Moshfegh Eileen Quotes & Sayings

Its the map of my childhood, my sadness, my Eden, my hell and home. when I look at it now, my heart swells with gratitude, then shrinks with disgust. — Otessa Moshfegh

22 But if I live in the flesh, this is the fruit of my labour: yet what I shall choose I wot not. — Anonymous

The last to fall were the buildings, distant and solemn, the gravestones for an entire world. — Dan Wells

Make every moment of life a moment of joy. — Debasish Mridha

Idealism without consequences is the pathetic dream of every spoiled brat — Otessa Moshfegh

What's great about comedy, obviously, is that you set up a situation that people assume one thing and then you break the assumption. That's basically the backbone to comedy. You set up a situation, let people make an assumption, and then you break the assumption. — Bryan Cranston

Who was that supervisor?" "That was Art Donovan. — Michael Connelly

Who am I? I am the spine that the mountains hang upon! I am the tears that the rivers cry! I am the lungs that breathe the wind! I am the wolf that kills the stag, the hawk that kills the mouse, the spider that kills the fly! I am the stag, the mouse and the fly that are eaten! I am the snake of the world devouring its tail! I am everything untamed and untameable! — Patrick Ness

Food now represents the single largest component of municipal solid waste brought to landfills, where it also releases methane, a greenhouse gas 34 times more potent than carbon dioxide. And if that weren't enough, it costs Americans $1.5 billion a year just to dispose of the wasted food.17 The impacts of food waste are not limited to the United States, however. The footprint of food that is lost or wasted across the globe is estimated as follows. 28 percent of all agricultural land - an area larger than Canada18 38 times the volume of water used by all U.S. households19 3.3 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent; if it were a country, uneaten food would be third in its greenhouse gas footprint, after the United States and China20 — Dana Gunders

He wondered how much time he had left before they started saying "you". — Stephen Lloyd Jones

A man can do only what he can do. But if he does that each day he can sleep at night and do it again the next day. — Albert Schweitzer

Once I finished 'Eileen,' I wanted to write more novels. I don't see myself stopping any time soon. — Ottessa Moshfegh

A magistrate is not a father; he must be just and severe. Only tyrants are fathers. — Napoleon Bonaparte

Entertainment provides relief. Art provokes engagement. — David Foster Wallace

Rule number one of the wizarding business. Never let them see you sweat. People expect us to know things. It can be a big advantage. Don't screw it up by looking like you're as confused as everyone else. Bad for the image. — Jim Butcher