Iquitos Quotes & Sayings

Shakespeare," he thought as he scribbled away. "Foolish fancy. This is life as it is lived. — Jeanette Winterson

The first sign of extravagance is to buy trousers that one does not need. — George Ade

Create something good, by helping others feel good, while deriving mass appeal. — Steven Cuoco

Dreams are great magicians. — Lucian Of Samosata

Kindness is fate's currency for good fortune. And like all currencies, it is without value when faked. — Psyche Roxas-Mendoza

[Darlin'] it does not surprise me that someone with as much passion as you would feel the music in your bones. — Kallypso Masters

If there is a single factor that makes spiritual direction effective as a change agency for the soul, it is this: spiritual direction holds our shame at bay long enough for us to see ourselves as God sees us in Christ. — Gary W. Moon

Outside, milling under the ubiquitous gaze of security cameras, are bright splashes of colorful souls wearing crystals, beads, and Native American Indian paraphernalia; middle-aged academics with "Erowid" drug website t-shirts; and passengers that give you that odd conspiratorial smile that says, "yes, we are here for the conference." And here we are chowing down on McDonalds and donut King, getting our last hits of civilization before hitting the jungle city of Iquitos and shamanic boot camp. It feels like some whacked-out reality TV show, a generational snapshot of a new psychedelic wave just before it breaks. Bright-eyed Westerners about to die and be reborn in the humid jungles of Peru, drinking the hallucinogenic brew ayahuasca ... — Rak Razam

Untangling a necklace that appeared to be growing from her hair, she rolled her eyes and yanked it out. Her expression twisted in pain for a moment before she smiled. "Thank God. That thing was fucking killing me. Don't ask how it got in my hair, either. I think it happened when I bent over to wipe myself. Oh, and I'm pretty sure I peed on my heels." [Olivia] — Gail McHugh

Alice Munro is a particular kind of short story writer in that she writes long, character-driven short stories. — Nell Freudenberger

There's nothing worse than finding yourself in a situation, a very demanding piece of work, and knowing that you're not a true ally to the person who's in charge of all that. — Daniel Day-Lewis

The world is mystical, mysterious, powerful, brutal and awesome ... it has a surreal logic, and moves in patterns, some of which can be unearthed and illuminated - on condition that I am listening - with my spirit, heart, eyes and guts on a single axis. — Nina Menkes

If you were mine," Anthony said, "I wouldn't leave you alone for a minute."
"I bet you say that to all the girls."
"Don't," he said. "I hate that."
"Oh you can't pretend you haven't used all your best lines on other women first. I know you, Boot. You told me, remember? — Jojo Moyes

Take it for words. O woman's poor revenge,
Which dwells but in the tongue! — John Webster