Fatimeh Sayyad Quotes & Sayings

I want you to learn the lesson of the lotus. This flower springs forth from muddy waters. It raises its delicate petals to the sun and perfumes the world while, at the same time, its roots cling to the elemental muck, the very essence of the mortal experience. Without that soil, the flower would wither and die. — Colleen Houck

The Bible is worth all the other books which have ever been printed. — Patrick Henry

One thing is fact. The events of your life are created by you, and those events come to you through your feelings. — Stuart Wilde

I love all my characters. I love their weaknesses and flaws. I feel like they're all my best friends and I adore being with them. — Sophie Kinsella

[Hunt for the Wilderpeople] people seem to be just finding it hilarious in Sundance. I would think that judging on the feedback I get; it's a very warming film. It's not sentimental, but people are sort of heart warmed by a message that's pretty rare. — Sam Neill

Do you miss Wales?" Tessa inquired.
Will shrugged lightly. "What's to miss? Sheep and singing," he said. "And the ridiculous language. Fe hoffwn i fod mor feddw, fyddai ddim yn cofio fy enw."
"What does that mean?"
"It means 'I wish to get so drunk I no longer remember my own name,' Quite useful. — Cassandra Clare

Farmers are patient men. They got to be. Got to see those seeds come up week by week, fraction by fraction, and sweat it out for some days not knowing yet is it weeds or vegetables ... — Anne Tyler

Spreading rumours is our national past time — Monica Ali