Gubaidulina String Quotes & Sayings

But whatever any of them thought one thing was always certain: even though they suffered and had to struggle at times to bring meaning and even the most basic dignity into their existence and even though in their search for justice and truthfulness they were beaten down and met with disappointment again and again - their lives were not available for use as an illustration. Theirs were not stories that could be read as an affirmation of another system. — Nadeem Aslam

He was a man's man: an expert on the golf course, a force to be dealt with in business, and a Texan through and through
and proud of it. — Patricia Cori

Selfishness is one of the qualities apt to inspire love. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

What of the old serpent who cannot shed his skin, and calls all others naked and shameless? — Khalil Gibran

The more our feelings diverge, the more deeply felt they are, the greater is our obligation to grant the sincerity and essential decency of our fellow citizens on the other side. — Edward Kennedy

The beauty of existence is that we get past the superficialities and material world and hopefully move into - lord - hopefully a bit of depth. — Gwendoline Christie

No valid plans for the future can be made by those who have no capacity for living now. - Alan Watts1 When — Emma Seppala

That everyone is of equal significance and that the differences between individuals are more important than the differences between broad classes? — Jo Walton

There is nothing more tragic than to find an individual bogged down in the length of life, devoid of breadth. — Martin Luther King Jr.

He didn't look like the same person who picked me up this morning. Noah
sarcastic, distant, untouchable Noah
cared. And that made him real. — Michelle Hodkin

Home is where the heart is, and where the hell is, and where the hate is, and where the hopelessness is. Which made Aurora Hills pretty much like home. — Nova Ren Suma

Is this just what you do? You start to get involved, get scared when the emotions are too much, and then dream up any excuse you can to run? Or to invite the other person to dump you? — Sherryl Woods

Don't be alarmed, Mr. Sturges. Some of my closest friends are dead. — Seth Grahame-Smith

We mean by 'politics' the people's business - the most important business there is. — Adlai E. Stevenson

You cherry-pick events that are relevant to the story question and construct a gauntlet of challenge (read: the plot) that will force the protagonist to put his money where his mouth is. Think baptism by ever-escalating fire. — Lisa Cron