Avalent Quotes & Sayings

You don't get to set me on fire and leave me like a pile of ashes. — Nina G. Jones

To American ears, the Filipino pronunciation of the word "evacuate" sounded more like "bokweet." They soon further Americanized it to "buckwheat," which would become guerilla slang meaning to place as much distance between oneself and the Japanese as possible. — John D. Lukacs

Childhood is played out in a foreign language and our memory of it is a Constance Garnett translation. — Rabih Alameddine

There are as many routes to writing success as there are writers who got there. My advice, however, applies across the board: read widely, learn the craft by whatever means you can - workshops and writing programs are ideal, but even self-study can work - apply what you learn, and persevere. — Therese Fowler

Even if a relationship is breakable, it doesn't mean it isn't worthwhile, beautiful, and all the things that we look for. — Taylor Swift

He knows so little and knows it so fluently. — Ellen Glasgow

I can't even say what my greatest fear is because I, I can't even imagine. Being without my family ... I can't even say it because it makes me cry. — Faith Hill

Embrace your past, but live for the future. — Singer Sewing Company

No one will ever love you more than you love your pain," he had replied, his words ringing even louder in the dark. She — Edwidge Danticat