Costellazioni Orsa Quotes & Sayings

He had built up within himself a kind of sanctuary in which she throned among his secret thoughts and longings. Little by little it became the scene of his real life, of his only rational activities; thither he brought the books he read, the ideas and feelings which nourished him, his judgments and his visions. Outside it, in the scene of his actual life, he moved with a growing sense of unreality and insufficiency, blundering against familiar prejudices and traditional points of view as an absent-minded man goes on bumping into the furniture of his own room. — Edith Wharton

It was as if we'd pressed ourselves together until his bones passed through mine and we were the same person, ever so briefly. — Paula McLain

I've been a long time coming, and I'll be a long time gone. You've got your whole life to do something, and that's not very long. — Ani DiFranco

Just going to Bangladesh was an experience ... if you go into small villages in the U.K., they're backward and culturally devoid. But if you go into small villages in Bangladesh, they have classical music concerts. — Sarah Gavron

Whatever your relationship is to your sacred tradition in the West, you have some relationship to the Bible if only through the names of the characters. — Anita Diament

Enjoy the fashions, read the good articles, and when you feel threatened, turn your mental gaze inward, but keep your eyes on the road, or you won't know where you are going. Have a practice or discipline that lets you be in touch with your inner self, your soul. — Rebecca Pidgeon

We don't need love to be eternal, only to be in our lives here and now. — Marty Rubin

I'm this overachiever type, I'll just work and work and I'll just do it over and over and over again. — Venus Williams

People have tried to corner the market on being offended, corner the market on language and corner the market on opinion. Should I lose my job 'cause I offended somebody? No, of course not. Your life should never be affected by public opinion. — Patrice O'Neal

From Taking Your Clothes to the Salvation Army:
Okay, so strangers will be grateful for this, will wear the socks to keep their feet warm, blow their noses in your handkerchiefs, pull up the shorts, tuck in the size large shirts (too small for our boys, too big for our daughter), and bits of you will be out there, engaging in a life you no longer have. — Jane Yolen

I've had a face-lift. I've had my eyes done; liposuction; the nose job - well, that was a long time ago. — Gennifer Flowers

I'm a big admirer of Walter Willett's work. I think he's done some really important research. He and I agree on most things. — Dean Ornish

My parents have Google Alerts on me. So they'll often times send me an e-mail and be like, 'Hey did you know this?' And then I'll be like, 'Well, it is, like, my life. So yes, I did know that.' Or, 'That's not even true. I don't know where you read that.' I have Googled myself, yes. But my parents really have Google Alerts on me. — Dane DeHaan