Buddhadeb Samanta Quotes & Sayings

A publisher sent him a galley of a novel by a writer he had barely heard of, one that impressed him deeply and seemed to embody all the literary qualities he had called for in his "fictional Futures" essay. The book was Franzen's The Twenty-Seventh City. Set in St. Louis, it mixed postmodernism and traditional storytelling and showed a familiarity its chosen city that Wallace could only marvel it. it decanted a Pynchonesque conspiracy in media-mediated language; it was about word AND the world, realism for an era when there was no real. — D.T. Max

I have girlfriends who've had Botox and been left with lumps in their faces. And the lips, don't even get me started. — Joan Collins

You work hard for your income, and that hard work is what fuels the economy. — Emily Oster

God is the celebrity author of the world's best seller. We have made god into the biggest celebrity of all, to contain our own emptiness. — Daniel J. Boorstin

The worthy always refuse power when first offered. — Ben Reeder

If this is your idea of glamour, I'm having second thoughts about letting you make me over. — Cassandra Clare

Even within one person, yesterday and today, there are differences. We must look at a deeper level. — Dalai Lama

Being unique is never easy, and often, by the time culture catches up with you, there are only a few people who notice. — Henry Rollins

Live with compassion. Work with compassion. Die with compassion. Meditate with compassion. Enjoy with compassion. When problems come, experience them with compassion. — Thubten Zopa Rinpoche

I honor Earth First for having the guts to do the things they do. It's not for me, but I understand why they do what they do. And, ultimately, we all help each other. — Brock Adams

I was a guy who wanted to become famous. There was steam coming out of my ears, I wanted to be famous so badly. You want the attention, you want the bucks, and you want the best seat in the restaurant. I didn't think what the repercussions would be. — Matthew Perry

Submissive men, men who desire to serve as consensual slaves, are on one of the most difficult journeys in the world today, because they have rejected patriarchal privilege and embraced their own heart's calling instead. — TammyJo Eckhart