Josaine Quotes & Sayings

My experience is that many things are not as bad as I thought they would be. — Mary Doria Russell

There were times in life when the aperture of your attention span narrowed to such a tight focus that your entire consciousness rested upon a single person. — J.R. Ward

The balloon pops and I walk across a kitchen on a rainy day in February to check on eggs and bread and wine and sanity to check on glue to paste nice pictures on these walls. — Charles Bukowski

It is essential to persuade the soldier that those he is being urged to massacre are bandits who do not deserve to live; before killing other good, decent fellows like himself, his gun would fall from his hands. — Andre Gide

From the half-open doors of this chiffonier hung laces, ribands, stockings, ladies' underclothing and an abdominal brace, which gave the impression that the feminine finery had suffered venery. — Djuna Barnes

I'm sure that there are many situations in life that are going to offer the same risks and pitfalls that you have to get past. That's just life. — Erol Alkan

Up and down! Up and down!
From the base of the wave to the billow's crown;
And amidst the flashing and feathery foam
The Stormy Petrel finds a home,
A home, if such a place may be,
For her who lives on the wide, wide sea,
On the craggy ice, in the frozen air,
And only seeketh her rocky lair
To warm her young and to teach them spring
At once o'er the waves on their stormy wing! — Bryan Procter

I don't like my physique. Who does? — Jamie Dornan

In their price range on Alice Island, all the houses are starter homes, though A.J. feels like he is past the starter home age of his life. Weird kitchens and floorplans, too-small rooms, ominous references to foundation issues. — Gabrielle Zevin

You'll find people less threatening if you hear what they're needing rather than what they're thinking about you. — Marshall B. Rosenberg