Mailhelper Quotes & Sayings

In art, one does not aim for simplicity; one achieves it unintentionally as one gets closer to the real meaning of things. — Constantin Brancusi

Something maternal awakened, perhaps, by the physical contact with such lovely young babies? And tonight was a good night, thus I feel correspondingly tender. There will be other bad nights, but remembering the versatile quicksilver shifting of children's moods, I smile with equanimity and do not cherish grudges, as most of us adults do, letting them fester like a cancer. But I let my emotions run on the same forgiving and transient track. — Sylvia Plath

I have all my life fought against prejudice, having been subjected to it myself. — John Galliano

Chloe narrowed her eyes. "Americans are all the same. Arrogant, self-entitled trash. You are evidently no exception." She looked away. "Huh, and here I assumed you had the corner on self-entitlement. Then again, I guess it complements that elitist attitude you've got going on. — Emily Albright

CUSTOMER: You know that film, Coraline?
BOOKSELLER: Yes, indeed.
CUSTOMER: My daughter loves it. Are they going to make it into a book? — Jen Campbell

Our brain accepts what the eyes see and our eye looks for whatever our brain wants. — Daniel M. Gilbert

Where character forbids self-indulgence, transcendence still hovers around. — Richard M. Weaver

The money game is not like any other game. You cannot choose whether you'll play, for the money game is the only game in town. — Venita VanCaspel

Is it any wonder why Princes & Kings / Are clowns that caper in their sawdust rings / When ordinary people who are like you and me / Are the builders of their destiny. — Noel Gallagher

In turning away from beauty, we turn away from all that is wholesome and true, and deliver ourselves into an exile where the vulgar and artificial dull and deaden the human spirit [] In contrast, the Beautiful offers us an invitation to order, coherence, and unity. When these needs are met, the soul feels at home in the world. — John O'Donohue

My only job is to write in such a way that the reader gets a new handle on humanity. — Thomas Steinbeck

I'm sorry. I mean it too. I'm sorry for your pain and I'm sorry that you're having a hard time right now. I guess ... if life was easy there would be no point. You aren't going to find all the answers you're looking for straight away. It will probably take a while. I think the key is to keep moving until you realize what's right for you. Don't give up, don't put your life on hold, and don't surge forward into the darkness. Just be you. Because really ... what else can you be? — Alysha Speer

They maintain this guilty, defiant refusal to engage: I know you're out there; I know it's awful and I'm safe inside, but I suffered too, so let me just read my Kindle without bloody guilt-tripping me, OK? — Sophie Kinsella

Apart from the National Film Awards, I don't see any other award ceremony that I should give value
to. My personal experience about these award ceremonies is that I don't trust them. I have no faith
in them so I would prefer to stay away. — Aamir Khan

I'm a Miami girl. I'm not meant to be in anything under eighty degrees, ever. Shut — Hannah Moskowitz