Tapa Quotes & Sayings

Anytime anybody does anything - unless it's in the realm of the obviously awful, which is fun too in a different way - it is in many ways a success. — Gabriel Mann

'Baker Towers' is the book I've always known I would write, but it wasn't an easy book to do. — Jennifer Haigh

Persistence and passion will make you invincible. — Christian Baloga

It was in this atmosphere of war, heroism, and controversy that my wife's grandmother, Johanna Boel Sigurdardottir, met and fell in love with Samuel Emmett Hearn Jr. He was a gallant soldier, and she was a natural beauty. — Gudjon Bergmann

I remembered a tapa my grandmother used to recite: 'No Pashtun leaves his land of his own sweet will, Either he leaves from poverty or he leaves for love — Malala Yousafzai

I'll tell you all my secrets but I lie about my past ... — Tom Waits

Harriet: How do you practice being an onion? — Louise Fitzhugh

People assume when my hair is long that I am a lot cooler than I actually am. I am not opposed to this misconception, by the way, but it is a misconception. — Malcolm Gladwell

From "Six Degrees of Scandal".
My favorite quotes from this book are by Joan and Abigail speaking to Penelope. If you read, you will understand their comments.
J-"Don't tell me you don't feel a true connection to the characters in your favorite books". A-"That is true, Pen. Just because they aren't real people doesn't make characters less ... real". — Caroline Linden

The national parks belong to everyone. To the people. To all of us. The government keeps saying so and maybe, in this one case at least, the government is telling the truth. Hard to believe, but possible. — Edward Abbey

Maintaining equanimity in misery is called penance (tapa). — Dada Bhagwan

If it hurts, make it hurt more. — Percy Cerutty

For me, there is no better tapa than a really good stuffed olive. — Jose Andres

Good is a product of the ethical and spiritual artistry of individuals; it cannot be mass-produced. — Aldous Huxley