Bruna Quotes & Sayings

When someone has wronged you, continue to treat them with civility. It's the ultimate mark of a mensch. — Bruna Martinuzzi

Right at the beginning, I didn't know if Miffy was a boy or girl. — Dick Bruna

But we discovered that, although I liked publishing, the commercial side meant nothing at all to me. — Dick Bruna

The only thing that separates the person you are from the person you want to be are the actions you take. — John Bruna

True freedom is the ability to respond consciously, in the most beneficial way, to whatever life throws at you. — John Bruna

A brief, well-crafted story that is relevant to your topic is one of the most potent ways to maintain the attention of your audience. But the story must be kind. Benjamin Disraeli said: "Never tell unkind stories." Inconsiderate and insensitive stories do not bring grace to those who hear them, and may actually leave the audience dispirited. — Bruna Martinuzzi

Bruna nodded. We keep the knowledge of the old world for the day it will be needed again, but that knowledge comes with a great responsibility. If the histories of the ancient wars of man tell us anything, it's that men cannot be trusted with the secrets of fire. — Peter V. Brett

My father realised that for me to become a publisher in his firm would have been the end of the firm! — Dick Bruna

I like poisons, the slowest

and drinks, the stronges

and coffee, the bitterest

and the craziest hallucinations.

You can even throw me off a cliff, I'll say:

So what? I love to fly — Bruna Lombardi

When I make a book, I make it for the child and not for the parent - no jokes in it for the parents! — Dick Bruna

Hire people who are smarter than you are - whose talents surpass yours - and give them opportunities for growth. It's the smart thing to do and it is a sign of high personal humility. — Bruna Martinuzzi

A leader's upbeat mood metaphorically oxygenates the blood of followers - its' a transfusion into the corporate arteries. — Bruna Martinuzzi

I did about 2000 covers altogether, for all sorts of books - from Shakespeare to James Bond - and I always had the idea that I must give 100%, no matter who the author was. — Dick Bruna

Emotional leakage refers to emotional information that we pass on to others through our body language. This information might be conveyed unintentionally, through a threatening gaze, a haughty stare, or a cold or aloof manner. These micro-expressions may be fleeting, but audiences are able
to detect them. Guard against emotional leakage. — Bruna Martinuzzi

Your genuine happiness does not come from other people, activities or things, it comes from living a meaningful life - a life that is in alignment with your values and is beneficial. — John Bruna

I have been drawing all my life. — Dick Bruna

When you look back at the painful and difficult events of your life, you find that they were the times of your greatest personal growth. The challenges of our lives provide us the opportunity to develop our highest potentials. — John Bruna

We will never known what opportunities we may have missed in life by showing up tight-fisted. It is hard to receive anything if we don't open our hands to give. — Bruna Martinuzzi

I thought it was amazing to work with authors, to get a manuscript and try to make up a cover for it. — Dick Bruna

Being a little nervous when you present means that you really care about what you have to say. Audience members see this as a signal that you are solicitous of their esteem - there is a graceful humility this - and that you care enough to want to do a great job. Caring for your audience almost always has a boomerang effect. — Bruna Martinuzzi

Truly listening, attentively, and with care, is one of the simplest and most kind gifts we can give anyone. — John Bruna

Every moment, every breath, is a new opportunity. An opportunity to let go of the past and to become the person you choose to be. — John Bruna

Octavius Augustus became the first Roman emperor because the republic granted him enormous powers. And why did the republic do that? Why did it commit suicide to make way for an empire? Tacitus explains it thus: Cuncta fessa. Which means 'the whole world is tired.' Weariness in the face of political and social insecurity is what led to Rome losing its rights and freedoms. Fear induces a hunger for authoritarianism in people. Fear is a really bad adviser. And now look around you, Bruna: everyone's afraid. We're living in critical times. Our democratic system is also on the verge of suicide. Sometimes nations opt to throw themselves into the abyss. — Rosa Montero

Something interesting happens when we approach situations from a perspective of humility - it opens us up to possibilities as we choose open-mindedness and curiosity over protecting our point of view. We spend more time in that wonderful space of the 'beginner's mind,' willing to learn from what others have to offer. This translates into moving away from pushing to allowing, from insecure to secure, from seeking approval to seeking enlightenment. — Bruna Martinuzzi

Metaphors are one of the most powerful weapons in your arsenal as a presenter. In today's fast-paced world of communication, a well-thought-out metaphor acts as a shortcut to meaning. — Bruna Martinuzzi

Every thought, word, and action plants seeds in the garden of your life. Are you planting seeds of love, compassion, peace, or those of anger, resentment and dissatisfaction? Choose wisely and tend your garden well. — John Bruna

Patience is an action and a skill to be cultivated. It actually solves more problems that most other actions. — John Bruna

There is no inner peace found in taking care of me and mine. It is present in attending to the needs of we and ours. — John Bruna

Don't be so quick to leave childhood behind, girl," Bruna said. "You'll find you miss it when its gone. — Peter V. Brett

Miffy has changed quite a lot since the early books, although I never realised it at the time. — Dick Bruna

Remember, everyone you meet is really trying to do the best they can. No one woke up today and intentionally decided to be mean, difficult, or unreasonable - including you. — John Bruna

Before he went to sleep, I told him a little story about a rabbit we saw run around the beach house we rented. — Dick Bruna

I come from a family of business people, but I had the idea I wanted to become an artist. — Dick Bruna

I want a nice picture book with 12 pictures - I do my best with that format. — Dick Bruna

Though you may feel that you cannot improve the world, you can always improve yourself. In doing so, the world becomes a better place. — John Bruna

I'm not going to hide away and leave my friends to the corelings!" she shouted. "We'll find a way to ward the Holy House, and make our stand here. Together! And if demons should dare come and try to take my children, I have secrets of fire that will burn them from this world!"
My children, Leesha thought, in the sudden silence that followed. Am I Bruna now, to think of them so?
She looked around, taking in the scared and sooty faces, not a one taking charge, and realized for the first time that as far as everyone was concerned, she was Bruna. She was Herb Gatherer for Cutter's Hollow now. Sometimes that meant bringing healing, and sometimes ...
Sometimes it meant a dash of pepper in the eyes, or burning a wood demon in your yard. — Peter V. Brett

When we forgive others, we give ourselves permission to let go of our own suffering. — John Bruna

Now, I had been drawing all this time - especially in France of course - so, when I came back, my father gave me the chance to do a cover for one of the books he published. — Dick Bruna

But I don't sit down and think: this is meant for children. — Dick Bruna

I thought it would be very nice to become Picasso or Rembrandt, or a van Gogh. — Dick Bruna

Each book first begins with a little idea. — Dick Bruna

Today is sacred - for it will never come again. What could be more important than living this day with attention and the intention to be of benefit, to the best of your ability, to all you encounter? — John Bruna

The doors that open and close in our lives are not nearly as important as the person we are when we open them. — John Bruna

Then one day I thought it would be wonderful to make a whole book, to make my text and my drawings together, and that's how I started doing children's books. — Dick Bruna

Our genuine happiness comes from doing things we feel good about, not from doing things that make us feel good. — John Bruna