Mladenka Tomasevic Quotes & Sayings

P56-his reason told him that he was of a different race from his wild and hairy companions — Edgar Rice Burroughs

- and poetry, surely, is a crisis. — J.D. Salinger

Mrs. Wix gave a sidelong look. She still had room for wonder at what Maisie knew. — Henry James

Already had a taste of you. I want more. Tell me you don't. — Cat Porter

Glad and merry and sweet is the blessed and lovely demeanour of our Lord towards our souls, for he saw us always living in love-longing, and he wants our souls to be gladly disposed toward him ... by his grace he lifts up and will draw our outer disposition to our inward, and will make us all at unity with him, and each of us with others in the true, lasting joy which is Jesus. — Julian Of Norwich

The thing I have to keep in mind and I try to keep in mind about myself, about anyone, is you do the best you can do at the time. — Paul F. Tompkins

It is quite natural to think of the self as something concrete, but it is, in fact, nothing of the sort. Rather, it is an abstract product of our minds, a convenient concept or schema that enables us to relate our present self with our past, future, and conditional selves, and thereby to create an illusion of coherence and continuity from a big jumble of disparate experiences. Indeed, one could go so far as to argue that the self is nothing but the sum total of our ego defences, and that it is therefore tantamount to one gigantic ego defence, namely, the ego itself. The self is like a cracked mask that is in constant need of being pieced together. But behind the mask there is nobody at home. — Neel Burton

As the taste for what may be called book-learning increases, manual labor should not be neglected. The education of the mind and the education of the body should go hand in hand. A skillful brain should be joined with a skillful hand. Manual labor should be dignified among us and always be made honorable. The tendency, which is too common in these days, for young men to get a smattering of education and then think themselves unsuited for mechanical or other laborious pursuits is one that should not be allowed to grow among us ... Every one should make it a matter of pride to be a producer, and not a consumer alone. Our children should be taught to sustain themselves by their own industry and skill, and not only do this, but to help sustain others, and that to do this by honest toil is one of the most honorable means which God has furnished to His children here on earth. The subject of the proper education of the youth of Zion is one of the greatest importance. — Wilford Woodruff

We today yearn for prayer and hide from prayer. We are attracted to it and repelled by it. — Richard Foster

I have no distributor ... it is indicative to me that there are these pockets of players and collectors all over. You should see the correspondence I get from over the world letting me know how significant they think I am. I know that wherever I go, I am well received. — Bill Dixon

I felt angry and silly in that feather-itch dress. I felt alone. But one always is, I suppose. — Tanith Lee

Never let go of that fiery sadness called desire. — Patti Smith

We all seem to be about aggression and greed. It's a massive pressure that affects us all. — Eric Cantona

Valor. He'd displayed valor when he'd rescued Ingrid and Grayson. It was the closest Luc had come to receiving praise from Irindi in all his gargoyle years.

Fancy that. — Page Morgan