Pascaud Skin Quotes & Sayings

The essential discipline of following one's breath to nourish and maintain calm mindfulness, even in the midst of the most difficult circumstances. — Thich Nhat Hanh

It provides a convenient excuse for arbitrary decisions: asked why it rejected a student, a college can say that he or she looked wonderful on paper but didn't fit into the mix. The image of a fair but fickle process also pumps up the applicant pool: — Daniel Golden

Do you know why God invented writers? Because he loves a good story. And he doesn't give a damn about the words. Words are the curain we've hung between him and our true selves. Try not to think about the words. Don't strin for the perfect sentence. There's no such thing. Writing si guesswork. Every sentence is an educated guess, the readers as much as yours. — J.R. Moehringer

We talked for a while longer about whether or not I was going to study writing or just be like everyone else who wanted to be a writer and become a teacher instead. — John Corey Whaley

You have to treat yourself like a mushroom to some degree, in order to keep on discovering things. — Christian Bale

Of course they danced together; how could Callum resist dancing with a real live woman instead of a cardboard cut-out? — Liane Moriarty

To believe in something, and not to live it, is dishonest. — Mahatma Gandhi

Fanaticism means that if you're not against me, you're against me. — Gregory David Roberts

But it was too late. I had seen, and seeing then became the habit of my life. Never again was I able to avert my eyes or leave the veil that covers so many truths untouched. — Susan Speranza

I'm a lot more interested in people than I used to be. I used to be most interested in abstract ideas, and people were an afterthought, but that's changed a bit. — Malcolm Gladwell

The pain decimated me. — Harriet Showman

He glanced back. Two images became impressed in his memory. One was of a collapsible lifeboat slipping from the ship, still sheathed in its protective cover; the other, of Captain Turner in full dress uniform still on the bridge as the Lusitania began its final dive. — Erik Larson