Sequoia Park Quotes & Sayings

Where we hope to land (and where we do land, though only for a fleeting moment, enough for tired wings to catch the wind anew) is a 'there' which we thought of little and knew of even less. — Zygmunt Bauman

Aomame closed her eyes and, in a split second, reviewed the long span of years as if standing on the edge of a sheer cliff, surveying an ocean channel below. She could smell the sea. She could hear the deep sighing of the wind. — Haruki Murakami

I will add that I do not believe his admiration of my person, dazzling through I am, to be sincere. He told me I was a beautiful, sparkling lady. — Cassandra Clare

Where God is like the sun, the Devil is like a raindrop. There is no 'God vs. Satan' because they aren't even that close in power and authority. The former is very patient; the latter is at mercy. — Criss Jami

When I was younger, I used to do that a lot: I would hear a part of a song that would really relax me and then put it on repeat. That would send me to sleep. It was quite obvious classical music, people like Penguin Cafe Orchestra, Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, Maurice Ravel. — King Krule

In fact, with experience and maturity we learn to worry less about others' intent and more about the effect others' actions are having on us. No longer are we in the game of rooting out unhealthy motives. And here's the good news. When we reflect on alternative motives, not only do we soften our emotions, but equally important, we relax our absolute certainty long enough to allow for dialogue - the only reliable way of discovering others' genuine motives. — Kerry Patterson

I'm a pretty organised packer, laying out everything beforehand, as I don't like to take extra stuff. I've got a good eye for judging how much I can stuff into one suitcase. I've often not brought the right items, but I'd never avoided a chance to shop, unlike most men. — Kyle MacLachlan

Love exudes from beings who are deeply interconnected and
intensely sharing life; their energy is like the sun,
which radiates in all directions equally. Shadows and
darkness do not exist in their presence; there is only
light, and a kind of timeless quality, effected throught
the generation of Agape, which is forever. — S.T. Georgiou

Novikov self-consistency principle, which states that any event that would cause a paradox has a zero probability of happening. — John McWilliams

I was not prepared to play the role of singer in the camp of the warriors — Leon Trotsky

I wouldn't mind going to jail if I had three cellmates who played bridge — Warren Buffett

Max didn't take his hands off her. As they walked to where he'd parked the hired car, he kept his arm round her shoulders, even though he was carrying her cases in his other hand and they kept bumping him. — Sarra Manning

When you want to understand something you stand in front of it, alone, without help: all the past in the world is of no use. — Jean-Paul Sartre