Quotes of: Parted Keyword

Whether we like it or not, modern ways are going to alter and in part destroy traditional customs and values.

Physics and Philosophy: The Revolution in Modern Science

To all intents and purposes Roxy was as white as anybody, but the one sixteenth of her which was black outvoted the other fifteen parts and made her a Negro. She was a slave, and salable as such.

Pudd'nhead Wilson

Used is to sued, as brick is to Kricb, and that is such a profound observation on my part that I’m afraid I don’t fully grasp it at the moment. 

Rick Bet Blank

. . . 'exist because there are no longer any , settings in which memory is a real part of everyday experience.' And what are ? [They] are . . . vestiges . . . the rituals of a ritual-less society.

Reappraisals: Reflections on the Forgotten Twentieth Century

And she was well-enough acquainted with loneliness to understand that the worst part wasn't having nobody caring for you - it was having nobody to care for.

Romancing the Duke

I do not believe that true optimism can come about except through tragedy.

Two-Part Invention: The Story of a Marriage

Know this much:regret nothing. Each part of your journey is essential to the whole. The moment you are experiencing is as important as your destination. Ninetah,the Daskiny Healer in The Traveler

The Traveler

Mannequin parts disassembled and discombobulated coming together for a good cause—to sell some clothes. That’s what charity is all about.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

The best part about having children is being able to point at them and proudly proclaim, "Hey, I made those.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

The cause isn’t worth getting up for, but it is worth sleeping for. Just trying to do my part to help humanity.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

I can’t get car parts at Lowes, the home improvement store? If I lived in my car, my car would be my home.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

If you need me I’ll be napping in the supplies closet. The most important part of an attack is the planning.

This Book is Not FOR SALE

Your mind is a treasure house that you should stock well and it’s the one part of you the world can’t interfere with.

'Tis

Beware a kiss' he told her. 'kisses are powerful things. You expose part of your soul

The Treachery of Beautiful Things

I cannot write about Venice; I can only write about me, and the sleeping parts of myself that Venice has shocked into wakefulness.

Twisted Travels

Novels include padding; I think padding may be an essential part of the novel, for all I know.

This Craft of Verse

FAILING IS A PART OF LEARNING.

Ten Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Went Out Into the Real World

The sudden surge of hormones at teenage age will continue to play an important part in the life of young people

The Unseen Terrorist

No matter what it takes. Make at least part of him live, and I can find the rest of him somehow. Someday.

Vampire in Atlantis

The parts of my mind that apply logic and understanding had somehow abandoned me, and something primitive and instinctual took control.

Water Falls Down

Science cannot solve the ultimate mystery of nature. And that is because, in the last analysis, we ourselves are a part of the mystery that we are trying to solve.

Where is Science Going?