House On Mango Street Esperanza Quotes & Sayings

Since I found you no more cold nights and no more lonely days. Nothing makes me happier than knowing that I will have and hold you for as long as I live. — Jean Moore

I noticed that democracy was broken and tried to work on fixing that in Japan. Then I realized that it was broken all over the place and decided to work on that too. — Joichi Ito

Only to the degree that a musician is healing himself or herself through music can a listener be healed. — W.A. Mathieu

You often hear people say 'Luck is self made.' I think it is, to a certain extent; if you work hard on something, you are more likely to be lucky than if you don't. That having been said, I do believe during in my career I have been at the right place at the right time with the right people. — Greg Lake

Two things are desired in order that intercourse may be had: First, that a minister or agent be allowed to reside at the capital. Second, that commerce between different countries be freely allowed. — Townsend Harris

One does not go to Vatican City with one's ass hanging out. — Dan Brown

A good Master can be standing in a crowd or standing on a bright sunny beach. It shouldn't matter. When he speaks, it is everything he stands for and represents that induces the woman to obey him. All the fancy props, all of the intimidating atmosphere in the world can't make a good Master, and nor can it compel a woman to obedience. The man is all that matters. — Jason Luke

My husband [Julius Tennon] and I started a production company. We've already optioned a book and some scripts to do exactly that, to create more complicated, multi-faceted roles for African-Americans, especially African-American females. I think it's important. — Viola Davis

The car housed a hysterical bumper sticker: Save the Planet, and I permitted a moment of contemplation to truly bask in this thought. Save the planet? What a joke. Save the planet from what? From ourselves? And save it for what? For ourselves? It was a kind of perpetual stupidity in a tug-of-war battle over trivial matters. Only imbeciles see things in black and white: liberal or conservative, yes or no, this or that. Those in power laugh at those people in their morally inverted shades of grey, basking in the labels they've created so the people are easier to control. — Bruce Crown

She'd done the right thing in God's eyes. That's all that mattered. — Ann Shorey

You have the gift of a brilliant internal guardian that stands ready to warn you of hazards and guide you through risky situations. — Gavin De Becker

I'm not sure I make old bones in parliament. It's an amazing experience to have had but I can't see myself being Mother of the House. — Louise Mensch

Good books make you ask questions. Bad readers want everything answered. — Scott Westerfeld