Maraist Road Quotes & Sayings

Time: a landing field! Death needs time like a junkie needs junk. — William S. Burroughs

If the world knew how to use freedom without abusing it, tyranny would not exist. — Tehyi Hsieh

Nature, the sun itself, produces color effects ... instantaneously. The impression of these evanescent visions is what we make desperate attempts to catch and fix by any means at hand. At such moments I am unconscious of materials, of style, of rules, of everything that intervenes between my perception and the object or idea perceived. — Joaquin Sorolla

I was alone, without a single cent, in an unknown country. If I'd learned anything from last year's ill-fated adventures, though, it was not to get overwhelmed by minor inconveniences. — Isabel Allende

Now they were as strangers; nay worse than strangers, for they could never become acquainted. — Jane Austen

Comparisons are always welcomed when drawn in favor. — Pushpa Rana

Don't pout that way, my child, you'll give yourself a blister — Lloyd Alexander

Amber laughed. "What makes you think I'd marry you?" "What makes you think you'd have a choice?" "I'm not into bad guys," she said. — Jayde Scott

In one's relationship with dogs and with a newsroom, a generous amount of praise and encouragement goes much better than criticism. — Jill Abramson

Purpose of words is to create silence. Purpose of action is to bring deep rest. Purpose of deep rest is to bring you fulfillment. In fulfillment you find joy, bliss — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

The Christians gave Him Sunday, the Jews gave Him Saturday, and the Muslims gave Him Friday. God has a three-day weekend. — George Carlin

It was only then that she realized, that she remembered, what the true danger in this was. Only then that she understood what Gabriel had meant by his warnings.
Because she could feel what he felt. And along with the gratitude, the sheer satisfaction and relief, were other emotions. Appreciation, joy, wonder, and-oh, dear God, love ...
Gabriel loved her. — L.J.Smith

Such bureaucrats can neither be hurried in their deliberations nor made to see common sense. Indeed, the very absurdity or pedantry of these deliberations is for them the guarantee of their own fair-mindedness, impartiality, and disinterest. To treat all people with equal contempt and indifference is the bureaucrat's idea of equity. — Theodore Dalrymple