Ostiano Quotes & Sayings

What we know for sure is that metaphor is the raw uranium of poetry, and that an urge to say that one thing is like something else is one of the earliest markers of the poetic spirit, the nascent poet. — Tony Hoagland

At the innermost core of all loneliness is a deep and powerful yearning for union with one's lost self. — Brendan Francis

The first sound a child hears is very important. It determines character. A Muslim child always hears the Azan first. Words in praise of God.

Words to live by. — Jinat Rehana Begum

Man, this was messed up. He'd never hear the end of it. — Sally Bradley

The "stiff, dead, retracted pelvis" is one of man's most frequent vegetative disturbances. It is responsible for lumbago as well as for hemorrhoidal disturbances. Elsewhere, we shall demonstrate an important connection between these disturbances and genital cancer in women, which is so common.
Thus, the "deadning of the pelvis" has the same function as the deadening of the abdomen, i.e., to avoid feelings, particularly those of pleasure and anxiety. — Wilhelm Reich

The only thing that's authentic about what a writer writes is his work. — Bryce Courtenay

I belong to a secret order. We all have OCD, so you'd better believe we have order. — Jarod Kintz

[Happiness is] a ghost, it's a shadow. You can't really chase it. It's a by-product, a very pleasant side effect to a life lived well. — Eric Weiner

In terms of relationships, women often completely over-estimate the confidence of men, and forget about needing to feel validated. — Matthew Hussey

You grow up trying to interpret, worshipping, visual symbols. It's a body-soaked imagery that you're looking at. — Robert Gober

We may not always know what we're wanted for, nor is it for us to enquire, but nobody is useless as long as he is permitted to live. — Mrs. Alfred Gatty