Smaranda Rutzui Quotes & Sayings

I was born in New Jersey but grew up mostly in Florida. My dad died when I was 8. — John Joseph Adams

Oh, blindness to the future! kindly giv'n, That each may fill the circle mark'd by heaven. — Alexander Pope

The truth is not a downer," Abraham said in his lightly accented voice. "The lies that you pretend to accept are the true downer. — Brandon Sanderson

Her voice was caught in the shell of my ear, as if it were the ocean. — Jodi Picoult

There is nothing so absurd that some philosopher has not already said it. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

There is this malign curse laid on dipsomaniacs. That they must absolutely have a drink: in order to feel strong enough to stop drinking. — Caitlin Thomas

The black man in Africa had mastered the arts and sciences. He knew the course of the stars in the universe before the man up in Europe knew that the earth wasn't flat. — Malcolm X

Let us work without desire for name or fame or rule over others. Let us be free from the triple bonds of lust, greed of gain, and anger. And this truth is with us! — Swami Vivekananda

Every woman knows the power of the sacred feminine. — Deborah King

She opened her eyes and studied him a moment. Then she slipped her hand in her pocket, come up with something and held it toward him - palming it, like a secret. "For you," she said.
"For me?"
"I'd like you to have it."
It was a snapshot stolen from her family album: Muriel as a toddler, clambering out of a wading pool.
She meant, he supposed, to give him the best of her. And so she had. But the best of her was not that cild's Shirley Temple hairdo. It was her fierceness as she fought her way toward the camera with her chin set awry and her eyes bright slits of determination. He yhanked her. He said he would keep it forever. — Anne Tyler

Life begins with you. You entered this world alone and you will leave this world alone. The middle is just a bonus, so embrace love but remember all things are temporary. — Theresa Lewis