Frishberg Van Quotes & Sayings

We learn what poetry is - if we ever learn - by reading it. — T. S. Eliot

Once trapped in the belief that you are a victim, you surrender your birthright to compete for the prizes of life. — James Cook

If you have one parent who loves you, even if they can't buy you clothes, they're so poor and they make all kinds of mistakes and maybe sometimes they even give you awful advice, but never for one moment do you doubt their love for you
if you have this, you have incredibly good fortune.
If you have two parents who love you? You have won life's Lotto.
If you do not have parents, or if the parents you have are so broken and so, frankly, terrible that they are no improvement over nothing, this is fine.
It's not ideal because it's harder without adults who love you more than they love themselves. But harder is just harder, that's all. — Augusten Burroughs

Is there something wrong with being a Muslim in this country? The answer is "no." That's not America. — Colin Powell

Art is so often better at theology than theology is. — Christian Wiman

A good job is largely anonymous and forgotten (but still important). A personal job, on the other hand, is humanized. It brings us closer together. It might not be remarkable, but it stands out as memorable because (however briefly) the recipient of the work was touched by someone else. Often, remarkable work is personal too, but personal might just be enough for today. — Seth