Lobenbergs Quotes & Sayings

Part of what restricts us seeing things is that we have an expectation about what we will see, and we are actually perceptually restricted by that expectation. In a sense, expectation is the lost cousin of attention: both serve to reduce what we need to process of the world "out there". Attention is the more charismatic member, packaged and sold more effectively, but expectation is also a crucial part of what we see. Together they allow us to be functional, reducing the sensory chaos of the world into unbothersome and understandable units. — Alexandra Horowitz

None of it was your fault, the whispers in my head argue. You didn't kill him, after all
it was not your blade that ended his life. So why are you the one cast out? You didn't have to return to the Daggers
you didn't need to help them rescue Raffaele. And still they turned on you. Why does everyone forget your good intentions, Adelina? — Marie Lu

In no way can words convey the nagual. But they open up the possibility. They allow an admission on the island of the tonal. — Frederick Lenz

Singing is a way of releasing an emotion that you sometimes can't portray when you're acting. And music moves your soul, so music is the source of the most intense emotions you can feel. — Amanda Seyfried

You must embrace the man you hate, if you cannot be justified in knocking him down. — Lord Chesterfield

There is a dark music in the screams of your enemies. (Raphael) — Nalini Singh

Is it possible, finally, for one human being to achieve perfect understanding of another? We — Haruki Murakami

I'm 86 and my doctor used to tell me to slow down - at least he did until he dropped dead. — Cesar Romero

The social dimension of the art world is fascinating to me, but I also want to entertain the reader, so I will let a character say something funny. — Rachel Kushner

An administration without a police executive is powerless and there were many proofs of this. — Hans Frank