Exoticism And Orientalism Quotes & Sayings

After two years' absence she finally returned to chilly Europe, a trifle weary, a trifle sad, disgusted by our banal entertainments, our shrunken landscapes, our impoverished lovemaking. Her soul had remained over there, among the gigantic, poisonous flowers. She missed the mystery of old temples and the ardor of a sky blazing with fever, sensuality and death. The better to relive all these magnificent, raging memories, she became a recluse, spending entire days lying about on tiger skins, playing with those pretty Nepalese knives 'which dissipate one's dreams'. — Octave Mirbeau

Well I have a microphone and you don't so you will listen to every damn word I have to say! — Adam Sandler

courage necessary to make radical and life-giving changes in your mind and body that will allow you to flourish on all levels. — Christiane Northrup

The thing about the books is that they really talked a lot about what was going on inside of Bond and the inner dialogue. It's very hard to project that onto a screen because Bond doesn't talk a lot about how he feels. But, when you have an actor like Daniel Craig, he's able to convey the inner turmoil and the conflicts. He's given Bond his humanity. — Barbara Broccoli

Oh, no you don't. You're not heading down to that dock, young man," Babette declares as she clears my plate.
"But Babette, Dr. Felix said I only had to rest yesterday!"
"Yes he did, and I won't make you stay in bed today. But you're going to stay here while I go. I don't think your crutches are able to make it down the path. It's too rough. You'll end up tripping over something."
I scoff. She doesn't know that I'm the guy who not only made it down to the dock, but also did it in the dark WITHOUT falling flat on his back.
"But Babette - "
"No buts, Rylan. You're staying here and that's final"
"Fine," I grumble. — Colleen Boyd

Not guilty doesn't mean you're innocent. — Tom Leveen

She didn't mind the sacrifice. It seemed enough for a life, to give yourself to music the way nuns give themselves to God. To vow. To surrender. Only music, after all, made life bearable. Only with music did she feel--what was it? Free? Happy? No, it was something else. Awake. — Carolina De Robertis

Fearlessness is the first requisite of spirituality. Cowards can never be moral. — Mahatma Gandhi

It's hard to propose a $100 laptop for a world community of kids and then not say in the same breath that you're going to depend on the community to make software for it. — Nicholas Negroponte

If there is not at least a yearning in our hearts to live a holy life pleasing to God, we need to seriously question whether our faith in Christ is genuine. — Jerry Bridges

Every road has dangers, but not every road has obvious dangers! Watch out the hidden ones! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

You have a lot of friends who love you dearly and you don't know who they are. — Shelley Winters

She scrambled to her feet, "We ... uh ... better get back. The clothes ... ya know."
True, her ten grand worth of clothes were in the back of his pick-up, but he really needed a moment to ... uh ... compose himself.
"Are you coming?"
Well, that's a loaded question. — Shelly Laurenston