Jojo Giorno Quotes & Sayings

Prune what is turgid, elevate what is commonplace, arrange what is disorderly, introduce rhythm where the language is harsh, modify where it is too absolute. — Quintilian

I can no more think of my own life without thinking of wine and wines and where they grew for me and why I drank them when I did and why I picked the grapes and where I opened the oldest procurable bottles, and all that, than I can remember living before I breathed. — M.F.K. Fisher

From the time I was twelve years old until I retired last year at the age of fifty-seven, the Army was my life. I loved commanding soldiers and being around people who had made a serious commitment to serve their country. — Norman Schwarzkopf

If you're a pioneer and you come up with something that can change the world and you turn round and say 'I'm not going to share this idea with anyone,' then you only impact the few and not the many. — Cameron Sinclair

My involvement in fashion is not at the highest artistic level. — Dasha Zhukova

It rained for a short time while I was running, but it was a cooling rain that felt good. — Haruki Murakami

When tough times come, it is particularly important to offset them with much gentle softness. Be a pillow. — Vera Nazarian

Life is bearable even when it's unbearable: that is what's so terrible, that is the unbearable thing about it. — Geoff Dyer

I was a hired drummer for 3 Doors; there wasn't an opportunity for me to write. — Daniel Adair

I love arranging the words and having them fall on the ear the right way, and you know you're not quite there, and you're redoing it and redoing it, and there's a wonderful thrill to it. But it is hard. It's a job of tremendous anxiety for me. — Elizabeth Strout