Budana Quotes & Sayings

Nostalgia is a particular affliction of immigrant fiction, and it's led to a kind of sclerosis of the form. I hate nostalgia, and I feel it's good to be aware of the politics of these genres. — Neel Mukherjee

If all of a sudden someone said, 'You have five more kids,' I'd be totally OK with it. — Sandra Bullock

There is an unavoidable tendency to become literally the embodiment of that quality upon which one most constantly thinks. — James Allen

They hadn't expected to find quite such a large gathering, however, and Anthony couldn't resist remarking, "My, my, how, what would draw so many children to this room in the middle of the night, I wonder? Jack and Judy aren't hiding behind you, are they? D'you get the feeling these younguns think it's Christmas already, James?"
James had already deduced what was causing so many red faces, and said, "Good God,take a gander at that, Tony. Even the Yank is blushing, damn me if he ain't."
Warren sighed and glanced down at his wife. "You see what your silliness has caused, love? Those two will never let me live this down."
"Course we will," Anthony replied with a wicked grin. "In ten or twenty years perhaps. — Johanna Lindsey

Successful people do what others know they should do but will not. To become a success, or just be *more* successful, you will do what average, less-motivated people will not. — Chalene Johnson

All of us at reddit work here because we think that reddit is a community like none other. We think it can be a powerful force to change the world for the better. — Yishan Wong

I AM the current curator of the black trunk and the stories it holds within. — Hope Barrett

Among themselves, they had figured out how to go about marriage so as to accomplish the least damage. t The husbands lived two hours away... — Charles Frazier

To become conscious of it involves recognizing the dark aspects of the personality as present and real. — Carl Jung

Memory's vices are also its virtues, elements of a bridge across time that allows us to link the mind with the world. — Daniel Schacter

Studies show that the fear of public humiliation is a potent force. During the 1988-89 basketball season, for example, two NCAA basketball teams played eleven games without any spectators, owing to a measles outbreak that led their schools to quarantine all students. Both teams played much better (higher free-throw percentages, for example) without any fans, even adoring home-team fans, to unnerve them. — Susan Cain

First visualize your goal in your mind. Then have a leap of faith, and let your passion guide you throughout the process. — Abhijit Naskar

I'm not always happy, I promise. I can be serious. — Halston Sage

Magic is a trick, and the trick is to believe it's real. — Osman Welela

Whatever path brought you here
There is a reason why you came,
Through you may not know it now. — Ilchi Lee