Anacronica Wikipedia Quotes & Sayings

Why should literature be easy? Sometimes you can do what you want to do in a simple, direct way that is absolutely right. Sometimes you can't. Reading is not a passive act. Books are not TV. Art of all kinds is an interactive challenge. The person who makes the work and the person who comes to the work both have a job to do. I am never wilfully obscure, but I do ask for some effort. — Jeanette Winterson

One science only will one genius fit; so vast is art, so narrow human wit. — Alexander Pope

If he were alive, she might come to see his flaws ... but a dead man is perfect. — Rumiko Takahashi

I was an anthropology major in college, and I've had a lifelong fascination with Egyptology, mummies, and all sorts of bizarre cultural practices. — Tess Gerritsen

As a collector, you will discover that surrounding yourself with art can enrich not only your visual experiences, but instill a sense of vitality to your life and uplift your soul. — Ernest West Basden

Later that night, feeling restless, I get out of bed, creep into Linus's room, and watch him sleeping in his crib. He's lying on his back, wearing blue feety pajamas, one arm up over his head. I listen to his deep-sleep exhales. Even years past those fragile newborn months, it still gives my maternal ears relief and peace to hear the sounds of my children breathing when they're asleep. His orange nukie is in his mouth, the silky edge of his favorite blanket is touching his cheek, and Bunny is lying limp across his chest. He's surrounded by every kind of baby security paraphernalia imaginable, and yet none of it protected him from what could have happened today. — Lisa Genova

Just that dwelling and planning is bullshit, you dwell on the past, you can't move forward. Spend too much time planning for the future and you just push yourself backwards, or you stay stagnant in the same place all your life. Live in the moment, where everything is just right, take your time and limit your bad memories and you'll get wherever it is you're going a lot faster and with less bumps in the road along the way. — J.A. Redmerski

One takes what the river offers, both good and bad. The joy of living by running water far outweighs the sorrow. — Matt Goldman

Be patient and be yourself. Unbelievable that I needed to consume weeks worth of books and seminars to learn that. — John Duover

I love to run and I have some tips to keep it fresh and novel. I rarely use the same route twice. That keeps things new. — Dean Karnazes

Our ability to give and respond to love is our greatest gift. The heart that God has fashioned in his image is the center of our being. — Henry Cloud

You only need one ray of light to chase all the shadows away, — Fredrik Backman