Koven About Me Quotes & Sayings

To know that one does not write for the other, to know that these things I am going to write will never cause me to be loved by the one I love (the other), to know that writing compensates for nothing, sublimates nothing, that it is precisely there where you are not
this is the beginning of writing. — Roland Barthes

No part of the world can be truly understood without a knowledge of its garment of vegetation, for this determines not only the nature of the animal inhabitants but also the occupations of the majority of human beings. — Ellsworth Huntington

That day must come when men will understand that freedom and daily bread enough to satisfy all are unthinkable and can never be had together, as men will never be able to fairly divide the two among themselves. And they will also learn that they can never be free, for they are weak, vicious, miserable nonentities born wicked and rebellious. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

If I were a writer and not a singer in 10 years, I don't know how I'd feel about writing really personal songs and getting someone else to sing them. — Adele

I'm not really comfortable unless there's some kind of risk - either physical or mental. — Sarah Lacy

I wait for relief to come, but instead I feel worse. That's because doing the right thing is like medicine. It may taste awful, but you know it's good for you and that in the end you'll be better off. — Kathy McCullough

If you think individual, that's how you're going to come off. I've always given 'team' a chance. — Eli Manning