Paiama Quotes & Sayings

We are fascinated, all of us, by the implacable otherness of others. And we wish to penetrate by hypothesis, by daydream, by scientific investigation those leaden walls that encase the human spirit, that define it and guard it and hold it forever inaccessible. — Tim O'Brien

Louise often feels like part of her is "acting." At the same time , "there is another part 'inside' that is not connecting with the me that is talking to you," she says. When the depersonalization is at its most intense, she feels like she just doesn't exist. These experiences leave her confused about who she really is, and quite often, she feels like an "actress" or simply, "a fake. — Daphne Simeon

I only knew classical music, which to me was the only true music. The only way I could survive at the bar was to mix the classical music with popular songs, and that meant I had to sing. What happened was that I discovered I had a voice plus the talent to mix classical music together with more popular songs, which at the time I detested. — Nina Simone

He pulled the door open and saw a Checker cab sitting out there, an ambassador from the land of sanity. — Stephen King

These days cry out, as never before, for us to pay attention, so we can move through them and get our joy and pride back. — Anne Lamott

He loved her, as you can only love someone who is an echo of yourself at your time of deepest sorrow. — Orson Scott Card

The more you practive overcoming your obstacles, the more you will welcome them & be unafraid. — Hrithik Roshan

I had a book of essays out in 1997 in which I talked about the increasing virtuality of our lives. I've always been afraid of that in my own life. — Steven Heighton

The moral climate of any organization, larger than that of the individual, is created hour by hour through the multitude of choices and behaviors of its members. — Rushworth Kidder

Even though the circumstances surrounding your conception may make you wonder whether your life was just some accident, let me tell you that your life is no accident! Before you were born, before you were even conceived, God already knew you. He knew your likes and dislikes, your passions and desires. He also had in mind a specific purpose for bringing you into the world, otherwise you would not exist. — Corallie Buchanan