Hermetical Quotes & Sayings

Writing about a war will always be political writing, no matter what amount of hermetical hide-and-seek or aesthetical operations are involved. — Sasa Stanisic

Painting completed my life. I lost three children and a series of other things that would have fulfilled my horrible life. My painting took the place of all this. I think work is the best. (Frida Kahlo, p. 157) — Martha Zamora

Life is given for wisdom, and yet we are not wise; for goodness, and we are not good; for overcoming evil, and evil remains; for patience and sympathy and love, and yet we are fretful and hard and weak and selfish. We are keyed not to attainment, but to the struggle toward it. — Thornton T. Munger

And there's nothing wrong with spinsters, anyway. They have nice cats and little bowls full of candy. Mrs. Bailey and Mrs. Newitz are the kindest ladies you'll ever meet, and they have nips of whiskey in their tea like cowboys. — Catherynne M Valente

Beware of bartering the Word of God for a more suitable conception of your own. — Oswald Chambers

Change is the most beneficial power available to you, simply change the things you don't like, replacing them with your true desires. — Steven Redhead

You can be sexy, but you can't be 50 — Madonna Ciccone

I like to be who I am. — Hal Holbrook

How can I miss something with a physical ache and be absolutely terrified of it at the same time? — Samantha Towle

To me, what makes physics physics is that experiment is intimately connected to theory. It's one whole. — Lene Hau

DNA is ROM. It can be read millions of times over, but only written to once - when it is first assembled the birth of the cell in which it resides. — Richard Dawkins

One of my favorite films is 'Pretty Woman.' — Taye Diggs

Their unselfishness, the way they play and their poise factor. When you never panic, that's a great sign. — Shaquille O'Neal

Your clothes are so much more than just 'clothes' - they are a fun, easy way for you to get to know your true self. — Glynis Mackenzie

Cricket glanced down when she saw a cookie slide under the wall. She plucked the cookie from the ground and bit into it, dirt and all. It was so disgusting, her eyes watered, but she was starving, so she choked it down. — Ash Gray

Once you've fallen from classical virtue, won't have a soul for to wake up and hold you. — Rufus Wainwright