Talismanic Argento Quotes & Sayings

I kept listening, kept going to see people, kept sitting in with people, kept listening to records. If I wanted to learn somebody's stuff, like with Clapton, when I wanted to learn how he was getting some of his sounds - which were real neat - I learned how to make the sounds with my mouth and then copied that with my guitar. — Stevie Ray Vaughan

They rarely discovered a star red as a distant crime or a star-fish. — Andre Breton

What one exorcises in this [imagery] way at little cost, and for the price of a few tears, will never in effect be reproduced — Jean Baudrillard

I surprise myself that I'm not dead in the gutter somewhere, surprised that I haven't given up. — Miguel Syjuco

Whoever thought a naked beach was a good idea never sat in one. — Janet Evanovich

Few people want witnesses to their pain, and grief is the worst pain of all. — Sabaa Tahir

What you do in the off season determines what you do in the regular season. — George Allen

He who always prefaces his tale with laughter, is poised between impertinence and folly. — Johann Kaspar Lavater

BACKYARD GARDEN SALAD In wartime, patriotic families cultivated "Victory Gardens" to promote self-sufficiency and help the war effort. 4 cups mixed greens 1/4 cup fresh sprigs of dill 1/4 cup fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves 4 large basil leaves, rolled up and thinly sliced crosswise 1 large lemon, halved 1/4 cup fruity olive oil pinch of salt fresh ground black pepper to taste 1 cup toasted walnuts 3/4 cup crumbled feta cheese 1 cup fresh edible flowers; choose from bachelor's buttons, borage, calendulas, carnations, herb flowers (basil, chives, rosemary, thyme), nasturtiums, violas, including pansies and Johnny-jump-ups, stock Toss salad greens and herbs in a large bowl. Squeeze lemon juice (without the seeds) over the greens and season with olive oil, salt and pepper. Toss again. Add walnuts and feta and toss well. Divide salad and pansies among four serving plates and serve. (Source: Adapted from California Bountiful) — Susan Wiggs

A woman cannot be herself in modern society," he argues, since it is "an exclusively male society, with laws made by men and with prosecutors and judges who assess feminine conduct from a masculine standpoint. — Henrik Ibsen

A story just isn't a story without a dragon. — H.B. Bolton

President George W. Bush won reelection in 2004 largely because he was seen as comfortable in his own skin, while rival John Kerry was viewed as a flip-flopping opportunist. — Ron Fournier

He who wants a rose must respect her thorn. — Andre Gide

I think Americans like the practical; they like the human. And I like both those things myself, and I try and put them into my books. — John Keegan