Mystere Douloureux Quotes & Sayings

Without doing one cannot fail. But one cannot succeed either. — Mokokoma Mokhonoana

We know that to give writing its future, it is necessary to overthrow the myth: the birth of the reader must be at the cost of the death of the Author. — Roland Barthes

The books talked about it [the heart] as if it were a sump pump stuck down in the muck and mire of somebody's backyard. Never in all my scientific reading did I encounter anything that talked about a broken heart. Never did I read anything about what the heart felt, how it felt or why it felt. Feeling and knowing weren't important, only understanding — Charles Martin

You must practice seeing yourself with a little distance, cultivating the ability to get out of your own head. Detachment is a sort of natural ego antidote. It's easy to be emotionally invested and infatuated with your own work. Any and every narcissist can do that. What is rare is not rawtalent, skill, or even confidence, but humility, diligence, and self-awareness. — Ryan Holiday

A value strategy is of little use to the impatient investor since it usually takes time to pay off. — Seth Klarman

Take a chance. Don't fear change. Life won't hand you your dreams. Every time a door closes or you let go of something, you will find that there is room for new possibilities to enter. You aren't saying goodbye. You are saying hello. — Brittany Burgunder

Listen to your broccoli and it will tell you how to eat it. — Anne Lamott

When people meet my wife they think better of me. They say: "With a wife like that, he can't be as bad as we thought". — Robert Menzies

How about that oil slick in the Gulf of Mexico. And you know, the oil slick is going everywhere. So the next time somebody lands on the Hudson, it won't be that big a deal. — David Letterman

Coat your words with honey if you want to catch bees. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I think, in a lot of ways, it's easier to play a smaller room. You can exploit the quieter dynamics you would shy away from in larger venues. — David Sanborn

We are Fragile, everyone. We all long for something more. Things are said and things are done and the pieces hit the floor. See how fragile. — Ralston Bowles

We have more in common than I thought, he mused wryly. He liked the idea that, if either of them ever fell from grace, the other might be there to offer support. It's always easier to become friends with someone you have something in common with. I just hope it doesn't take some socially disastrous fall before she'll consider the possibility I might be a friend. — Trudi Canavan