Lylah Alphonse Quotes & Sayings

Schools have never been about getting access to information. That's the job of libraries. Schools and universities have nobler missions as gentle gatekeepers. Their role is to control ideas on the loose and to present the best and noblest ideas to the young. — Andrew Nikiforuk

Lying in a Hammock at William Duffy's Farm in Pine Island, Minnesota
Over my head, I see the bronze butterfly,
Asleep on the black trunk,
Blowing like a leaf in green shadow.
Down the ravine behind the empty house,
The cowbells follow one another
Into the distances of the afternoon.
To my right,
In a field of sunlight between two pines,
The droppings of last year's horses
Blaze up into golden stones.
I lean back, as the evening darkens and comes on.
A chicken hawk floats over, looking for home.
I have wasted my life. — James Wright

I've been thinking a lot about Adam Parrish and his band of merry men," Mr. Gray admitted. "And this dangerous world they tread."
"That's a strange way of putting it. I would have said Richard Gansey and his band of merry men."
He inclined his head as if he could see her point of view as well, even if he didn't share it. — Maggie Stiefvater

I always tried to work hard and stay focused, and just use one opportunity to contribute to the next. — T.I.

Her eyes were like the sea before a storm on the Carolina coast. — Kami Garcia

Nick was giving me the same look. And this time,instead of being taken aback or feeling squicky about it,my heart raced and my face grew hot. My body's response to the call of Nick. — Jennifer Echols

Being a successful CEO, where I've driven a bottom line, assembled teams, driven results, that's a critical benefit to running the state government. — Bruce Rauner

Some 8,000 nonviolent Occupy protesters were arrested across the nation. Not one banker or investor went to jail for causing the 2008 financial meltdown. The disparity of justice mirrored the disparity in incomes and the disparity in power. — Chris Hedges

What's true is immaterial. It's what people believe. Belief is the truth. — Michael Marshall

Thomas grins, grabs her hand, and kisses it. Since they just got back together, I'm willing to let this PDA business slide. — Kendare Blake

Reading the word and learning how to write the word so one can later read it are preceded by learning how to write the world, that is having the experience of changing the world and touching the world. — Paulo Freire

People always say you can't do a red lip if you have red hair but I've never shied away from it. I think you can absolutely do that. It's more about hair colour and complexion. — Kate Walsh

Our suffering comes from our unlived life
the unseen, unfelt parts of our psyche. — C. G. Jung