Medakovic Stanovi Quotes & Sayings

If I know my own heart, I do now feel the necessity of resigning myself into the hands of my God, to mould and guide me at His will; tho I dare not say that I am, at present, willing to do it. — Elijah Parish Lovejoy

The state (the U.S. Constitution) has not the right to leave every man free to profess and embrace whatever religion he may desire. — Pope Pius IX

In working on a poem, I love to revise. Lots of younger poets don't enjoy this, but in the process of revision I discover things. — Rita Dove

Each new poem is partly propelled by the formal energies of all the poems that have preceded it in the history of literature. — May Sarton

It's wonderful to look back at our old writing and cringe. It simply means we have grown and can write better now. And you found some parts you can be proud of, so when you throw the old writing on the floor and stomp on it, remember to celebrate those seeds of genius and be glad that you're still writing. — Jeanne Voelker

The most effective way to silence our guilty conscience is to convince ourselves and others that those we have sinned against are indeed depraved creatures, deserving every punishment, even extermination. We cannot pity those we have wronged, nor can we be indifferent toward them. We must hate and persecute them or else leave the door open to self-contempt. — Eric Hoffer

Of all the treasures a state can possess, the human lives of its citizens are for us the most precious. — Joseph Stalin

It seems to me that man is made to act rather than to know: the principles of things escape our most persevering researches. — Frederick The Great

Writing the short story is essentially an act of grace. It's not a matter of will so much as trust. I try to let the story do some of the work for me. It knows what it wants to do, say, be. I try not to stand in its way. — Paulette Alden