Robyn Davidson Nomad Quotes & Sayings

A simple man with Scripture has more authority than the Pope or a council. — Martin Luther

And so I think, O Illustrious One, that nobody finds salvation through teachings. To nobody, O Illustrious One, can you communicate in words and teaching what happened to you in the hour of your enlightenment. That is why I am going on my way - not to seek another and better doctrine, for I know there is none, but to leave all doctrines and all teachers and to reach my goal alone - or die — Hermann Hesse

When I grew older and awkward, when my parents divorced and life had gone all to hell, Demetrie stood me at the wardrobe mirror and told me over and over, 'You are beautiful. You are smart. You are important.' It was an incredible gift to give a child who thinks nothing of herself. — Kathryn Stockett

It is easy to be wise on behalf of others than to be so for ourselves. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

Eventually sinking into despair, [Heinrich von Kleist] shot himself in 1811 as part of a suicide pact made with a woman suffering from incurable cancer. — Nicholas Tucker

In the fight between you and reality, be discouraging. — Jean-Philippe Toussaint

I've probably gone a month or two without playing guitar, just because I've gotten so burnt on it touring all year or whatever. — Jonny Lang

I talked to ex-wives of musicians of the '70s for research. They're the funniest people in the world, yet there is this sad, beautiful thing in their eyes that says they've seen more than they could ever possibly tell you. — Kate Hudson

Your little choices become habits that affect the bigger decisions you make in life. — Elizabeth George