Amaringo Paintings Quotes & Sayings

But at eight, I only knew one thing. Mother said God put each of us on this earth for a purpose, and that day I decided mine was to save Nick Anderson
-The Sweet Gum Tree — Katherine Allred

I'd always believed that a life of quality, enjoyment and wisdom were my human birthright and would be automatically bestowed upon me as time passed. I never suspected that I would have to learn how to live
that there were specific disciplines and ways of seeing the world I had to master before I could awaken to a simple, happy, uncomplicated life. — Dan Millman

It was in Warwick Castle that I came across the curious stranger whom I am going to talk about. He attracted me by three things: his candid simplicity, his marvelous familiarity with ancient armor, and the restfulness of his company
for he did all the talking. — Mark Twain

Ah, I often think it's wi' th' old folks as it is wi' the babies; they're satisfied wi' looking, no matter what they're looking at. It's God A'mighty's way o' quietening 'em, I reckon, afore they go to sleep. — George Eliot

And though it would not be long before even the daft Mr. Collins would discover her condition, and be forced to behead her, she did not seem to ask for compassion. Her home and her housekeeping, her parish and her poultry, and her ever deepening lust for tender morsels of savory brains had not yet lost their charm. — Seth Grahame-Smith

It blows my mind the way Frank Miller can write. — Brittany Murphy

The silence is death.
It comes each day with its shock
to sit on my shoulder, a white bird,
and peck at the black eyes
and the vibrating red muscle
of my mouth. — Anne Sexton

Whenever you respect and admire a spiritual quality, it starts to grow in yourself. — Frederick Lenz

The truly free man is the one who can turn down an invitation to dinner without giving an excuse. — Jules Renard

War is an infidel; it holds no loyalties, neither to king nor countryman. She is a whore, selling herself to the highest bidder. Victory is bought in blood and steel. — Brian A. McBride

I think there are two prevailing views of the suburbs in the States: either they're this sort of tedious place, where everyone is the same, buys the same food and drives around in their little minivans, or the view is that the suburbs are extremely perverse in a humorous way. — Megan Abbott

Everything we care about lies somewhere in the middle, where pattern and randomness interlace. — James Gleick

How long will you keep pounding on an open door Begging for someone to open it? — Rabia Basri

As a chess player one has to be able to control one's feelings, one has to be as cold as a machine. — Levon Aronian