Ardlyzab Quotes & Sayings

Both salvation and punishment for man lie in the fact that if he lives wrongly he can befog himself so as not to see the misery of his position. — Leo Tolstoy

We must understand how to hide in darkness in order to escape the gnat-swarms of utterly annoying admirers. — Friedrich Nietzsche

The monster in my head lingers still,
but he is a good monster. — Pamela Araya

Make it your ultimate habit of life to be kind. — Debasish Mridha

A true spiritual practitioner is someone who has discovered that it is possible to be at ease in the world for no reason, if only for a few moments at a time, and that such ease is synonymous with transcending the apparent boundaries of the self. — Sam Harris

The people faded away, the arches, the vaulted roof vanished. I raised my seared eyes to the fathomless glare; and I saw the black stars hanging in the heavens: and the wet winds from the Lake of Hali chilled my face.
("In The Court of the Dragon") — Robert W. Chambers

You are the source of the sun.
And I am the willow's shadow.
Oh, you have struck me on the head,
Wretch that I am, on fire am I. — Rumi

It's funny how strangers can pass in front of you every day and all you see is a flat shadow, a vague outline, not noticing any of the details. They move in a gray crowd, always looking the same and acting the same, simple caricatures of who they really are, but once you get to know them, you notice the specific, tiniest things, you pay attention to the intricacies of their personalities, their habits and particular ways of walking and talking, the subtle changes in their appearance and dress. — Gregory Galloway

A psychologically engrossing novel about the homes we make-in our houses, in our neighborhoods, and in the hearts of our loved ones. Laken takes on that great unspoken American subject-class-and does so with frankness, acuity and surpassing feeling. DREAM HOUSE is a memorable debut novel from a fully mature talent. — Peter Ho Davies

My freedom consists in my moving about within the narrow frame that I have assigned myself for each one of my undertakings. — Richard Diebenkorn

I've loved comics since I was very young, and I've always liked telling stories. — Cullen Bunn

How long we talking?" Sacks asks. "We're closer to three years than we are over two now," Katie blabs. "Jesus, Mary, and Joseph," Candy says. "Talk about blue lady balls," Sacks joins in. "There's probably cobwebs up in your shit," Louise commiserates. — Jordan Marie

Heaven is love, then hell is love, too. — Elizabeth Gilbert

The state might say that it had taken a year to write the book, and the author might say it had taken thirty. Goethe said that every bon mot of his had cost a purse of gold. What — Upton Sinclair