Poissant Quotes & Sayings

I like to think about machines and technology in relation to landscape and architecture. — Antoine Predock

Have the fearless attitude of a hero and the loving heart of a child. — Soyen Shaku

Anyway, I'm done with God."
Lily smiled. "But what if it's not God you're mad at?" she said. "What if the thing you're mad at is this idea of God, this really bad idea you got from other people. What if God exists? What if God is love? Aren't you going to feel stupid later? — David James Poissant

Man is the question he asks about himself, before any question has been formulated. It is, therefore, not surprising that the basic questions were formulated very early in the history of mankind. — Paul Tillich

Remind yourself that you cannot fail at being yourself. — Wayne Dyer

I am a lover of beauty, he of humanity. Each — Ted Chiang

Aaron's therapist calls him a wounded bird, but, I ask you, who wouldn't care for a wounded bird? What kind of person sees a bird with a broken wing, cat on the horizon, and walks on by? — David James Poissant

Fatty, a bearded collie-terrier mix, is the kindest, cuddliest dog. And Oliver, a white golden retriever, even looks like me! My dogs have taught me to be more loving, more nurturing, and happier. — Nicollette Sheridan

She set her mouth, lifted her chin. "I'm not leaving you here. No matter what. — Jen Meyers

She's thirty-four years old. In fifty, sixty years, she'll be dead, and everything reminds her of this fact but him. With Arnie, she imagines she might live forever. — David James Poissant

The world is here only as long as you look for it, only as long as you keep your eyes open. — David James Poissant

Maha stared, speechless. I hope you don't mind our intrusion into your hospitality. Your wolf cub welcomed us. He's surprisingly tender, given the teeth. And the muscles. — Marissa Meyer

Could we please not assault the patient with the crushed spinal cord," she said as she did, "because this makes me very uncomfortable. — James S.A. Corey

Actually, when I look at my old notebooks, I think I have been a bit self-indulgent and have given myself too much time to meander in my discursive thoughts. I could have cut through sooner. Yet it is good to know about our terrible selves, not laud or criticize them, just acknowledge them. Then, out of this knowledge, we are better equipped to make a choice for beauty, kind consideration and clear truth. We make this choice with our feet firmly on the ground. We are not running wildly after beauty with fear at our backs. — Natalie Goldberg

Most meals, I pay for myself so I can stock up on weeks Aaron goes a little crazy. His therapist calls this enabling. I call it love. She says I'm a problem, and I, for one, have agreed to disagree. — David James Poissant

Life is about looking beneath the surface and seeing what lies beyond appearances. That — Connor Franta

The right to carry a gun has nothing to do with the rights of other people. — Laurie Anderson

The saints have always been the source and origin of renewal in the most difficult moments in the Church's history. — Pope John Paul II

I guess a good man IS hard to find! — Flannery O'Connor