Tempedia Quotes & Sayings

What does it mean to be alive except to court disaster and suffering at every moment? — Thomas Ligotti

And thus they give the time, that Nature meant for peaceful sleep and meditative snores, to ceaseless din and mindless merriment and waste of shoes and floors. — Lewis Carroll

When I first filmed things, they were always slightly awkward. — Ralph Fiennes

I don't think esthetic schools are important. What is important is the use that is made of them, or whatever the individual writer does. — Jorge Luis Borges

Benefit of clergy: Half-rate on the railroad. — Mark Twain

Faithful discernment in decision making is seldom an individual enterprise. More often than not, the Holy Spirit guides us through both our own thinking and the feelings it generates, as well as through the insights that come from others. — Trevor Hudson

Some writers are born. Others learn. I was born a writer but have a lot to learn. — Donna Lynn Hope

Most people who travel look only at what they are directed to look at. Great is the power of the guidebook maker, however ignorant. — John Muir

It is better to tell the truth and face the punishment, than to lie and face the consequences. — Anthony Liccione

The mind and the body are inextricably entwined, and rarely are their inseparability clearer than when we're under some kind of mental pressure. The moment we start trying to learn a new skill, make a decision or otherwise think on our feet, our nervous system reacts - with accelerated pulse rate, increased respiration, even sweating. — Jeffrey Kluger