Cortinas Modernas Quotes & Sayings

He lit his cigar and sat back at peace with the world; I, too, was at peace in another world than his. We both were happy. He talked of Julia and I heard his voice, unintelligible at a great distance, like a dog's barking miles away on a still night. — Evelyn Waugh

Writing as an art form belongs to all people, regardless of economic class or educational level ... A writer is someone who writes. — Pat Schneider

He said brokenly many things beautiful in their common-ness. — Sinclair Lewis

I want to leave this worn body behind, but my chains are too many, my weights too heavy. This life is all that's left of me. And I know I won't be able to meet myself in the mirror for the rest of the day — Tahereh Mafi

I lost my voice and my best friend too
On swift, fierce winds and wings of blue,
The cold rain fell where beams had shone,
So I wrapped up tight and safe. Alone.

But I missed my friend, I missed my voice,
And my heart still whispered of another choice
To break out of my binding, safe, and warm,
And see what the world looked like after the storm.

So I struggled free and was greeted by
Colorful brushstrokes across the sky,
The melody of the summer breeze
And blue wings like mine in hazel trees.

On the soft, sweet air of the mountain glade,
We gathered together in cool, green shade,
And told our stories, beginnings to ends,
And found our song in the hearts of new friends. — Elaine Vickers

No athlete, no scientist, no musician ever got better without focused practice, and there is no program you can download for that. It has to come from within. — Thomas L. Friedman

Friendship's the wine of life. — Edward Young

As a people, our most cherished and valuable achievements are the achievements of spirit. With an Afrocentric spirit, all things can be made to happen; it is the source of genuine revolutionary commitment. — Molefi Kete Asante

The Universe continually gives us gifts, but we have to open them. — Nancy Ashley

My idea was that if I loved to sing, I would just do it anywhere I could, and always go out and always try to learn and try to perform, and try to find opportunities. Little by little, I sort of built upon that idea. — Lauren Hart

Today the art of gardening is practised much more often than any other, in ignorant, impulsive ways, by people who never stop to think that it is an art at all. — Mariana Griswold Van Rensselaer

A positive attitude turns "I can't & I won't," into "I have & I WILL! — Mandy Hale

Write the story that only you can write. — Francisco Arcellana

Though boys throw stones at frogs in sport, the frogs do not die in sport, but in earnest. — Bion Of Borysthenes

The patterns are simple, but followed together, they make for a whole that is wiser than the sum of its parts. Go for a walk; cultivate hunches; write everything down, but keep your folders messy; embrace serendipity; make generative mistakes; take on multiple hobbies; frequent coffeehouses and other liquid networks; follow the links; let others build on your ideas; borrow, recycle; reinvent. Build a tangled bank. — Steven Johnson