Shockem Quotes & Sayings

If you prefer illusions to realities, it is only because all decent realities have eluded you and left you in the lurch; or else your contempt for the world is mere hypocrisy and funk. — George Santayana

Knowing now I would never be alone again never lonely again as in those years God allowed me to be thus as if He did not exist forcing onto me the bitter knowledge that He did not exist in truth or if He did His existence touched in no way upon my own. — Joyce Carol Oates

My handbag turned into a diaper bag for the chronically ill. — Tracey Berkowitz

Every first draft is perfect, because all a first draft has to do is exist. — Jane Smiley

When I'm in L.A., I go to Spago because the chef is a friend of mine. — Nobu Matsuhisa

We are all connected. — Regina Taylor

I don't like songs about wanting things. I like songs about letting go, saying goodbye. — Jasmine Warga

How can you seek God if he's already here? It's like standing n the ocean and crying out, 'I want to get wet.' You want to get over the line to God. It turns out he was always there." Francisco's eyes began to gleam. "Grace comes to those who stop struggling. When it really sinks in that there's nothing you can do to find God, he suddenly appears. That's the deepest mystery, the only one that counts — Deepak Chopra

Don't underestimate the value people place on authenticity. Politicians listen to the focus groups and say the things they think people want to hear. But after 30 years of reading consumers, I know that they can smell phonies. — Rochelle B Lazarus

I don't think writers -in general- ever achieve the fame of movie stars. For the simple reason that only a fraction of the population reads. But I guess there are exceptions. — Augusten Burroughs