Gazzola Quotes & Sayings

In function, Jesus's aphorisms are very much like his parables - provocative and invitational forms of speech. They provoke thought, lead people to reconsider their taken-for-granted assumptions, and invite them to see life differently. — Marcus J. Borg

When you take a character seriously, there's more room for comedy because you're not aware of how absurd you are. — Robin McLeavy

I always have strong feelings when I'm writing a book. Sometimes when I'm writing a book, I even cry when I'm writing. Once I read a quotation that I thought was very true for me, which is: "No tears in the writer, no tears in the reader." — Eve Bunting

How poetic you are," she said. "I've a notion that poetry is the highest form of self-deception. — Gregory Maguire

There may be more danger in prejudices which are apparently founded in logic than in those which are acknowledged as emotions. (p69) — Edward De Bono

Local esteem is far more conducive to happiness than general reputation. The latter may be compared to the fixed stars which glimmer so remotely as to afford little light and no warmth. The former is like the sun, each day shedding his prolific and cheering beams. — William Benton Clulow

Life is but a preparation for what there is to come. — Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe