Oa Bum Phillips Quotes & Sayings

Creative people ... are distinguished by the fact that they can live with anxiety, even though a high price may be paid in terms of insecurity, sensitivity, and defenselessness for the gift of 'divine madness,' to borrow the term used by the classical Greeks. — Rollo May

And that touched off something else ... old sorrows, good friends gone down into the earth. Sometimes I picture death as a wide stone stair-case, filled with a silent procession of those being led away. — Sue Grafton

I have ideas of subjects and atmospheres that I love. I either want to go in a tougher, stronger direction or do the opposite: simple ballads. — Charlotte Gainsbourg

One of the small consolations of old age, if you are lucky, can be at least a partial recovery of innocence. — Lawrence Fagg

But that's what happens in life. People find new friends and new sisters. It's called natural selection. — Sophie Kinsella

I've always been drawn to the Edwardian period in England. To me, it seems like such a fascinating time, when the British Empire was at the height of its powers and the strict mores of the Victorian age were dissipating into the decadence of King Edward's reign. — Kevin Kwan

History, as you may know, is much like a spiral staircase that gives the illusion of going up, but never quite goes anywhere. — Robert Jackson Bennett

Your past is your story. Your story is your most powerful asset. Embrace it. — Sarah Centrella

It is 3:38 a.m., and the time of night when my mind starts running around all wild and out of control, like my cat, George, when he was a kitten. — Jennifer Niven

I have never gauged myself against anyone else. — Lance Henriksen

He wrapped his arms around me. We were cuddled up like a couple of spoons in a cutlery drawer. — Malorie Blackman

We're two fools, you know," he said, looking into her eyes. "I don't remember the moment I fell in love with you, but I breathe it in every minute, every day. — Laurel Cremant