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Isobelle Carmody Quotes

The thing is, fairytales were once a very gritty way for people to dialogue about aspects of life.

Isobelle Carmody

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: writer
Nationality: australian
Birth: June 16, 1958

Topics

Life People Way Dialogue Once Very

I became a copy boy. Not for long. I started writing stories.

Writing Long Copy Boy Started

I'm older than my sister so I started writing first. I started writing at school. I was always top of my class in composition, essays, English Lit and all of that.

School Sister Writing Class Top Lit

In the kingdom of heaven it is His work that will be crowned, not yours. Anything in you that He has not wrought Himself will count for nothing.

Johannes Tauler

Work You Heaven Nothing Will Count

Life is lived in common, but not in community.

Michael Harrington

Life Community Lived Common

I honestly believe you can never tell if a relationship is going to last. In my own marriage, which is going on 14 years, I don't think of it as 'I'm going to be with this person forever.' Instead, I think of more like, 'I'll probably be with this person for the next six weeks. Then I'll re-evaluate.'

Michael Ian Black

Marriage Relationship Believe Think

The only difference between the Bel Air of the '90s and the Bel Air of my childhood is that now the nannies are Latina instead of British, and the cars European instead of American.

Childhood American Now Latina Air

I once had a lot of hatred, mainly toward my father, an alcoholic.

Father Hatred Once Lot Had Toward

The fact is that America has been at her most prosperous when government and the private sector have been not at war, but in a wary, if often underplayed, alliance. History is unmistakable on this point.

History Government War America Point

My records are one thing. My live performances are something totally different because they're very improvised performances.

Live Something Different One Thing

As much as we'd like to think life is sacred, there's not a lot of evidence for that. The universe is maddeningly casual, giving and taking it.

Life Think Universe Giving Casual

I'm not sure anyone - and I could be wrong in this - grows up thinking, I want to be a single mom.

Bridget Moynahan

Mom Thinking Wrong Want Single Up

I think I'm obsessed with food. Maybe that's why I'm making the transition to organic products - they just feel yummy. I like vanilla scents. I like mint. I like sage. I like the idea of smelling blackberries every time I blink. It's so good.

Good Time Food Think Feel Why

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