Quotes by Should Have The point is, that the function of the novel seems to be changing; it has become an outpost of journalism; we read novels for information about areas of life we don't know - Nigeria, South Africa, the American army, a coal-mining village, coteries in Chelsea, etc. We read to find out what is going on. One novel in five hundred or a thousand has the quality a novel should have to make it a novel - the quality of philosophy. Doris Lessing armyshould-havephilosophy I wanted to be cute. That's the terrible thing. I should have had more sense. Dorothy Parker terribleshould-havecute Critics have their purposes, and they're supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think someone should have done, rather than concerning themselves with what they did. Duke Ellington musicshould-havethinking I'm sure critics have their purpose, and they're supposed to do what they do, but sometimes they get a little carried away with what they think someone should have done, rather than concerning themselves with what he did. Duke Ellington musicdoneshould-have Even as a small child I never felt that I should have to compete with anyone - even my older brother. Dwayne Hickman brothershould-havechildren If you have so much business to attend to that you have no time to pray, depend upon it that you have more business on hand than God ever intended you should have. Dwight L. Moody prayingshould-havehands Kewell should have been yanked off the pitch at half time and put in a hot bath, a boiling hot bath. Eamon half-timeshould-havehot It seemed to me that I should have a desk, even though I had no real need for a desk. I was afraid that if I had no desk in my room my life would seem too haphazard. E. B. White realshould-haveorder Aging has a wonderful beauty and we should have respect for that. Eartha Kitt agingshould-havewonderful Most people put off till tomorrow that which they should have done yesterday. E. W. Howe should-haveyesterdaypeople I don't believe that in our society that we should have guns. Ed Koch gunshould-havebelieve I was not really as good as I should have been. Eddie Albert should-have-beenshouldshould-have It is obvious enough for the reader to conclude, "She loves young Emerson." A reader in Lucy's place would not find it obvious. Life is easy to chronicle, but bewildering to practice, and we welcome "nerves" or any other shibboleth that will cloak our personal desire. She loved Cecil; George made her nervous; will the reader explain to her that the phrases should have been reversed? E. M. Forster practiceshould-havedesire I just think that all of us in this room should have a voice in how the USA is represented. And he don't allow us our voice, that's all I'm saying. Eddie Vedder usashould-havethinking Everyone who has any talent at all in sketching, painting, sculpturing or carving, should have the opportunity to use that talent. The expression is important for the person, and can tremendously enrich the lives of other people. What can you do? Edith Schaeffer expressionshould-haveopportunity Now this is the point. You fancy me a mad. Madmen know nothing. But you should have seen me. You should have seen how wisely I proceeded. Edgar Allan Poe fancymadshould-have Poets lose half the praise they should have got, Could it be known what they discreetly blot. Edmund Waller improvementhalfshould-have The qualities that one needs to be a good goalkeeper are exactly the same as to be a good sculptor. In both professions one should have a good relationship with time and space. Eduardo Chillida good-relationshipspaceshould-have I should have considered it wrong to have finished the Frieze before the room for its accommodation and the funds for its completion were available. Edvard Munch accommodationsshould-haverooms Without anxiety and illness I would have been like a ship without a rudder. Edvard Munch shipsanxietyshould-have«2223242526272829303132»
