13+ Mary Norris Quotes On Education, Religion And And Marriage

Mary Norris is an Irish woman who has been a victim of human rights abuses. She was arrested in 1982 and was held without trial for over three years. She was also subjected to physical and psychological torture while in prison. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Mary Norris on education, religion, life.

Something there is in cyberspace that doesn't love an apostrophe. — Mary Norris

Why, if there is alphabet soup, do we not have punctuation cereal? — Mary Norris

Commas, like nuns, often travel in pairs. — Mary Norris

The comma, if it's left out, sometimes can be a problem. There's a slogan on a T-shirt going around that "Let's Eat, Grandma," and "Let's Eat Grandma." — Mary Norris

There is a phase in the life of every copy editor when she is obsessed with hyphens. — Mary Norris

Nobody knows everything-one of the pleasures of language is that there is always something new to learn-and everybody makes mistakes. — Mary Norris

The English language is full of words that are just waiting to be misspelled, and the world is full of sticklers, ready to pounce. — Mary Norris

Punctuation is a deeply conservative club. It hardly ever admits a new member. — Mary Norris

One of the things I like about my job is that it draws on the entire person: not just your knowledge of grammar and punctuation and usage and foreign languages and literature but also your experience of travel, gardening, shipping, singing, plumbing, Catholicism, midwesternism, mozzarella, the A train, New Jersey. And in turn it feeds you more experience. — Mary Norris

Everybody is a writer. Everybody uses e-mail and has Facebook pages and tweets. — Mary Norris

The dictionary is a wonderful thing, but you can't let it push you around. — Mary Norris

On the printed page, it's best to have everything - you know, to still mind your P's and Q's, dot your I's and cross your T's, yes. — Mary Norris

Many survivors refuse to talk about what they went through but I've never been ashamed to have been in one of those places. The shame is not mine; the church should be ashamed. They say now they're sorry - what they mean is, sorry they were found out. — Mary Norris

Life Lessons by Mary Norris

1. Mary Norris' story serves as an important reminder of the importance of standing up for human rights and fighting for justice.
2. Her courage and determination in the face of adversity and oppression is an inspiring example of the power of the individual to make a difference.
3. Mary Norris' story is a reminder that everyone has the potential to make a positive impact, no matter how small, in the fight for human rights.