Aviela Quotes & Sayings

We've always had a love for other places outside the US. I would be right with him. Now that Michael's been vindicated, we all have to be careful ... you never know what someone's plotting and planning. — Jermaine Jackson

When Toni Morrison said she writes the kind of books she wants to read, she was acknowledging the fact that in a society in which "accepted literature" is so often sexist and racist and otherwise irrelevant or offensive to so many lives, she must do the work of two. She must be her own model as well as the artist attending, creating, learning from, realizing the model, which is to say, herself. — Alice Walker

If you went through life refusing all the bait dangled in front of you, that would be no life at all. No changes would be made and you would have nothing to fight against. Life would be dull as ditchwater. — Alan Sillitoe

It's odd how a piece of ground can hold so little of its meaning; though that's lucky, since for it to do so would make places sacred but impenetrable, whereas they're otherwise neither. — Richard Ford

Forgiveness means letting go of the hope for a better past. You won't be able to forgive yourself for not doing things differently until you stop wishing things were different — Zoe York

I hope you know how rare a girl like Livia is."
Blake nodded, but said nothing.
"I've only met a few souls as crystal clear as hers," Bea continued. "One of them was my Aaron; we were married for sixty-two years.
Souls like that, my boy, are a gift. Cherish her."
"I will." Blake stood and gave Bea a formal bow only he could get away with. — Debra Anastasia

The shell is America's most active contribution to the formation of character. A tough hide. Grow it early. — Anais Nin

Yet even in such moments she didn't doubt that God existed. She just sometimes wondered if He remembered that she did. — Tamera Alexander

Leather accents on pieces make it fun and spices up an outfit. — Rachel Bilson

I wanted him to reassure me, and when I saw he wasn't going to, I thought, This is when the shit hits the fan. — Claire Messud

Before there was any chance to go to England, I changed schools, and it was rugby from there on in. — Brian O'Driscoll

Life is not life unless you make mistakes — Joan Collins

But don't you believe in anything?I exclaimed in exasperation. — Nikos Kazantzakis

The 18-minute rule isn't simply a good exercise to learn discipline. It's critical to avoid overloading your audience. Remember, constrained presentations require more creativity. — Carmine Gallo