Demetrielle Quotes & Sayings

Everything I have written up to now is trifling compared to that which I would like to write and would write with great pleasureEither I am a fool and a self-conceited person, or I am a being capable of becoming a good writer; I am displeased and bored with everything now being written, while everything in my head interests, moves, and excites me-whence I draw the conclusion that no one is doing what is needed, and I alone know the secret of how it should be done. In all likelihood everyone who writes thinks that. In fact, the devil himself will be brought to his knees by these questions. — Anton Chekhov

It is very much easier to shatter prison-bars than to open undiscovered doors to life. — D.H. Lawrence

Enjoy your work and have ethical standards. — Walter Schloss

Why do we teach our children to hate others when there are so many options to love? Why do we teach hate when kindness, compassion, tolerance, and harmony add such beauty to life? — Debasish Mridha

When I was young, every time I criticized someone, my mother would stand me in front of the mirror and say: 'The flaws you see in others are actually a reflection of yourself.' That taught me to pay close attention when I looked at others. — Richard Branson

I get uncomfortable when people give me presents and watch me open them. I don't have birthday parties, because the idea of a group of people singing and looking at me while I'm blowing out candles gives me hives. — Brit Marling

A library at night is full of sounds: the unread books can't stand it any longer and announce their contents, some boasting, some shy, some devious. — Helen Oyeyemi

There's an I in menagerie. - Black Annis — Derek Landy

Your inner purpose is an essential part of the purpose of the whole, the universe and its emerging intelligence. Your outer purpose can change over time. It varies greatly from person to person. Finding and living in alignment with the inner purpose is the foundation for fulfilling your outer purpose. It is the basis for true success. — Eckhart Tolle

To work with God's happiness bubbling in the soul is to carry a portable paradise within you wherever you go. — Paramahansa Yogananda