Cela Quotes

ZIGZAG, v.t. To move forward uncertainly, from side to side, as one carrying the white man's burden. (From _zed_, _z_, and _jag_, an Icelandic word of unknown meaning.)

He zedjagged so uncomen wyde Thet non coude pas on eyder syde; So, to com saufly thruh, I been Constreynet for to doodge betwene. --Munwele. - Ambrose Bierce

Whereas the well-functioning executive encourages the best in brains and skills, the one who is paranoid or even less morbidly insecure must have inadequates about him, men who will take punishment. - Dr. Francis J. Braceland

When we got married in the early '50s, Judy was still very beautiful... She was only 5 foot tall just a shrimp of a girl, really but she had a very sensuous body and, up close, her skin was like porcelain, pure white. I was crazy about her. She had incredibly kissable lips. - Sid Luft

When something can be read without effort, great effort has gone into its writing. - Enrique Jardiel Poncela

When I was a teenager in Iceland people would throw rocks and shout abuse at me because they thought I was weird. I never got that in London no matter what I wore. - Bjork

When debts are not paid because they cannot be paid, the best thing to do is not talk about them, and shuffle the cards again. - Camilo Jose Cela

We would definitely vote for it [Iceland's EU entry]. - Vaclav Klaus

We strategically placed this station to provide effective coverage in Visalia. The station will allow us to cut about four to five minutes off of response time. - Stephen Celata

We have kids who are following the race in Italy, Australia, in Iceland, just everywhere. It's really exciting. - Diane Johnson