Saint Gabriel Possenti Quotes & Sayings

The opening of large tracts by the ice-cutters commonly causes a pond to break up earlier; for the water, agitated by the wind, even in cold weather, wears away the surrounding ice. — Henry David Thoreau

Such a small, pure object a poem could be, made of nothing but air a tiny string of letters, maybe small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. But it could blow everybody's head off. — Mary Karr

I wish always to be quoted as George Eliot. — George Eliot

If the denial of death is self-hatred, as it is to deny our freedom and live in fear of death (which is to say, to live in a form of bondage), then the acceptance and affirmation of death is indeed a form of self-love. But I'd want to make a distinction between a form of self-love which is essential to what it means to be human, and a narcissism of self-regard, like Rousseau's distinction between amour de soi and amour propre, self-love and pride. — Simon Critchley

I always find that the best collaborations are when you work with people that know what they're doing, and you leave them alone to do it. — Twyla Tharp

Our language is the language of Shakespeare, Thompson and Milton, as we sit and croon like bilious pigeons. — George Bernard Shaw

Who is he who walks always beside you? No-fucking-body, thank you very much. I walk alone. — Claire Messud

If you work in a home office, you can likely write off that space, as long as you use it only for work. — Jean Chatzky

You will never be alone if you like the person you are with when you are by yourself. — Jeffrey Fry

I had once again proven that again alone, I was again enough. — Aspen Matis

You should think with your heart,' said her mother.
'My heart?' whispered Ophelia.
'Your heart,' said her mother, and she touched Ophelia's chest with the tip of her finger. It was the tiniest of touches, but a warmth and new hope spread through Ophelia's body. She began to smile. — Karen Foxlee

I used to go to open mics in New York when I was starting out, and it was mostly just people who wanted an audience to look at them for eight minutes on a stage. — Kristen Schaal

Not prejudging things, listening to what's going on, keeping your ears, heart, and mind open. — Haruki Murakami