Offrings Quotes & Sayings

Our first mistake is the belief that the circumstance gives the joy which we give to the circumstance. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

I am drawn to the ocean; I find solace in its mystery. — Joe Dunthorne

A man who is stingy with saffron is capable of seducing his own grandmother. — Norman Douglas

By living in harmony with Nature one gains a healthy mind and body. — Mata Amritanandamayi

Excerpts from the Angel Handbook
Be careful how you unfold your wings
there are some in the world who are not content
unless their teeth are full of feathers
...
You will meet some whose faces give a glw
as if they once had halos:
these are the lovers,
you will make a lot of love
and your flights, even though you are careful
to keep them invisible, will make those who love you sad:
they will not understand that you never go anyplace
you're not meant to be. — Kathleen Norris

A film which followed the code of the Hays Office to the strictest letter might succeed in being a great work of art, but not in a world in which a Hays Office exists. — Theodor W. Adorno

Echo is very important to me. I love the repetition of motifs, or the slight alteration of what's been said before. This is part of how one creates a mood, a psychological caul, in fact, around the reader. — Teju Cole

Today, nobody sees, or wishes to see, that in our time the enslavement of the majority of men is based on money taxes, levied on land and otherwise, which are collected by government from the subjects. — Leo Tolstoy