Anna Maria Ortese Quotes & Sayings

Is it the factitious and the conventional that most surely succeed on earth and in the course of life? — Paul Cezanne

A fierce possessiveness gripped him, a need to brand her, to make her his, now and forever. And he knew it was madness. — Shelly Thacker

Your past doesn't dictate what your future will be. — Jillian Bullock

Penetrating the familiar is by no means a given. On the contrary, it is hard work. — Vivian Gornick

my dreams, my works, must wait till after hell

I hold my honey and I store my bread
In little jars and cabinets of my will.
I label clearly, and each latch and lid
I bid, Be firm till I return from hell.
I am very hungry. I am incomplete.
And none can tell when I may dine again.
No man can give me any word but Wait,
The puny light. I keep eyes pointed in;
Hoping that, when the devil days of my hurt
Drag out to their last dregs and I resume
On such legs as are left me, in such heart
As I can manage, remember to go home,
My taste will not have turned insensitive
To honey and bread old purity could love. — Gwendolyn Brooks

It is hard for a flat thing to understand a round one. — Arthur Dove

No, I make no pretension to patriotism. So long as my voice can be heard on this or the other side of the Atlantic, I will hold up America to the lightning scorn of moral indignation. In doing this, I shall feel myself discharging the duty of a true patriot; for he is a lover of his country who rebukes and does not excuse its sins. — Frederick Douglass

The way to 'get there' is to 'be there' — Neale Donald Walsch

If we are to conquer the enemy and claim our inheritance in Christ, we must have spiritual strength and spiritual courage. — Warren W. Wiersbe

If I was into girls, I'd do you," I tell him honestly. He leans forward conspiratorially. "Psst, I'll let you in on a secret Fred," he glances sheepishly from side to side. "I actually have a cock. Don't tell anyone, it would ruin my reputation. But feel free to do me any time you want. — L. H. Cosway

The biggest predator of fish like cod is other fish - and seals keep fish like that in check. — Paul Watson

So, at the end of the day, humor works by distracting a person long enough to lower his resistance to the new information and then makes a positive association with the person/brand/computer screen that provided that humor to him. The reality is that people want to be entertained more than they want to be educated. Brand owners have gotten wise to this and now connect with consumers by providing information in an entertaining manner. It's what the ad agency world has dubbed "infotainment." The new school of business teaches that if you do not deliver your information via infotainment, you lose out to those who do. — Marshall Chiles

The people who had the least were the most willing to share. — Mark Sundeen

We love good looks rather than what is practical, Though good looks may prove destructive. — Jean De La Fontaine

Countless were the hares ready skinned and the plucked fowls that hung on the trees for burial in the pots, numberless the wildfowl and game of various sorts suspended from the branches that the air might keep them cool. Sancho counted more than sixty wine skins — Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra