Keeper Of The Lost Cities Exile Quotes & Sayings

In 2006 I was asked to sing at the World Cup in Germany, and in 2010 I was fortunate enough to be asked again. — Shakira

None of the harvest tales started out as parasites. They were the most powerful pieces of the narrative, once upon a time. We fought back, turned them tame, gave them names and labels that pinned them like butterflies in the textbooks of religious studies professors and folklore teachers all around the world. — Seanan McGuire

Debate, but do not argue.
Challenge, but do not force your opinions.
To win an argument, but lose a friendship, is a loss.
To lose an argument, but retain a friendship, is gain. — Matshona Dhliwayo

As I grow old I hate the writing of letters more and more, and like getting them better and better. — Virginia Woolf

Every dance is a kind of fever chart, a graph of the heart. — Martha Graham

A good short story is a work of art which daunts us in proportion to its brevity ... No inspiration is too noble for it; no amountof hard work is too severe for it. — Elizabeth Stuart Phelps Ward

I'm becoming more and more of a social media participant, so of course I can always be found everywhere from Twitter to Insta to Facebook. — Aeriel Miranda

One must not hesitate to innovate and change with the times. The leader who stands still is not progressing, and he will not remain a leader for long. — Vince Lombardi

She felt hurt that he had agreed so easily. And she laughed sourly at herself that she could ask a thing and be hurt when she got it. — John Steinbeck

Reason, I sacrifice you to the evening breeze. — Aime Cesaire

She hadn't ascribed to this modern notion of equality between the sexes. Woman were patently superior. — Laura Kinsale

As for waxing, I've never waxed in my life and I never would. I'm extremely Welsh, so I draw the line at removing body hair. — Matthew Rhys

Pepsi brings your ancestors back from the dead. — Lynne Tillman

In the churchyard in Jaffrey, New Hampshire are two handsome headstones. The slate weathered well and William Farnsworth's chiseling is clearly readable. They say:

Sacred to the memory of Amos Fortune who was born free in Africa a slave in America he purchased liberty professed Christianity lived reputably and died hopefully
Nov. 17, 1801
Aet. 91

Sacred to the memory of Violate by sale the slave of Amos Fortune by marriage his wife by her fidelity his friend and solace she died his widow
Sept. 13 1802
Aet. 73 — Elizabeth Yates

Be Practical. That's probably the most stupid piece of advice I've ever received in my life. — Sharad Vivek Sagar