Laville Quotes & Sayings

If thou desire not to be poor, desire not to be too rich. He is rich, not that possesses much, but he that covets no more; and he is poor, not that enjoys little, but he that wants too much. The contented mind wants nothing which it hath not; the covetous mind wants, not only what it hath not, but likewise what it hath. — Francis Quarles

Please then, can we stop this obsession with the tiny minority of writers who have made a fortune from their work, and/or those who look hot in their author pics. Please can we also stop dissolving into factions of the bestselling, the midlist, the self-published, the Hampstead-dwelling, those who like to write cheerful stories and those who prefer to write grim ones. And instead take a proper and considered look at the future of the entire profession of writing. — Caroline Sanderson

I've always had a really active imagination. Lots of kids have imaginary friends. Mine just took on a rather demonic form. — Claire Danes

Life is made up of circles ... Life is not a straight line ... And sometimes we circle back to a past time. But we are not the same. We are changed forever. — Patricia MacLachlan

Meetings: "They often include at least one moron who inevitably
gets his turn to waste everyone's time
with nonsense". — Jason Fried

It was rare for a patient to readjust successfully to normal life after a period spent in a mental hospital. — Paulo Coelho

Good thoughts without actions are like a ship stuck in a port. — Debasish Mridha

The map is more interesting than the territory. — Michel Houellebecq

I assume you gave her the cat? — Cayla Kluver

Follow your dreams, quit your job — Jared Leto

Ironically, Zuckerberg, who's built a vast fortune on harvesting people's personal information, can't stand to be photographed. — Byron Crawford

I don't mind getting drunk, but there always comes a moment in the evening when I find myself watching myself bumping into things and thinking - I'm bored of this, can I have full control of my brain back, please? — Ben Aaronovitch

As all man's work is done by his mind, so the work of the Church is done by the Spirit, and by Him alone. — A.W. Tozer