Divakaruni Munster Quotes & Sayings

In prose, I think you sometimes have to write in very plain language, where every line may not seem to be so important, though in all writing every line is important. — Grace Paley

People are confusing me with a good actor when I'm just a good mimic. When someone asks me to play a nun from the fifteenth century, you'll see what I mean. — Jemima Kirke

What this country needs is Discipline! Peace is a great dream, but maybe sometimes it's only a pipe dream! I'm not so sure - now this will shock you, but I want you to listen to one woman who will tell you the unadulterated hard truth instead of a lot of sentimental taffy, and I'm not sure but that we need to be in a real war again, in order to learn Discipline! We don't want all this highbrow intellectuality, all this book-learning. That's good enough in its way, but isn't it, after all, just a nice toy for grownups? No, what we all of us must have, if this great land is going to go on maintaining its high position among the Congress of Nations, is Discipline - Will Power - Character! — Sinclair Lewis

I do try to separate my personal activism - showing up at a demonstration or something - from what I write. — Ursula K. Le Guin

Anger repressed can poison a relationship as surely as the crudest words. — Joyce Brothers

No matter who you are, we're creatures of habit. The better your habits are, the better they will be in pressure situations. — Wayne Gretzky

What the poet says has never been said before, but, once he has said it, his readers recognize its validity for themselves. — W. H. Auden

A fear-stricken person can never know God, and one who knows God will never fear a mortal man. — Mahatma Gandhi

My writings are an exploration, and I think a lot of writers would tell you this, but in writing, you're not simply putting down things that are already known to you. You're actually discovering in the writing process, you're actually creating knowledge. — Alan Lightman

The world is looking, not for Christians who are perfect, but for Christians who are honest and who are willing to be honest with some of our contradictions and hypocrisy. — Shane Claiborne

It looked like a work of art created by a long forgotten god and left to hang forever in a gallery of stars. — Anonymous

I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them. — Devon Bostick

Morning dawned bright and sparkling after the rain. The air was keen and crisp. The cedars glistened as if decked with diamonds. Pan felt the sweet scent of the damp dust, and it gave him a thrill and a longing for the saddle and the open country. — Zane Grey

I'm a simple man, Janet. I say what I mean and have no talent for games. I want to show you how I feel about you so there's no chance for misunderstanding. If you think I'm trying to romance you, you're right. I am. — Pamela Clare