Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar, Ch. XV
Misquoted as "Why shouldn’t truth be stranger than fiction? Fiction, after all, has to make sense." by Laurence J. Peter in "Peter’s Quotations: Ideas for Our Time", among many others.
Following the Equator (1897)
Source: Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
“I'd rather be thin than famous
but I'm fat
paste that in your broadway show”
Jack Kerouac book Mexico City Blues
Source: Mexico City Blues
“There are times when parenthood seems nothing more than feeding the hand that bites you.”
Peter de Vries (1910–1993) American editor and novelist
“Because it strikes me there is something greater than judgement. I think it is called mercy.”
Sebastian Barry book The Secret Scripture
Source: The Secret Scripture
“They had only ever discussed books but what, in this life, is more personal than books?”
Gabrielle Zevin (1977) American writer
Source: The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
“Is it better for a man to have chosen evil than to have good imposed upon him?”
Anthony Burgess book A Clockwork Orange
Source: A Clockwork Orange
“All kings are blind. The good ones see this and use more than their eyes to lead.”
Jessica Bird (1969) U.S. novelist
Source: Lover Avenged
“I would rather be hated for who I am than loved for who I'm not.”
Wayne W. Dyer (1940–2015) American writer
“Life isn't just fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all. -William Goldman”
Ann Brashares The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
Source: The Second Summer of the Sisterhood
“Don't gain the world and lose your soul
Wisdom is better than silver and gold.”
Bob Marley (1945–1981) Jamaican singer, songwriter, musician
Zion Train
Uprising (1979)
“More was revealed in a human face than a human being can bear face to face.”
Ken Kesey book One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Source: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
“Nevertheless, blood is thicker than water, as anyone knows who has tasted both.”
Margaret Atwood book The Blind Assassin
Source: The Blind Assassin
“He was so damn perverse, he preferred to dream it than to make it come true.”
Janet Fitch (1955) American writer
Source: Paint it Black
“Focus more on your desire than on your doubt, and the dream will take care of itself.”
Mark Twain (1835–1910) American author and humorist
“I am who I am.
A coincidence no less unthinkable
than any other.”
Wisława Szymborska (1923–2012) Polish writer
“Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when you have only one idea.”
Alain (1868–1951) French philosopher
Propos sur le Religion no. 74 (1938), under the pen name Alain. <br class="br">Alternate translation: “Nothing is more dangerous than an idea, when it's the only one we have.” IZQuotes https://izquotes.com/quote/%C3%A9mile-chartier/nothing-is-more-dangerous-than-an-idea-when-you-have-only-one-idea-390165 (retrieved 10/30/18).
