Mateless Quotes & Sayings

In the wild cathedral evening the rain unraveled tales for the disrobed faceless forms of no position. Tolling for the tongues with no place to bring their thoughts - all down in taken-for-granted situations. Tolling for the deaf an' blind, tolling for the mute, and the mistreated mateless mother, the mistitled prostitute, for the misdemeanor outlaw, chained an' cheated by pursuit. And we gazed upon the chimes of freedom flashing. — Bob Dylan

Maybe I could find a book to help me beat my book-buying addiction. — Trace Riles

Bury me and I'll thrive as countless insects.
I bend neither to your weapon nor will.
Even as you trample upon my bones I cower not under your soulless tread, or fear your shadow casting upon my grave. — Vaddey Ratner

After trauma the world becomes sharply divided between those who know and those who don't. People who have not shared the traumatic experience cannot be trusted, because they can't understand it. Sadly, this often includes spouses, children, and co-workers. Later — Bessel A. Van Der Kolk

Tad socked him. Hard. Twice.
Someday the bad guys would realize monologues were a bad thing. — Vivian Arend

Scuba Blue offers a feeling of escape as it is reminiscent of a tropical ocean. This stirring and energizing shade takes us off to an exotic paradise that is pleasant and inviting, even if only a fantasy. — Leatrice Eiseman

Don't be afraid to discard work you know isn't up to standard. Don't save junk, just because it took you a long time to write it. — David Eddings

Dream masters create a masterpiece of life; they control the dream by making choices. — Miguel Angel Ruiz

Over a four-month period, I sat down and wrote every day. And then there was a novel, and all of a sudden, there were agents and offers. — Melissa Marr

Compared to industry in Europe or Japan, where industry was based on a craft tradition, we are sadly behind. — Arthur Erickson

IT is difficult to speak or write with becoming moderation or propriety, on topics to which we are biased by prejudice, interest, or even principle. — Joseph Lancaster

I have found that the more I get my ego out of a picture and the more I think about how can I serve other people instead of always thinking about me, the more miracles show up. — Wayne Dyer

The rain echoed in the shadowy attic space and made me feel small and fragile, like a lace glove left behind on moving day - mateless and abandoned. — Dia Reeves