Luang Phor Doo Quotes & Sayings

The soul of man, left to its own natural level, is a potentially lucid crystal left in darkness. It is perfect in its own nature, but it lacks something that it can only receive from outside and above itself. But when the light shines in it, it becomes in a manner transformed into light and seems to lose its nature in the splendor of a higher nature, the nature of the light that is in it. — Thomas Merton

The Senate is turning into a political quagmire." She folded her legs beneath her on the sofa and began unbraiding her hair, a lengthy process she had always found calming. "And it's our own fault. After Palpatine, nobody wanted to hand over that much power again, so we don't have an executive, only a chancellor with no real authority. Mon Mothma got things done through sheer charisma, but almost every chancellor since her has been ... " Han — Claudia Gray

I'm my own worst critic, so I try and not focus on what I've done wrong, or what I could improve on. — Mandy Moore

I have not seen that standardised tests make the profession less attractive, though some principals respond to them in a way that drives the best teachers out of their schools (by over-emphasising test prep in the school curriculum for example). On the other hand, great teachers want benchmarks to measure progress and tests can help with that. — Wendy Kopp

And his eyes were so green they could turn carbon dioxide into oxygen. — Rainbow Rowell

She didn't look back, but she did break her stride for half a second, which was really the most you could hope for with a girl like that. — Tommy Wallach

Perfect love may cast our fear, but fear is remarkably potent in casting out love. — P.D. James