Home / Quotes / Quote by James Robertson

Quote by James Robertson

“The wide world was changing, and she wanted a different place in it. Not just wanted, but felt she deserved. If the world didn't owe her a living, as her mother repeatedly warned her, it owed her a break. She had a strong sense that a better, more exciting, more rewarding life than that which had been the lot of her parents and grandparents was hers by right. In this she was guilty of nothing more serious than the arrogance of youth, from which every generation suffers and by which it distinguishes itself from the preceding one.”

Quote by James Robertson

Author

James Robertson

James Robertson is a renowned writer known for his rich literary works and unique narrative style. His works cover a variety of genres including history, biography, and novels, and are highly appreciated by readers. more

You May Also Like

“[M]ost people go through life a wee bit disappointed in themselves. I think we all keep a memory of a moment when we missed someone or something, when we could have gone down another path, a happier or better or just a different path. Just because they're in the past doesn't mean you can't treasure the possibilities ... maybe we put down a marker for another time. And now's the time. Now we can do whatever we want to do.”

People Thinking Want Mean Different Moments Past Bits Can Do Memories Gone Path Possibility Treasure Disappointed Another Time Markers Different Paths

Author:James Robertson

“Watch out for the average--they're usually hiding something big.”

Bigs Watches Average Hiding Hiding Something

Book:Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland

Source: Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland

“He tried to pull me against him, and I bit him on the lip. He licked his lip with the tip of his tongue. 'Did you just bite me?”

Bits Lips Tongue Bites Patch Cipriano Bite Me

Book:The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale

Source: The Complete Hush, Hush Saga: includes Hush, Hush; Crescendo; Silence and Finale

“Leo could run pretty fast when someone was trying to kill him. Sadly, he’d had a lot of practice.”

Trying Running Practice

Author:Rick Riordan

“Leo took out a pen and autographed the arm of one of the nymphs. “Narcissus is a loser! He’s so weak, he can’t bench-press a Kleenex. He’s so lame, when you look up lame on Wikipedia, it’s got a picture of Narcissus—only the picture’s so ugly, no one ever checks it out.”

Looks Arms Weak Presses Ugly Checks Look Up Pens Loser Benches Lame Wikipedia Leo Valdez Nymphs Narcissus Kleenex

Author:Rick Riordan

“Some people's lives seem to flow in a narrative; mine had many stops and starts. That's what trauma does. It interrupts the plot. You can't process it because it doesn't fit with what came before or what comes afterwards.”

People Doe Seems Process Mines Fit Anxiety Flow Trauma Narrative Plot Ptsd

Author:Jessica Stern

“He was jealous of her future, and she of his past.”

Book:DELTA OF VENUS EROTICA

Source: DELTA OF VENUS EROTICA

“Frank tugged again with no luck. Even Hazel was trying not to laugh. Frank grimaced with concentration. Suddenly, he disappeared. On the deck where he’d been standing, a green iguana crouched next to an empty set of Chinese handcuffs. “Well done, Frank Zhang,” Leo said dryly, doing his impression of Chiron the centaur. “That is exactly how people beat Chinese handcuffs. They turn into iguanas.”

“How awful it was, thought Tessa, remembering Fats the toddler, the way tiny ghosts of your living children haunted your heart; they could never know, and would hate it if they did, how their growing was a constant bereavement.”

Ifs Knows Way Heart Children Remember Hate Growing Constant Tiny Ghost Fats Awful Bereavement Toddler

Book:The Casual Vacancy

Source: The Casual Vacancy

“If we are to feel the positive feelings of love, happiness, trust, and gratitude, we periodically also have to feel anger, sadness, fear, and sorrow.”

Ifs Feels Feelings Sadness Sorrow Gratitude Positive Feelings

Book:Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus

Source: Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus