Eiji Akaso Quotes & Sayings

The shoddy work of despair, the pointless work of pride, equally betray Creation. They are wastes of life. — Wendell Berry

That is the art of being a good librarian. You must always be able to lay hands on anything your master requires. Keep everything, chiot, throw away nothing, however insignificant or old. You never know when it might be needed. "The cornerstone which the builders rejected", that is what an ancient book is, Vincent, a cornerstone. Many might consider it worthless, but one day it may prove to be the very stone upon which the whole house stands. Words, Vincent, always hoard the written words as if they were royal jewels. [Gaspard] — Karen Maitland

I believe in a world where love can still catch you off guard and where the best part is the falling stage. Those shy glances, the racing heart, flushed cheeks, and the butterflies? That's magic.
~Sarah Brocious on More Than Scars — Sarah Brocious

Language grows out of life, out of its needs and experiences. 828 — Anne Sullivan Macy

Ironing is comfort. It's control. I'm a nutty person who likes to make sure everything is in its place. — Sandra Bullock

I would like you to talk to someone."
Julia lowered her eyes? "I talk to you."
"I meant someone who isn't an ass. — Sylvain Reynard

....we have discovered a great social secret in Canada. We have contrived to solve problems which would ruin other countries merely by ignoring their existence. — Hugh MacLennan

In 1600, Shakespeare's London was a city of 200,000 people. At the same time, there were already over a million in Tokyo. — Simon McBurney

Civilisation isn't a thing that you build and then there it is, you have it forever. It needs to be built constantly, recreated daily. It vanishes far more quickly than he even would have thought possible. — Steven Galloway

The most amazing combinations can result if you shuffle the pack enough. — Mikhail Bulgakov

Nancy carried a cardboard boxes loaded with books toward the moving van that Saturday morning. Our eyes met and we shared a smile. "You didn't have as much stuff when you moved in," she pointed out wryly. "How many boxes of books is this? Seriously. It's like you're living in a freaking library." I shrugged. "You know me. I have a bit of a book fetish." "I wouldn't mind the books if you'd join us in the 21st century and get an e-reader already. Then when you move a thousand books from place to place, I don't risk throwing my back out. — Anonymous

May your hand be full for always if only with another hand. May your heart be empty only long enough to give you cause to fill it up again with love. May your soul be lost by you only to be found by God. — Rod McKuen

God is as great in minuteness as He is in magnitude. — Charles Caleb Colton

If you knew the power within yourself to be truly happy, to be truly whole, then you would never ask another to become the image you desire for yourself, in order to be happy and whole. — Stephen Richards

If at first you don't succeed, try management. — Stephen Hawking