Avalaska Quotes & Sayings

Old habits died hard. Often, she thought, they don't die until we do. — Stephen King

I've learned a lot during my years on the 3rd Circuit, particularly, I think, about the way in which a judge should go about the work of judging. I've learned by doing, by sitting on all of these cases. And I think I've also learned from the examples of some really remarkable colleagues. — Samuel Alito

Caught in the self-centered dream, only suffering;
holding to self-centered thoughts, exactly the dream;
each moment, life as it is, the only teacher;
being just this moment, compassion's way. — Joko Beck

I see someone play, or I listen to a record, and I think, How did they make that sound?' It's not emulation; it's more building a vocabulary that can be called up at a moment's notice. — Keith Fullerton Whitman

Magic was nothing more than desire made real, — Deborah Harkness

He say, Celie, tell me the truth. You don't like me cause I'm a man?
I blow my nose. take off they pants, I say, and men look like frogs to me. No matter how you kiss 'em, as far as I'm concern, frogs is what they stay. — Alice Walker

AND I WENT TO THE LIBRARY, I'M SNEAKING IN THE LIBRARY,
LOOKING THROUGH THE BOOKS, AND YOU KNOW,
LIKE I'M COVERING THE BOOK WITH LIKE SOMETHING ELSE.
AND THEN IT'S LIKE,
"ADMIRE IT, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL FLOWER,
YOU KNOW, IT'S LIKE ROSES."
. I'M LIKE, WE'R E NOT LOOKING AT THE SAME THING
I TOOK PHOTOS OF IT. — Eve Ensler

He says there are many ways to die and some are less pleasant than others. He says I am lucky I will never have to know things like this. "This country has no heroes," he says. "You should keep it that way. — Margaret Atwood

Determination doesn't make it easier, it makes it possible. — Jean Charest

Dancing is a expression of desire, thoughts, and emotion in a distinctive way. — Debasish Mridha

I took a lot of things for granted - especially how I treated my body. — Bo Jackson

A Christian is one who is invited ... to join in the feast, to the joy of being saved, to the joy of being redeemed, to the joy of sharing life with Christ. This is a joy! You are called to a party! — Pope Francis

True love is exactly what she warned us it would be: strength and fragility all at once. True love can fortify a person or it can shatter them mindlessly. We who experience it, truly feel it in the depths of our bones and the strands of each hair, often allow it to color our field of vision. — Heather Lyons

The next time some academics tell you how important diversity is, ask how many Republicans there are in their sociology department. — Thomas Sowell

His hand was on her arm, and he could feel her skin, feel the soft warmth
of it, and then when he looked down, her face was tilted toward his, and her eyes, deep and blue
but so completely unmysterious, were gazing up at him, and in truth there was no way - simply
no way - he could do anything in that moment but kiss her.
Anything else would have been a tragedy. — Julia Quinn