Nieuwkoop Pottery Quotes & Sayings

I think that if one is faced by inevitable destruction
if a house is falling upon you, for instance
one must feel a great longing to sit down, close one's eyes and wait, come what may ... — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

That song didn't just happen. It grew out of my experiences. 'American Pie' was part of my process of self-awakening: a mystical trip into my past. — Don McLean

The best you can sometimes do is learn to take a breath, count to ten and simply accept that try as you might, no, your husband will never, ever learn not to drop a wet towel on the bed. That acceptance too counts as resolving a fight. — Jeffrey Kluger

I want my son to become aware that he is in charge of the choices he makes, and it's good to make thoughtful, good choices. — Karen Salmansohn

How little you might know of a person after living in the same house with them! — Agatha Christie

The effectiveness of work increases according to geometric progression if there are no interruptions. — Andre Maurois

Going back to Baltimore is awesome because all my friends still live there and there's never a dull moment when you're hanging out with your high-school friends. — Jack Barakat

I never thought about writing a novel until I was 13, and that happened by chance. I was on school holidays, and I was bored, and I thought I just wanted to do something to occupy myself instead of asking, 'What can I do, mum? Entertain me.' I started, and it really just took over, and I realised, 'Wow, this is an amazing experience.' — Alexandra Adornetto

To abandon duty is to destroy that which makes any individual unique and capable of prodigious feats. — Eric Van Lustbader