Gift Inter Vivos Quotes & Sayings

Innocence was gone from all our acts. Our habitual state of rebellion became a serious political crime. — Anais Nin

Welcome to Barrayar, son. Here you go: have a world of wealth and poverty, wrenching change and rooted history. Have a birth; have two. Have a name. Miles means "soldier," but don't let the power of suggestion overwhelm you. Have a twisted form in a society that loathes and fears the mutations that have been its deepest agony. Have a title, wealth, power, and all the hatred and envy they will draw. Have your body ripped apart and re-arranged. Inherit an array of friends and enemies you never made. Have a grandfather from hell. Endure pain, find joy, and make your own meaning, because the universe certainly isn't going to supply it. Always be a moving target. Live. Live. Live. — Lois McMaster Bujold

God turns His back on those who quarrel among themselves. — Mahatma Gandhi

Basically, my idea and explorations on fashion have not changed; however, I believe I'm going state-of-the-art on fashion. — Yayoi Kusama

For the first half of my adult life, I was a Democrat. — Alphonso Jackson

Left to it's own devices, writing is like weather. It has a drama, a form, a force to it that shapes the day. Just as good rain clears the air, a good writing day clears the psyche. There is something very right about simply letting yourself write. And the way to do that is to begin, to begin where you are. — Julia Cameron

The artistic temperament is a disease that affects amateurs. Artists of a large and wholesome vitality get rid of their art easily, as they breathe easily or perspire easily. But in artists of less force, the thing becomes a pressure, and produces a definite pain, which is called the artistic temperament. — Gilbert K. Chesterton

I protest against any absolute conclusion. — George Eliot

A friend got me a job on the door of the Camden Palace nightclub, which quickly progressed to running the place. — Sam Taylor-Johnson

If we can remember the feeling of love we once had, we can die without ever going away. — Morrie Schwartz.

Mrs. Scott, do you mind my asking why the alarm wasn't on?" This was from Mayhew. He had taken out a notebook and pen. His shoulders were hunched, as if someone had asked him to mimic a character from a Raymond Chandler novel. — Karin Slaughter

The political motive in the academic breast is honest enough. It is fear---genuine, perpetual, heart-felt timorousness. All the Political Arguments are addressed to this passion. Have you ever noticed how people say, 'I'm afraid I don't ...' when they mean, 'I think I don't ...'? — Francis Macdonald Cornford

The Corporation for Public Broadcasting distributes an annual appropriation that we provide in accordance with a statutory formula, the vast majority of which goes directly to public radio and television stations. — Earl Blumenauer