Bauby Stroke Quotes & Sayings

I remember I grew up in Pasadena in a very, kind of, homogeneous, kind of, suburban existence and then I went to college at Wesleyan University in Connecticut. And there were all these, kind of, hipster New York kids who were so-called 'cultured' and had so much, you know, like knew all the references and, like, already had their look down. — Mike White

To Sky, Clown had become something to be understood; something to be dissected and parameterised. Clown, he now recognised, was something like the bubble-drawing the dolphin had made in the water: a projection carved from light rather than sound. — Alastair Reynolds

All this time I've been worshiping you - when other men wanted to kiss you, I've been offering the praise of my lips ... — John Geddes

In the past, it was known as a "massive stroke," and you simply died. But improved resuscitation techniques have now prolonged and refined the agony. — Jean-Dominique Bauby

The sea in all its vastness is its own, real world. Man is nature's sci-fi. — Criss Jami

Although an ass is tired, he continues to carry his burden; he is unmindful of cold and heat; and he is always contented; these three things should be learned from the ass. — Chanakya

Oh, the gardens of the future that we are all sowing every day! — Elizabeth Cheney

Why can't I go to Idris with you, then? Because it's not safe for you there O and it's safe for me here? I've been nearly killed almost a dozen times in the past month. That's because Valentine has been concentrating on the two Mortal Instruments that were here. He's going to shift his focus to Idris now. We all know it
We're hardly as certain of anything as all that. And the Clave wants to meet Clarissa. You know that, Jace. The Clave can screw itself. — Cassandra Clare

The best pilots have need of mariners, besides sails, anchor and other tackle. — Ben Jonson

Someone has said that even criticism is better than silence. I don't agree to this. Criticism can be very harmful unless it comes from a master; and in spite of the fact that we have hundreds of critics these days, it is one of the most difficult of professions. — Janet Scudder

The art and act of writing - speaking just for myself - involves getting your proverbial ass in the proverbial chair. — Jerry Stahl

When I began a diet a week before my stroke, I never dreamed of such a dramatic result. — Jean-Dominique Bauby

If you can't say anything nice about anyone else, come sit next to me. — Gertrude Stein