Sastra Quotes & Sayings

Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value. — Albert Einstein

It surprised him to see that the play which he had known at rehearsals for a disjointed lifeless thing had suddenly assumed a life of its own. — James Joyce

And little eagles wave their wings in gold. — Alexander Pope

The cycle repeated itself at inconsistent intervals, creating invisible eddies that brushed against him like fountains of roiling water. — Christopher Paolini

When the power of breath (Sa) is controlled it becomes rested (as) and in that
state it transforms into protector(tra); this is the basic principle of life and
consciousness, wherein the senses, mind, intelligence all are protected and
directed through the power of breath in a rested state, this is called Sa+as+
tra (SASTRA). It is the most powerful weapon alive and the most powerful
protector as well. One who stills, directs, controls and allows it to rise from
the core of the body to the subtle, subtler, subtlest levels of consciousness is
considered to be well versed in Sastras. Ananth Yoga allows one to work on
the Grossest, Gross, Subtle, Subtler levels of consciousness, through the
breath power leading on to connect to the subtlest level of consciousness. — Maitreya Rudrabhayananda

Writing is a very focused form of meditation. Just as good as sitting in a lotus position. — Alan Moore

Everyone cleaves to the doctrine he has happened upon, as to a rock against which he has been thrown by tempest. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

He had won but he didn't feel like a winner. — Richard Yates

This is not your land," William Lobb said.
"Oh, it is, it is. I got the papers. I can show you, back at the camp."
"This is Indian land, if it's anyone's." William Lobb spoke as if he hadn't heard Billie Lapham. "Those Miwoks encamped just south of here - they've been here longer than you. It's theirs, or it's God's land - take your pick. — Tracy Chevalier

The right kind of love is supposed to bring out the best in people.It adds to your life,fills in all those gaps you didn't even realize where there. — Cambria Hebert

Our love is a forest fire and we are the little things that live in the trees. — Joey Comeau

A week later he was in Tokyo, his face reflected in an elevator's gold-veined mirror for this three-floor ascent of the aggressively nondescript O My Golly Building. To be admitted to Death Cube K, apparently a Franz Kafka theme bar. — William Gibson

It's amazing to think of the nutritional responsibility you have in cooking for a kid, which then makes you wonder if you're getting enough yourself. — Kyle MacLachlan

Some people are born for Halloween, and some are just counting the days until Christmas. — Stephen Graham Jones