce. If something out there catches on with the public ... I guess you can call it 'market research.' ~ Glen A. Larson

He became one of the few voices in U.S. government to warn of the true ambitions of Hitler ~ Erik Larson

Be just as enthusiastic about the success of others as you are about your own. ~ Christian D. Larson

I like who I am - but there are plenty of men who wouldn't. (Mercy) ~ Patricia Briggs

My prophetic task would be twofold: to stand up to him, and to stand by him. To awaken his conscience, and to salve the pain this would cause him. ~ Erik Larson

Asil left Bran alone with his thoughts then, because if he stayed, Bran would argue with him. This way, Bran would have no one to argue with but himself. And Asil had always credited Bran with the ability to be persuasive. ~ Patricia Briggs

The tutor's eyelids drooped; his thoughts drained out of his face like water seeping into earth. ~ Patricia A. McKillip

I told myself over and over again, do it for its images, for the pleasure you get out of it. Do it for your friends If you get more, that's a bonus. ~ Patricia Rozema

When others seem to take advantage of you, do not retaliate by trying to take advantage of them. Use your power in improving yourself, so that you can do better and better work. That is how you are going to win in the race. Later on, those who tried to take advantage of you will be left in the rear. Remember, those who are dealing unjustly with you or with anybody are misusing their mind. They are therefore losing their power, and will, in the course of time, begin to lose ground; but if you, in the mean time, are turning the full power of your mind to good account, you will not only gain more power, but you will soon begin to gain ground. You will gain and continue to gain in the long run, while others who have been misusing their minds will lose mostly everything in the long run. That is how you are going to win, and win splendidly regardless of ill treatment or opposition. ~ Christian D. Larson

I like making movies that people feel inspired by, a film that they will think about a few days after seeing it, and not entertainment that is completely forgettable the moment you walk out of the theater. ~ Patricia Riggen

Nobody ever says to men, how can you be a Congressman and a father. ~ Patricia Schroeder

So long as the man with ambition is a failure, the world will tell him to let go of his ideal; but when his ambition is realized, the world will praise him for the persistence and the determination that he manifested during his dark hours, and everybody will point to his life as an example for coming generations. This is invariably the rule. Therefore pay no attention to what the world says when you are down. Be determined to get up, to reach the highest goal you have in view, and you will. ~ Christian D. Larson

I dropped chemistry. I practically blew up the lab in college. ~ Patricia Cornwell

In a wild leap that made her feel as though she'd left her body, she thought, It doesn't really matter who you settle on to love, finally, providing you both deserve it. ~ Patricia Henley

When most folks think about the problems of growing up in the hood, they think about what it must feel like to be poor, or hungry, or to have your lights cut off. The struggle nobody talk about is what it feel like to be invisible, or to know in your heart the nobody cares. Mama didn't want to be famous, she wanted to be seen. ~ Patricia Williams

The way that music is approached in the temple is very call and response; it breaks down that barrier between performer and audience. ~ Taraka Larson

I had depressing thoughts that the theme, even though I had thought of it, was better than I was as a writer. Henry James or Thomas Mann could easily write it, but not I. 'I'm thinking of writing it from the point of view of someone at the hotel who observes her,' I said, but this did not fill me with much hope. Then my friend, who is not a writer, suggested I try it from the omniscient author's point of view. ~ Patricia Highsmith

I live in such a sweet world in the world of 'Home Improvement' that I tend to be drawn to stuff that's really on the other end of the spectrum entirely. ~ Patricia Richardson

It's really hard to see yourself and to recognize that you are a human being like everybody else. You just think everybody's judging you. ~ Brie Larson

Hattie.' Grace patted my arm. 'My cows sing better than you do. ~ Kirby Larson

unreasonable.' She felt like saying it was barking mad but restrained herself. 'Aahh, not quite ready yet. Not quite evolved enough. But you're getting there, Judith. You have taken the first tentative steps. The fact that you came to me proves that. You'll be back.' Sheeva jumped up from the ~ Patricia Scanlan

One situation – maybe one alone – could drive me to murder: family life, togetherness. ~ Patricia Highsmith

Wizards are a secretive lot. ~ Patricia Briggs

I think if you find your passion and you go with it you are rewarded. ~ Kirby Larson

Samuel laughed out loud. You still haven't figured it out, have you, Mercy? He never was mad about the car. He was the first one at the scene of the accident. He thought you'd killed yourself. We all did. That was a pretty spectacular wreck. ~ Patricia Briggs

Zealots are one-trick ponies. They love nothing so much as their own cause. Don't get in their way without expecting to be hurt. ~ Patricia Briggs

And when all's said and done, the final comment will be (from me at least) so what? I'll live with my neuroses. I'll try to develop patience, with my handicapped personality. But I prefer to live with my neuroses and try to make the best of them. ~ Patricia Highsmith

She was a sweet, warm wind in my heart, a resting place, a place of peace where I could forget so many things . . . ~ Patricia A. McKillip