Imperfezione Quotes & Sayings

Many writers lay very great stress upon some definite moral purpose, at which they profess to aim their works. — Nathaniel Hawthorne

The 'New Yorker' asked me to shoot a story on climate change in 2005, and I wound up going to Iceland to shoot a glacier. The real story wasn't the beautiful white top. It ended up being at the terminus of the glacier where it's dying. — James Balog

A HEART OF LAPIS

The most beautiful stones adorn my neck
Like an Ancient Egyptian collar.
Two glistening balls of onyx sit on top
Followed by a double stretch of coral.
At the center is a lapis heart,
Deeper in color than the Red Sea waters
And I am so grateful for this heavenly gift
This precious necklace is
My daughter. — Suzy Kassem

In the information society, nobody thinks. We expected to banish paper, but we actually banished thought. — Michael Crichton

All writing is a sin against speechlessness,' Beckett had said. He would have stopped, I thought, if he could. — Tim Parks

There's a wider agenda that speaks to what the Democratic Party has historically stood for, which are economic rights for those who are struggling in the middle class, concern for the poor, for economic justice for those who are marginalized in our society. — Mike McCurry

By working only when you are most effective, life is both more productive and more enjoyable. It's the perfect example of having your cake and eating it, too. — Tim Ferriss

In you, I see the heroines of Shakespeare's tragedies.
You, unhappy lady, were
never saved by anybody. — Marina Tsvetaeva

When I feel comfortable, I just like to sing and hum, and I don't even know I'm doing it. But sometimes someone will come over to me like, 'I love that song you were singing, but it's distracting.' — Daisy Ridley

Companies need connections to their markets to create long-term loyalty. — Charlene Li

But my mother's life was a never-ending round of maintenance. Not one single thing did she ever achieve but that it had to be done all over again, one day or one week or one season later. Oh, the monotony. — Jacqueline Kelly