Ellietsmart Quotes & Sayings

I believe in empathy. I believe in the kind of empathy that is created through imagination and through intimate, personal relationships. I am a writer and a teacher, so much of my time is spent interpreting stories and connecting to other individuals. It is the urge to know more about ourselves and others that creates empathy. Through imagination and our desire for rapport, we transcend our limitations, freshen our eyes, and are able to look at ourselves and the world through a new and alternative lens. — Azar Nafisi

Does anyone smell roasting meat?' said Razo, 'Oh, wait, it's just Geric's face. — Shannon Hale

Evil has only the power that we give it. — Ray Bradbury

You look down in the mouth. You all right?" "Lost a woman." "You'll have others and lose them too. — Charles Bukowski

Somewhere along the way to free-market capitalism, the United States became the most wasteful society on the planet. — Paul Hawken

Not everyone makes the boat, she thought. — Louise Penny

On any given day, half of the subway cars smelled like urine, and attempting to get anywhere on time was nearly impossible. It was stressful to live in the city and I still hadn't found my niche, but I had dreams. One day when I'd paid off my massive pile of student loans and was working for Vogue, I'd move to the Upper East Side and get to experience the city in a whole new light. — R.S. Grey

closing, I'd just like to say that marriage is less about finding someone you can live with and more about finding that one you can't live without. — Sheryl Lister

Everybody on YouTube starts with zero subscribers. You think of everyone you look up to or have watched for years or whatever, they may seem like this is their life now, but it wasn't always that. — Tyler Oakley

There are old-money Asians that would never be caught dead with a Chanel handbag or sporting anything that has a label it. — Kevin Kwan