Hiroko Tabuchi Quotes & Sayings

I like that the Mall serves as our national Tuppaware, reliable and empty, waiting to be filled with potluck whatever. — Sarah Vowell

Compassion is the awareness of a deep bond between yourself and all creatures. — Eckhart Tolle

Jesus Christ, a Nazarene, lived in Nazareth. — Lailah Gifty Akita

We are here to unlearn the teachings of the church, state, and our education system. — Charles Bukowski

Awards are so unnecessary because I think we get so much out of our work just by doing it. The work is a reward in itself. — Natalie Portman

While in the course of ages the nucleus of social custom inscribed in law has been subjected to but slight and gradual modifications, the other portion has been largely developed in directions indicated by the interests of the dominant classes, and to the injury of the classes they oppress. — Peter Kropotkin

It's a good thing to be old. Because when you get older, that means you haven't died yet, right? And when I do get older, I want to have the grace to be proud of it, not to lie about it or try to fight it. — Penelope Cruz

Throughout much of history, women writers have capitulated to male standards, and have paid too much heed to what Virginia Woolf calls "the angel in the house." She is that little ghost who sits on one's shoulder while one writes and whispers, "Be nice, don't say anything that will embarrass the family, don't say anything your man will disapprove of ... " [ellipsis in original] The "angel in the house" castrates one's creativity because it deprives one of essential honesty, and many women writers have yet to win the freedom to be honest with themselves. — Erica Jong

Well, I think any actor can probably identify with being a professional liar. You don't always look at yourself that way, but I know a lot of days I do. — John Cusack

I'd found love
only to discover how fleeting it can be. — Debbie Macomber