De Magnete Quotes & Sayings

I like the new scar Captain. — Sarah J. Maas

We hold on so tightly, because we're terrified of loss. We hold on till our hands bleed. And in that self-shattering persistence, we fail to see the answer: Just let go. — Yasmin Mogahed

One year, on Yom Kippur eve, Salanter did not show up in synagogue for services. The congregation was extremely worried; they could only imagine that their rabbi had suddenly taken sick or been in an accident. In any case, they would not start the service without him. During the wait, a young woman in the congregation became agitated. She had left her infant child at home asleep in its crib; she was certain she would only be away a short while. Now, because of the delay, she slipped out to make sure that the infant was all right. When she reached her house, she found her child being rocked in the arms of Rabbi Salanter. He had heard the baby crying while walking to the synagogue and, realizing that the mother must have gone off to services, had gone into the house to calm him. — Joseph Telushkin

There is nothing you can throw at me that I cannot metabolize, no thing impervious to my alchemy. — Maggie Nelson

There's just no quiet in Vegas. — Barry Manilow

In any circumstance, call on God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

'Yosemite' opened doors for me in the New York theater community in amazing ways. There's a whole world of fearless young theater makers here who put shows together on a shoestring budget and with gigantic hearts. — Kathryn Erbe

The trick to surviving with low funds is to not have such high standards. — Simon Rich