Susan Kidwell Quotes

He called after her as she
disappeared down the path, a pretty girl in a hurry ... ~ Truman Capote

Though we are safe with our friends near, we are safest with our enemies nearer. ~ Susan Dennard

When everything else is boring, there's something to be said for risk. ~ Susan Pfferr

I would like to bring people who have never been to a museum into a museum. And I would like to bring museum goers into libraries. I think there ought to be this cross-fertilization. ~ Susan Vreeland

There is nowhere that God is not. ~ Susan Shumsky

It's not love that the past needs in order to survive, it's an absence of choices. ~ Susan Sontag

I don't even like you. ~ Susan Ee

What the fuck are you doing?" His hands wanted to hold her, his arms wanted to wrap her up, but he squeezed the edge of the bed. Whatever game she was playing, he wasn't going to fall for it. She wouldn't make him a fool. Not more than she already had. "I told you. Sweet is good. Sweet can be better. I don't think you know that." Her hands were around his face, and it made his chest tight. He didn't understand that, either. Coming here had not eased his confusion; he was more confused now than ever. Maybe ever in his whole motherfucking life. "Fuck you." She smiled. "Maybe. But sweet. ~ Susan Fanetti

Take male strategies for success in the world. If you've got all the advantages, if you're attractive and clever and all of that, you will generally go for very high quality females. ~ Susan Blackmore

If a person loves something above all else, if he values the work of his heart and hands, then he should naturally, without hesitation, pour into it his whole soul, undivided and pure. Great art demands nothing less. ~ Susan Vreeland

It makes sense that introverts are uniquely good at leading intiative-takers. Because of their inclination to listen to others and lack of interest in dominating social situations, introverts are more likely to hear and implement suggestions. Having benefited from the talents of their followers, they are then likely to motivate them to be even more proactive. Introverted leaders create a virtious circle of proactivity. ~ Susan Cain

You don't live life. You act it. ~ Susan Elizabeth Phillips

God is everywhere, and you are somewhere. Therefore, by definition, you must be where God is. ~ Susan Shumsky

For him, Halloween was not All Hallows Eve ~ Susan Cooper

I trusted him like I trusted the sky to stay above my head ~ Susan Fletcher

At the moment, I think we each genuinely believed ourselves to be the protagonist, and the other a naive and pardonable walk-on whose role might even have a tragic end. Still, it was good to trade compassion in that large and chilly room, regardless if one of us, or perhaps both of us, would turn out to be mistaken. ~ Susan Choi

I've come to expect the jabs at Fox News - because, being a liberal, I get more than most. ~ Susan Estrich

There's one key difference between the Olympics and combat, Susan. You might have overlooked it." He paused. "In the Olympics, no one is shooting back at you. ~ David Baldacci

I sobbed for the girl, me, the other girl, the other me, and how he was hurting her - me..."the other girl," I said to her. "It's the other girl, Caroline. Don't let her be alone." (154) ~ Susan Shaw

I looked for the sunniest spot I could find, but you know it was the damnedest thing - it sure looked like the sun and it was bright like the sun, but there was absolutely no warmth coming from it. And this wave of sadness came over me - the sun was just like my mother." (Quote from Heather, a patient) ~ Susan Forward

The only thing marring the illusion is an empty swimming pool hanging halfway off the cliff on the edge of the grounds. ~ Susan Ee

I am only interested in people engaged in a project of self-transformation. ~ Susan Sontag

E-mail creates the illusion that you're writing. You're not. ~ Susan Elizabeth Phillips

Well alright then," His eyes glittered. "I get my kicks whipping woman I have sex with and you're next on my list. Now I'm going to take a shower. ~ Susan Elizabeth Phillips

The organist was almost at the end of the anthem's long introduction, and as the crescendo increases the cathedral began to glitter before my eyes until I felt as if every stone in the building was vibrating in anticipation of the sweeping sword of sound from the Choir.

The note exploded in our midst, and at that moment I knew our creator had touched not only me but all of us, just as Harriet had touched that sculpture with a loving hand long ago, and in that touch I sensed the indestructible fidelity, the indescribable devotion and the inexhaustible energy of the creator as he shaped his creation, bringing life out of dead matter, wresting form continually from chaos. Nothing was ever lost, Harriet had said, and nothing was ever wasted because always, when the work was finally completed, every article of the created process, seen or unseen, kept or discarded, broken or mended – EVERYTHING was justified, glorified and redeemed. ~ Susan Howatch

When your heart speaks, take good notes. ~ Susan Campbell

How fate is stubborn and holds to habit. ~ Susan Abulhawa

I hate beds," she said slowly. "They stand there night after night waiting for you to die in them. It's like lying in a tomb. ~ Susan Kay

Our siblings. They resemble us just enough to make all their differences confusing, and no matter what we choose to make of this, we are cast in relation to them our whole lives long. ~ Susan Scarf Merrell

I feel drained. There must be another answer, but I'm too emotionally beat up to think. I just want to crawl into the vault in my head and close the door on the world. I lean toward Raffe and feel his muscles against my arm. I close my eyes and relax into him. He feels so solid. I'm not sure if I'm giving him comfort or the other way around. ~ Susan Ee

Miss Fitt, you know curiosity gets men killed."
I grinned. "Then I daresay it's good I'm a woman. ~ Susan Dennard

Are zombie girls allowed to talk?"
"If they're cute and willing to do zombie-girl mud fights"
"Duuude. Right on."
"That's a disgusting image" ...
"It's not liked we'd pick the decayed ones, Penryn. Just … fresh from the dead."
"Only, with ripped clothes and stuff."
"And hungry for breeeeasts."
"He means brains."
"That's exactly what I meant. ~ Susan Ee

Promise me you'll let go of your anger. Don't blame God for taking me. His will is beyond our understanding, but perfect in its execution. Don't let this shake your faith. ~Nolan's mom to Nolan ~ Susan Anne Mason

That secret entrance deep between her thighs clenched like the mouth of a drawstring purse. ~ Susan Andersen

Dr. Shammaa's story was a dreadful one and her voice
broke as she told it. "I had to take the babies and put them
in buckets of water to put out the flames," she said. "When
I took them out half an hour later, they were still burning.
Even in the mortuary, they smouldered for hours." Next
morning, Amal Shammaa took the tiny corpses out of the
mortuary for burial. To her horror, they again burst into
flames. ~ Susan Abulhawa

Negotiating small differences is part of being a grownup; no one can tell you in advance where to put your foot down. ~ Susan Neiman

His heart hurt, like it was being squeezed in an iron fist. He heard some kind of sound come out of his throat, and then he wrapped her up tight in his arms and tucked his head against her neck, letting the soft warmth of her skin soothe him. ~ Susan Fanetti

Just a minute," said Lobsang. "Who are you? Time has stopped, the world is given over to ... fairy tales and monsters, and there's a schoolteacher walking around?"
"Best kind of person to have," said Susan. "We don't like silliness. Anyway, I told you. I've inherited certain talents."
"Like living outside of time?"
"That's one of them."
"It's a weird talent for a schoolteacher!"
"Good for marking, though," said Susan calmly. ~ Terry Pratchett

At first I thought the answer was quantum tunneling. But the key was the aether unit, which as you know exists in both time and space. All material and non-material existence is, of course, made up of this primary quantum unit. ~ Susan Frances

The point is to get a good rhythm, to make it mindless, almost as a daydream. To walk like breathing. To make it what the body wants, what the air wants, what time wants. ~ Susan Sontag

See the inevitable changes not as threats but as opportunities that can deepen our understanding and bring us wisdom and growth. ~ Susan L. Taylor

The idea that there is a family somewhere who functions is an odd concept. ~ Susan Minot

Extra special birthday wishes are sent to you today, to wish you love and happiness in every single way. ~ Susan Smith

We are the only ones who can tell our stories because we are the only ones who have lived them. ~ Susan Wittig Albert

Writers are makers, not just transmitters, of myths. Literature offers not only myths but counter-myths, just as life offers counter-experiences - experiences that confound what you thought you thought, or felt, or believed. ~ Susan Sontag