Leesley Texas Quotes & Sayings

We are all on the same road, some ahead of us and some behind. We do not always recognize ourselves as being among those who are struggling farther back, and misunderstand, scorn, and even persecute the ones who move ahead of us. History is littered with such as these: eccentrics, geniuses, idealists among those most noticeable. These change the world by force, though the change most often does not take place during their own time, they are so far ahead of it and therefore so rarely understood. — Nell Gavin

All we have to do when reading Bleak House is to relax and let our
spines take over. Although we read with our minds, the seat of
artistic delight is between the shoulder blades. That little shiver
behind is quite certainly the highest form of emotion that humanity
has attained when evolving pure art and pure science. Let us worship
the spine and its tingle. — Vladimir Nabokov

Western people are a ritually starved people, and in this are different than most of human history. — Richard Rohr

I have never seen the truth," said Damien, "without crossing my eyes. Life is crazy. — Louise Erdrich

I had no place to put anything. I would give my sculpture away because I had no place to put it. — Carl Andre

Relax? How can anybody relax and play golf? You have to grip the club, don't you? — Ben Hogan

Yes," Lisa said with the usual blank honestly. She frowned. "Was that a sincere question? Or a scolding rhetorical question akin to Harilotecca's speech patterns? — Ash Gray

Peace of mind is not the absence of conflict, but the ability to cope with it. — Scott Hawkins

Your ambition should be to get as much life out of living as you possibly can, as much enjoyment, as much interest, as much experience, as much understanding. Not simply be what is generally called a 'success.' — Eleanor Roosevelt

The world is not a prison house, but a kind of spiritual kindergarten where millions of of bewildered infants are trying to spell God with the wrong blocks. — Edwin Arlington Robinson

Sometimes, courage is really just cowardice. Sometimes the bravest thing is to let go. — Miguel Syjuco

There is no express grant of habeas in the Constitution. There's a prohibition against taking it away. — Alberto Gonzales

Exsanguinated," said Jace, impressed. "That's a big word."
"And you're a big-"
"Tsk tsk," he interrupted. "No swearing in church. — Cassandra Clare