Concupiscencias Quotes & Sayings

Everything is worship if your mind is focused on the present moment. — Paulo Coelho

I'm just so grateful and astonished that I'm still respected and listened to. — Mike Oldfield

You had heard of a caterpillar that couldn't turn into a butterfly. And you would like to examine how it would feel to be denied such a beautiful thing. You would like to know how it feels for the caterpillar to watch other caterpillars transform while all the time knowing he would never have that opportunity. — Cecelia Ahern

Novel writing is World Building & Word Weaving (Neil Postman's terms). — J.M. Varner

Nature is the master of talents; genius is the master of nature. — Josiah Gilbert Holland

There were days - she could remember this - when Henry would hold her hand as they walked home, middle-aged people, in their prime. Had they known at these moments to be quietly joyful? Most likely not. People mostly did not know enough when they were living life that they were living it. But she had that memory now, of something healthy and pure. — Elizabeth Strout

That ought to make his face, or the sound of his voice, more precious to her mind, but strangely, this wasn't so. What was left in his absence was an empty, sorrowful discomfort. She wondered if it wouldn't eventually grow dull or dim if she worried at it enough, or softened and more — Cherie Priest

Today, lawyers are attacking more; they're attacking everything. A good example is the O.J. Simpson case. — Joseph Wambaugh

Valentine's Day is a time to celebrate the joy of being in love. Unless you're single & lonely then it's called Laundry Day. — Dane Cook

The only real elegance is in the mind; if you've got that, the rest really comes from it. — Diana Vreeland

I have a lovely family who supports me and it's great. — Bryan Cranston