Tasos Leivaditis Quotes & Sayings

I have trouble imagining what I could do that's beyond the practicality of what I can do. — David Byrne

Where the rivers come, there shall they return. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Nothing is more difficult, in my opinion, than to avoid something that fundamentally attracts you. — Catherine The Great

There are many wines that taste great, but do not drink well — Michael Broadbent

The only kind of universe that I can even begin to conceive is an inconceivable one. — Ilyas Kassam

Whatever thing men call great, look for it in Joan of Arc, and there you will find it. — Mark Twain

The whole army is burning with an insatiable desire to wreak violence upon South Carolina. I almost tremble for her fate. — William Tecumseh Sherman

You shall know the truth, and it will make you odd. — Flannery O'Connor

You know those afternoons," he asks, drawing a shaking breath, "where you're just going along, doing fine, and then afternoon comes and it feels like you've just got the wind knocked out of you and everything is wrong?" He sighs and slowly pushes himself so he's sitting upright. His shoulders are slumped. "That's all," he says. "It's just one of those afternoons."
We are silent for a minute. Then he lies back down on the couch.
I should say I love him. I should say it will be all right. But it won't.
I walk down the hall to my bedroom. I lie down on my side and stare at the wall, the blue-flowered wallpaper next to my nose. Despite my best efforts, I start to cry.
I know those afternoons. — Marya Hornbacher