Shikibu Menu Quotes & Sayings

And this girl, this monster, had a dangerous, complicated gift. — V.E Schwab

We are all used to paying a sales tax when we buy things - almost 9 percent here in New York City. The application of this concept to the financial sector could solve our need for revenue, bring some sanity back into the financial sector, and give us a way to raise the revenue we need to run the government in a fiscally responsible way. — Eliot Spitzer

I think striking the right tone for your story is, if you like, the alchemical work of writing. — Julia Leigh

I am open to the guidance of synchronicity, and do not let expectations hinder my path. — Dalai Lama

If I do three movies in a year, I don't feel like acting ever again. — Ethan Hawke

(It has become clear to me, for example, that aging itself does not bring wisdom. It often brings regression to childishness, dependency, and bitterness over lost opportunities. Only those who are still intellectually, emotionally, spiritually growing inherit the richness of aging.) — James Hollis

I think I'm a bit less inhibited, and not thinking too much before speaking. It's not about being shameful, I'm just a bit more unabashedly myself because of this thing, and it probably started at age 15. I can be around people and say what I think without fear. — Kristen Stewart

It is a man's sympathy with all creatures that first makes him truly a man. — Albert Schweitzer

Maybe I don't like people as much as the rest of the world seems to ... But occasionally, people will pleasantly surprise me and I'll fall in love with them, so go figure. — Mark Oliver Everett

We must especially learn the art of directing mindfulness into the closed areas of our life. — Jack Kornfield

Things keep coming around and around in this world, it's all crammed violently together, two parts of the same skin. — Banana Yoshimoto

I like dressing like a guy. I love it. When I was modeling I used to do pictures where I would dress up like my little brother. No makeup and I looked like a boy. — Grace Jones

With her parents modeling such brutal favoritism, Sallie joined right in. She constantly belittled Tina and joined in with the taunts of the bullies on the bus. When an outsider sees a family member participating in abuse of another family member, the outsider quickly realizes it is okay to do the same. No one cared about this girl, not even her sister or parents, and Diane and I would sometimes join in on the teasing and taunts. — Kat Spencer