Inwektywy Quotes & Sayings

I would say I have sort of a natural gift for character, and following one person's point of view at a time, and dialogue, but I'm not naturally good at strong plot. — Emma Donoghue

Hildegard von Bingen conveys spiritual ecstasy, if we're talking of Western music. What bothers me about Western music is that it doesn't have an esoteric dimension in the way the music of the East has, whether it be Byzantine chant, the music of the Sufis, or Hindu music. — John Tavener

How can one be compassionate if you belong to any religion, follow any guru, believe in something, believe in your scriptures, and so on, attached to a conclusion? When you accept your guru, you have come to a conclusion, or when you strongly believe in god or in a saviour, this or that, can there be compassion? You may do social work, help the poor out of pity, out of sympathy, out of charity, but is all that love and compassion? — Jiddu Krishnamurti

I have had so many bad auditions. — Ethan Hawke

Let me guess," the frog interrupted,"Like every other human explored I've even met, you want to know the meaning of life."
"I didn't-"
"The answer's forty-four. The machine was off by two" the frog snapped, "Believe me, it makes a world of difference... — Nnedi Okorafor-Mbachu

I used to look at my dog and think "if you were a little smarter you could tell what you were thinking," and he'd look at me like he was saying "if you were a little smarter, I wouldn't have to. — Fred Jungelaus

Gough, of course, would have loved to speak today but the rules of the game have disqualified him. — Tony Whitlam

Well, I've had to deal with everything in my life ... leavin' the family, learnin' what not and what to do. — Luther Allison

For all I know, each and every one of us has a little crazy inside. It's just a matter of making sure nobody lets it out. — J.S. Bailey

Permitting the continuance and expansion of slavery as the price to pay for nationhood. This decision meant that tragedy was also built into the American founding, and the only question we can ask is whether it was a Greek tragedy, meaning inevitable and unavoidable, or a Shakespearean tragedy, meaning that it could have gone the other way, and the failure was a function of the racial prejudices the founders harbored in their heads and hearts.10 — Joseph J. Ellis

I'm overfull on secrets and underfed on friends. — Maggie Stiefvater