Ghinis Quotes & Sayings

The characters in my stories all have quite loud lives in my head. It's a relief to get them on the page. Often they come from people I've noticed or overheard - but that is only a part of them. It's only by writing that I discover who these people really are. — Rachel Joyce

Eroticism is one of the basic means of self-knowledge, as indispensable as poetry. — Anais Nin

How could this man - so capable of extreme violence against her - show such gentleness? BUT, she reminded herself, even Hitler loved his dogs."
- Charlotte, The Devil's Serenade — Catherine Cavendish

Well, for instance, why does everything always have to be written from the point of view of a human being? Why not write from the point of view of a cat? Or a tree? — Austin Scott Collins

THE INTEREST WITHOUT THE CAPITAL

The lover's food is the love of the bread;
no bread need be at hand:
no one who is sincere in his love is a slave to existence.

Lovers have nothing to do with with with existence;
lovers have the interest without the capital.

Without wings they fly around the world;
without hands they carry the polo ball off the field.

That dervish who caught the scent of Reality
used to weave basket even though his hand had been cut off.

Lover have pitched their tents in nonexistence:
they are of one quality and one essence, as nonexistence is. — Jalaluddin Rumi

You want to be a hero? Learn to create certainty in the face of fear. — Tony Robbins

You probably drink too much. If you hand me that bottle, I'll reduce your temptations.
Augustus "Gus" McCrae — Larry McMurtry