Martorana Quotes & Sayings

All my friends and relatives have always taken a condescending tone to my writing, and never ceased urging me in a friendly way not to give up real work for the sake of scribbling. — Anton Chekhov

For who can speak of the Mazes of the Serpent to those who are not lost in them? — Peter Ackroyd

I was brought up Catholic. I'm lapsed. From the age of three I was with the nuns. Now I'm an atheist. — Paul Bettany

Desire is created when something happens in your life that suddenly changes the way you see yourself in relationship to your future. — Zig Ziglar

Have you seen the roses? There's a whole lot of colours. — Syd Barrett

Those who seek the deeper Christian life and those who want the riches that are in Christ Jesus the Lord seek no place, no wealth, no things, only Christ. — A.W. Tozer

I'm proud of everything I've done. — Brett Favre

Nothing is as certain as a closed mind — Lord Dunsany

A second marriage is the triumph of hope over experience. — Samuel Johnson

Aging has its own beauty. It is a beautiful stage for doing inner work. You have a chance to not be so dependent on social approval. You can be a little more eccentric. You can be more alone. And you can examine loneliness and boredom instead of being afraid of them. There is such an art and a possibility of aging. — Ram Dass

I need to make things mine. It annoys me to buy something that is imposed on me. When I have a suit made, I go to the Sicilian tailor Alessandro Martorana in Turin. I like shorter jacket sleeves and often fold the cuffs up. It's more modern that way. — Lapo Elkann

What makes and ordinary person heroic is when they give up the thing they want most — Jane Heller

The love a parent had for a child, there is nothing else like it. No other love so consuming. No father-not even Valentine-would sacrifice his son for a hunk of metal, no matter how powerful." (The Inquisitor)
"You don't know my father. He'll laugh in your face and offer you some money to mail my body back to Idris." (Jace)
"Don't be absurd-"
"You're right," Jace said. "Come to think of it, he'll probably make you pay the shipping charges yourself. — Cassandra Clare

On a single day, I read articles where I was described as being alternately 'lanky,' 'pudgy,' 'doughy,' 'balding,' 'utterly forgettable,' and 'constantly irritating.' — Stephen Tobolowsky

Trade him for a six pack; it doesn't even have to be cold. — Buddy Ryan

If you do not actually like boys and girls, or young men and young women, give up teaching. — Gilbert Highet