Mischka Aoki Quotes & Sayings

Combined families often get bad reviews, but the family my children got when they traded away 'the suffocating four-person' nuclear one is one that has benefited all of them. — Jane Smiley

You are like me, you have more books than you have friends, no matter what Facebook tells you about your social network. — Jason Merkoski

God has chosen to make the heavens his jurisdiction while at the same time he himself makes it very clear that the earth has been given to man as man's sphere of influence. — Sunday Adelaja

An effective human being is a whole that is greater than the sum of its parts. — Ida Pauline Rolf

What do you want?" I repeated, and there was no huskiness there now. All demand. A suspended moment, then he suddenly leaned forward again, practically over the entire table and into my lap, sucking me into all that green. "I want to get you away from that bastard," he announced on a growl. "Out of his life. Out of his bed." Pause. "And into mine. — Nicola Claire

I have never considered myself anything other than an environmentalist. I have spent the better part of my life either in the wilderness, or trying desperately to get there. — Wil S. Hylton

It was a mission of celebration: never had two Mexican-Americans flown up in space on the same mission, and never did burritos shine so brightly. — Gustavo Arellano

People, like dogs, love repetition. Chasing a ball, lapping a course in a race car, sliding down a slide. Because as much as each incident is similar, so it is different. — Garth Stein

The problem with having currency is that any society that controls it eventually debases it and taxes it. Any society that doesn't control it will still have it evolve, and then the currency becomes pegged to outside influences - like the scarcity of precious metals, colored seashells, or large circular rocks with holes in the middle. — L.E. Modesitt Jr.

The reader is entertained by the journey of another, but the writer is the changer of worlds. — Rand Miller

Without the incarnation, Christianity isn't even a very good story, and most sadly, it means nothing. "Be nice to one another" is not a message that can give my life meaning, assure me of love beyond brokenness, and break open the dark doors of death with the key of hope.
The incarnation is an essential part of Jesus-shaped spirituality. — Michael Spencer

Before kids can play like a pro, they must enjoy playing the game like a kid. — Steve Locker

The autopsy took place in the morning and was the best argument for the buddy systemI had ever seen. Never live alone, I told myself. Before you chane a lightbulb, call someone from the other room and have him watch until you are finished. — David Sedaris

Being a chef isn't the ideal career to intersect with parenting, but I try to be in my kids' lives as much as possible. — Wylie Dufresne

Everyone in this town is afraid of me. Do I scare you, Elizabeth?" he whispered, his breaths brushing against my lips.
"No."
"Why not?"
"Because I see you."
The coldness in his stare softened for a split second, almost as if he was confused by those four words. But I did see him. I saw past the hate in his stare and noticed the hurt in his frown. I saw the broken parts that somehow matched my own. — Brittainy C. Cherry