Enganos In English Quotes & Sayings

I acknowledge immense debt to the griots [tribal poets] of Africa - where today it is rightly said that when a griot dies, it is as if a library has burned to the ground. — Alex Haley

So in that moment all the flowers in our garden and in M. Swann's park, and the water-lilies on the Vivonne and the good folk of the village and their little dwellings and the parish church and the whole of Combray and of its surroundings, taking their proper shapes and growing solid, sprang into being, town and gardens alike, from my cup of tea. — Marcel Proust

Never put more than two waves in a picture; it's fussy. — Winslow Homer

This kind of thing requires secrecy to function, so exposing all the secrets hurts them in the end. It's the only way this really, permanently stops. — James S.A. Corey

Time is the fairest and toughest judge. — Edgar Quinet

The misconception of equating ease of life with "passing" must be dismantled in our culture. The work begins by each of us recognizing that cis people are not more valuable or legitimate and that trans people who blend as cis are not more valuable or legitimate. We must recognize, discuss, and dismantle this hierarchy that polices bodies and values certain ones over others. We must recognize that we all have different experiences of oppression and privilege, and I recognize that my ability to blend as cis is one conditional privilege that does not negate the fact that I experience the world as a trans woman (with my own fears, insecurities, and body-image issues) no matter how attractive people may think I am. — Janet Mock

Time is what you make of it. — Sarah Hardy

But always too soon, right after a fleeting moment of hope, the floor opens up and I sink to the bottom again. — Natalie Taylor

The American dream, to me, means having the opportunity to achieve, because I don't think you should be guaranteed anything other than opportunity. — Lenny Wilkens

Reality is, Hope and Despair lie in the same places.
And they're just a matter of perspective.
What changed my perspective, was her. — Richie Singh

I could never be sure whether he would be there when I arrived. On my way through the forest I used to pass a large granite block where I would stop, draw my breath and close my fists with my thumbs inside, then close my eyes and whisper: 'Please, please, please let him be there today,' before continuing. If he wasn't, I felt it was because I had done wrong. That somehow I had to earn the right to such pleasure. — Linda Olsson

I didn't plan to become an atheist. I didn't even want to become an atheist. It's just that I had no choice. If I'm being honest with myself. — Daniel C. Dennett