Shomronim Quotes & Sayings

Read; explore; write; read; explore; write; read... — David Doyle

In times like these, who had either the leisure or the inclination to indulge in a touch of elegance? — Yu Hua

There was a time when we wanted to be told what an electron is. The question was never answered. No familiar conceptions can be woven around the electron; it belongs to the waiting list. — Arthur Eddington

Oh my gosh," Somer whispers, one hand flying up to her mouth. "She's beautiful."
Krishnan fumbles with the papers and reads, "Asha. That's her name. Ten months old."
"What does it mean?" she asks.
"Asha? Hope." He looks up at her, smiling. "It means hope."
"Really?" She gives a little laugh, crying as well. "Well, she must be ours then."
She grasps his hand, intertwining their fingers, and kisses him.
"That's perfect, really perfect."
She rests her head on his shoulder as they stare at the photo together.
For the first time in a very long time, Somer feels a lightness in her chest. How can it be I'm already in love with this child, half a world away? The next morning, they send a telegram to the orphanage, stating they are coming to get their daughter. — Shilpi Somaya Gowda

Some entertainers have tried to make art of coarseness, but in their public crudeness they have merely revealed their own vast senses of personal inferiority. When they heap mud upon themselves and allow their tongues to wag with vulgarity, they expose their belief that they are not worth loving and in fact are unlovable. When we as an audience indulge then in their profanity, we are like the audience at the Roman Colosseum being thrilled as the raging lions kill the unarmed Christians. We not only participate in the humiliation of the entertainers, but we are brought low by sharing in the obscenity. We need to have the courage to say obesity is not funny and vulgarity is not amusing. Insolent children and submissive parents are not the characters we want to admire and emulate. Flippancy and sarcasm are not qualities which we need to include in our daily conversations. — Maya Angelou

There's nothing that isn't worth writing about. If you look closely at your life you'll find plenty to write about there, too. — Sara Gran

If you ever want to understand multitasking in prose, James Joyce is your man. — Frank Delaney

No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him. — Viktor E. Frankl

I wonder why looking at that causes sleepiness ... Maybe it's the illusion-type magic that Spriggans are good at or something. — Reki Kawahara

Creativity runs on automatic, no matter what's happening in other parts of my life. I can't help myself. It's been in me, and it evolves in me over the years. It's a condition in me. — Millard Drexler

Ow. Stop that. It hurts my brain.
Isn't your brain distributed through your entire body?
See why I want you to stop with the doublethink?
-Sergeant Schlock & Captain Tagon — Howard Tayler

Stand tall like a tower of God. — Lailah Gifty Akita

So it just wasn't in my house. Anywhere, I looked like I knew about the toilet. — Sarah Dessen