Okazion Quotes & Sayings

I sat upon a promontory,
And heard a mermaid, on a dolphin's back,
Uttering such dulcet and harmonious breath,
That the rude sea grew civil at her song;
And certain stars shot madly from their spheres,
To hear the sea-maid's music. — William Shakespeare

But Anja. I hear Anja's voice. Maybe I am insane. I hear her crying. I see her alone in the trees. I remember being alone and humiliated. I remember, too, the fat little boy hiding in the bathroom. And I see this man, Ariane. I see this evil man, Ariane. He laughs everyday still. He has had years of laughter. He has triumphed over the screams of others, he has triumphed with blood on his hands. And he laughs still. God has cursed us! He has either cursed us or He was never here to begin with. We've pretended God was here for our own sanity! That's the truth! We've pretended evil is punished and good is rewarded. A perfect scheme! — Sergio Troncoso

I do not know if the story repeats itself: I only know that people change little — Octavio Paz

I'm a believer, but an unsettled one. I think it has something to do with the fact that my grandmother always told me she would come back and tickle my feet at night time when she passed away. She hasn't gotten me yet. But I keep the blanket over my feet at night, no matter how hot it is. — Shari Sebbens

Unrequited love is bad, but unrequitable love can really get you down. — Sam Savage

Your lesson in this lifetime is to find and trust your own precious voice. — Elizabeth Lesser

We're people who knew older versions of each other too well to ever see the new person standing in front of us. — Stacey Jay

Once you let yourself grow close to someone, cutting the ties could be painful. — Haruki Murakami

Silence itself seemed to flow from him like a dark tide, black and thick as ink. It chilled her bones. — Cassandra Clare

Viruses don't just make us sick. They can actually sometimes end up in our genomes. — Carl Zimmer

Art, for me, has always been a ticket for experience. — Shahzia Sikander