Irma Stern Quotes & Sayings

The things that people were the most grateful for were the ordinary things in life. The sound of your spouse's laugh, the smell of morning coffee, the echo of children playing in the yard. The little things. In waiting for the big moments - the vacations, the retirements, the birthdays - we risk missing the experiences of life most worthy of celebrating. — John O'Leary

The tall, thin serious man strode in, his dark cloak billowing so dramatically it threatened to extinguish the lamp flame with its draught. He advanced like a malevolent shadow consuming the dim orange light, filling the room with a presence almost more than human. — Gregory Figg

I almost had a psychic girlfriend but she left me before we met. — Steven Wright

An artist must smash down the systems that domesticate the mind. — Jean Giraud

The ultimate goal of the architect ... is to create a paradise. Every house, every product of architecture ... should be a fruit of our endeavour to build an earthly paradise for people. — Alvar Aalto

Decide what makes you happy and damn what anyone else thinks or says — Maya Banks

Composing means you have a beginning, middle and end and a fluidity to what you're doing. — Sandra Bullock