Koans Examples Quotes & Sayings

How rare and wonderful is that flash of a moment when we realize we have discovered a friend. — William Rotsler

Don't fear failure. Instead, recognize it as an opportunity to learn. — Jennifer Cane

I wanted monsters that ate whole cities, radioactive corpses that came out of the ocean and ate surfers, and girls in black bras who looked like trailer trash. Horror movies, science fiction movies, movies about losers on motorcycles- this was the stuff that turned my dials up to ten. — Stephen King

There will come a time when people hungering for the truth will seek it where it is supposedly disseminated, such as books and churches, but they will not hear the Word of the Lord. Instead of receiving a message to satisfy their spiritual longings, they will hear a sermon on some current political or social problem, or a sermonette on art and literature. And so they wander from one place to another, going from hope to despair, and eventually giving up. — Billy Graham

I'm as happy doing 'Postman Pat' as I am doing 'Hamlet.' — David Tennant

But of course we do not like to listen to our mothers," said Mrs. Ali, smiling. "At least, not until long after we are mothers ourselves. — Helen Simonson

Tea? At the beach? No time for luxuries, Holly. There is important work to be done." He winked at Butler.
"Are you sure you're at the library? I thought I heard water."
Artemis smiled, enjoying the exchange. "Water? Surely not. The only thing flowing here is information."
"Are you grinning, Artemis? For some reason I get the feeling that you're wearing that smug smile of yours. — Eoin Colfer

It came to me that what I had to do was to take pictures and concentrate upon people, only people, all kinds of people, people who paid me and people who didn't. — Dorothea Lange

It is possible," said Miss Marling stiffly, "that Frederick and not Mary will have the ordering of the
journey."
Vidal chuckled. "Not if I know my Mary," he replied — Georgette Heyer

Ego doesn't want us to be loving, forgiving and kind to each other or even to ourselves. — Taite Adams