Automagically Meme Quotes & Sayings

The very essence of literature is the war between emotion and intellect, between life and death. When literature becomes too intellectual - when it begins to ignore the passions, the emotions - it becomes sterile, silly, and actually without substance. — Isaac Bashevis Singer

In the midst of the complexities of modern life, with all its pressures, the spirit of man needs to refresh itself by communion with unspoiled nature. In such surroundings- occasional as our visits may be- we can achieve that kind of physical and spiritual renewal that comes alone from the wonder of the natural world. — Laurance S. Rockefeller

I recommend trying this kind of grassroots organizing for a week or a year, a month or a lifetime - working for whatever change you want to see in the world. Then one day you will be talking to a stranger who has no idea you played any part in the victory she or he is celebrating. — Gloria Steinem

In looking back we remember only the triumphant consummations of each season. Failures and frustrations are forgotten; garden-memories are as perfect as garden-hopes. — Patience Strong

You may be able to take a break from writing, but you won't be able to take a break from being a writer. — Stephen Leigh

In the twenty-first century, we use a nineteenth-century school model with twentieth-century values. There's clearly something wrong with this picture. — Zander Sherman

I'm telling them that if you love a person, the opinion of the world isn't important. It's how you feel that matters. Because in the end, if it's just you two, it'll be okay. Nobody else is fucking important. — Candice X.