“Insanity hovered close at hand, like an eager waiter at an expensive restaurant.”
Arundhati Roy book The God of Small Things
Source: The God of Small Things
The Slippery Slope (2003)
“Insanity hovered close at hand, like an eager waiter at an expensive restaurant.”
Arundhati Roy book The God of Small Things
Source: The God of Small Things
Celia Cruz (1925–2003) Cuban singer (1925-2003)
On the origin of her catchphrase "Azúcar"; from a 2000 interview quoted in “Celia Cruz, 77; Queen of Salsa’s Passing Marks the End of a Musical Era” https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2003-jul-17-me-cruz17-story.html in Los Angeles Times (2003 Jul 17).<br><br>The quote is discussed in Why Did Celia Cruz Say, "Azúcar"? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaHb_ms1YkAWhy in the Smithsonian Music Channel.
“If you don't like the hand that fate's dealt you, fight for a new one.”
Masashi Kishimoto (1974) Japanese manga artist
“If people don't like you, or they think you're strange, then that's their problem.”
Nicholas Sparks book A Walk to Remember
Source: A Walk to Remember
“I didn't realize this was a sad occasion. — Waiter at The Anxious Clown Restaurant”
Daniel Handler (1970) American novelist, children's writer, creator of Lemony Snicket
Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorized Autobiography (2002)
“It's you who are strange. Talking to you is like talking to someone who has no shadow.”
Halldór Laxness (1902–1998) Icelandic author
Jórunn
Heimsljós (World Light) (1940), Book Three: The House of the Poet
Sidney Sheldon (1917–2007) American writer
Variant: Life is like a novel. It's filled with suspense. You have no idea what is going to happen until you turn the page.
“Television is a great leveler. You always end up sounding like the people who ask the questions.”
Gore Vidal (1925–2012) American writer
"Sex Is Politics" (1979)
1980s, The Second American Revolution (1983)