Phantasmagorias Quotes & Sayings

Banal, prepackaged sentiments neatly wrapped with a bow on top, like she got them at the resentful-wife store. And when she used them, you could tell how much she was tapping into their universal power. She was destroyed and destructive and had to say something. — Yelena Akhtiorskaya

Over and over, I kept thinking I've got to go home and then, for the millionth time, I can't. — Donna Tartt

Neither is it the acme of excellence if you fight and conquer and the whole Empire says, "Well done! — Sun Tzu

It was astounding how a woman, when she struck marital gold, procured not just a new wardrobe and new friends but a new voice straight out of a 1930s gramophone (brittle, mono-stereo) and a vocabulary that reliably included laze, season, and terribly sorry. — Marisha Pessl

The commonwealth of Athens is become a forest of beasts. — William Shakespeare

I think the biggest mistake anyone can make is trying to be the next someone, and try to mimic or copy someone who is already out there because you have to produce your own personality and your own sound, and go from there. That is something all great broadcasters have been able to do. — Joe Bowen

When you set more goals, try more things, engage in more activities, and explore more opportunities, your probabilities of success increase dramatically. — Brian Tracy

A woman and a glasse are ever in danger.
[A woman and a glass are ever in danger.] — George Herbert

More succinctly put, Inspirational Psychology offers ways to live, learn about, and practice love. — Lee L Jampolsky

Happiness is, in truth, a very cheap thing, when the heart will be contented to traffic with nature - art has quite a different price. — Sarah Josepha Hale

Under bare lightbulbs, artists painted phantasmagorias powerful enough to threaten armies. — Molly Crabapple

I was young and frightened and craved respect and its ugly cousin, approval, so I did as I was told. — Sherman Alexie

My people are scared of the air around them, they always have an excuse not to fight for freedom, — Fela Kuti

Laughter IS the BEST medicine! It's FREE! You can overdose on it! It helps you embrace the insanities of life! It reduces stress, heals your body and relieves pain! It fights disease and cancer and strengthens the immune system! It eases your mind, it protects your heart and soothes your soul! — Tanya Masse