Mikio Nishiuchi Quotes & Sayings

To everyone who has ever dreamed of flying and to all of you who have flown with me. — Nalini Singh

All I can think about is the Iraqi kid. Lying on the blood-soaked sand. In bed surrounded by family. Gasping for breath or for death or for both. Sunken eyes and sinking self. At this time of year death is all around. The fading of the sun's rays. Blackened leaves littering the pavements. The snow graves of small things. — Darren Colgan

First thought is best in Art, second in other matters. — William Blake

Lust for power, greed, false religions reign today because of lack of vision and passion to redeem nations — Sunday Adelaja

A square space with complicated ceremonies going on in it, the purpose of which is to transform animals into men. Two snakes, moving in opposite directions, have to be got rid of at once. Some animals are there, e.g. foxes and dogs. The people walk around the square and must let themselves be bitten by these animals in each of the four corners . If they run away all is lost. Now the higher animals come on to the scene-bulls and ibexes. Four snakes glide into the four corners. Then the congregation flies out. Two sacrificial priests carry in a huge reptile and with this they touch the forehead of a shapeless animal lump or life-mass. Out of it there instantly rises a human head, transfigured. A voice proclaims: "These are attempts at being. — David Lindorff

But in the hours since they'd saved our asses and turned the tide of the battle, I had not spotted either of my brothers amongst the living. Did not know if Cassian or Azriel had even fought on the plain. — Sarah J. Maas

Time can be very good or very cruel to films. — James Gray

I used to meditate until I learned to stop thinking. — Agnes Martin

I had a number of great teachers and the ones that really were the strongest influences on me were women. They were really, really smart and interesting women. — Meryl Streep

He said it was as if she punctured his skin and entered his veins and swan directly to his heart. — Sarah Winman

When you take the small roads you see the life that goes on there, and this makes your own life larger. — Elizabeth Berg

His name was Ed. His nickname was Scrambled Ed. On leaving school he had taken a year out to decide what he wanted to study at University. The year passed and he still hadn't decided but went to University anyway.

'Academic' is defined as 'of, or relating to, institutionalized education and scholarship'. The same word, at the same time, also means 'having little practical use or value, as by being overly detailed, unengaging or theoretical'.
The latter definition seemed the most appropriate for Ed's university career which was a mash up of drinking, diving, surfing, kayaking and having his heart-broken. All washed down with a few pints.
After three years of that he was awarded a second class joint honours degree which he put in the recycling bin and went in search of something that would make him feel better. — Matt Padwick

Some people should just start ideas and other ones should carry them out. — Jimi Hendrix

I'm constantly having doubts and moments of depression and then excitement and then back into the slough of despond. — Jeffrey Eugenides

Moving to New York made all the difference in my creating this new series with Ellie Hatcher. I love Portland, and it's always going to be one of my favorite cities, but it was getting to the point where, after I'd moved to New York, I couldn't write as specifically about Portland any more. — Alafair Burke