Sussistenza Quotes & Sayings

Each one of us possesses in himself a separate and distinct city, a unique city, as we possess different aspects of the same person. — Anais Nin

Every experience is we go through is there to teach us, to humble us, an to help us grow. — Demi Lovato

These men are all talk. What we need is action - action! — John Brown

King George V and Queen Mary had been inadequate parents. Both were shy, inhibited, inarticulate people, not given to displays of emotion or affection. — Theo Aronson

I float through states of consciousness in the search for my gravity. — Truth Devour

You okay, chuck?
I nodded, or tried to, anyway. To be honest, I was pretty confused and disorientated. The three thoughts circling round my head were How was I going to get to my toilet now?, Oh my God, I can see Evan's cock! and Did Rai just say he wanted untying? — Josephine Myles

I find L.A. very interesting, partly because I think something new is forming there, but not in a moment of good fellowship as you might think from all this "diversity" claptrap. It's not as if we'll all go down to the Civic Center in our ethnic costumes and dance around. — Richard Rodriguez

It's hard to transport myself forward in time, and the scarcity of opportunity back then kind of fueled my ambition. But back in my day, every family I knew had a Super 8 camera, and that's what I first picked up. We adapt to the technology we have available. But for the kids of today, they can really make something great with what is available. — Todd Haynes

Domestic pain can be searing, and it is usually what does us in. It's almost indigestible: death, divorce, old age, drugs; brain-damaged children, violence, senility, unfaithfulness. Good luck with figuring it out. It unfolds, and you experience it, and it is so horrible and endless that you could almost give up a dozen times. But grace can be the experience of a second wind, when even though what you want is clarity and resolution, what you get is stamina and poignancy and the strength to hang on. Through the most ordinary things, books, for instance, or a postcard, or eyes or hands, life is transformed. Hands that for decades reached out to hurt us, to drag us down, to control us, or to wave us away in dismissal now reach for us differently. They become instruments of tenderness, buoyancy, exploration, hope. — Anne Lamott

The world is a demon. It is a kingdom of which the puny ego is king. Put it away and stand firm. — Swami Vivekananda

It was a wonderful night, such a night as is only possible when we are young, dear reader. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I grew up partially in Switzerland but mostly in Australia. I lived in Kakadu for a short time - it's an Aboriginal community. My best friend growing up was Aboriginal. She taught me so much. — Isabel Lucas

I'm just worn down and weary of bands whose lyrics are cryptic and self-referential. — Yannis Philippakis

In 1989, roughly one in fifty East Germans between the ages of eighteen and eighty worked for the Stasi in some capacity. — Julia Angwin

I got told by pretty much everyone I knew that, if I'm going to be out in L.A., working, you need a car. So I was thinking, I'm going to try and not get a car, just because I'm a contrarian that way. — Alfred Enoch