Penglai Quotes & Sayings

The first cup caresses my dry lips and throat, The second shatters the walls of my loneliness, The third explores the dry rivulets of my soul Searching for legends of five thousand scrolls. With the fourth the pain of past injustice vanishes through my pores. The fifth purifies my flesh and bone. With the sixth I commune with the immortals. The seventh conveys such pleasure I am overcome. The fresh wind blows through my wings As I make my way to Penglai. — Lu Tong

Maybe the secret to continued success is as simple as knowing that your past successes could be done so much better now. — Bill Loguidice

You didn't see us," she said to Anna ...
"I was ... lost in thought," Anna replied.
"What were you thinking about?"
"You," Anna said. "Isn't that strange? I was thinking of you two so hard that I didn't see you. — Antonia Michaelis

The alchemy of diamonds from the rough
is to mine every moment. — Gina Greenlee

One doesn't have to understand in order to look. One has to look, in order to understand. — Robert Charles Wilson

With writing music, as a general rule I'm looking for something that surprises me, that doesn't fall within what's easy for me. — John Maus

Style isn't what you have---it's what you do with what you have. — Emilie Barnes

I think for gay people to see gay people living honestly about everything they do is really a contribution. — Christopher Rice

One sees a blatant disregard for the precious souls of mankind. — Thomas S. Monson

Doom is nigh. I am in acute distress, desperately trying to coax sleep, opening my eyes every few seconds to check their faded gleam, and imagining paradise as a place where a sleepless neighbor reads an endless book by the light of an eternal candle. — Vladimir Nabokov

The Warrior of the Light knows that no one is stupid and that life teaches everyone - however long that may take. He always does his best and expects the best of others. Through his generosity, he tries to show each person how much they are capable of achieving. Some of his companions say: "Some people are so ungrateful." The Warrior is not discouraged by this. And he continues to encourage others because this is also a way of encouraging himself. — Paulo Coelho

The only good thing about times of adversity is that you realize who your real friends and fans are - and the rest go away - which in my mind is an OK thing. — Pete Wentz