Adalgisa Griffin Quotes & Sayings

He picked up the water bottle, drank deeply from it. I watched the ripples in his throat as the water went down. I wished I were the water, going into him, to be with him, one with him. I never envied water so much before. — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Experts often possess more data than judgment. — Colin Powell

For many years now I have listened to the stories of people with cancer and other life-threatening illnesses as their counselor. From them I have learned how to enjoy the minute particulars of life once again, the grace of a hot cup of coffee, the presence of a friend, the blessing of having a new cake of soap or an hour without pain. Such humble experience is the stuff that many of the very best stories are made of. If we think we have no stories it is because we have not paid enough attention to our lives. Most of us live lives that are far richer and more meaningful than we appreciate. — Rachel Naomi Remen

At the end of the day, I'm writing in a genre that isn't highly regarded. — Philippa Gregory

I take it hard when an animal in my care suffers or dies. I take it even harder when the animal's suffering is the result of human exploitation or carelessness. — Linda Bender

Freedom costs too much. But — Pierce Brown

Some shit I got to say to you, I won't even try to say 'cause there ain't no words for it. — Rion Amilcar Scott

I've had so many interviews where the last question is, Are you gay? I had to find very creative ways to say that I was gay, but that I wasn't going to talk about it. — Portia De Rossi

I personally think 'Chimes of Midnight' is a much better film than 'Citizen Kane.' — Christian McKay

We live in time, it bounds us and defines us, and time is supposed to measure history, isn't it? But if we can't understand time, can't grasp its mysteries of pace and progress, what chance do we have with history
even our own small, personal, largely undocumented piece of it? — Julian Barnes