Tenuto Quotes & Sayings

I have found that a story leaves a deeper impression when it is impossible to tell which side the author is on. — Leo Tolstoy

I don't like to pretend I was guided in any way by the supernatural world, but the more you talk about that, the easier it is to dismiss those notions. — Hannah Kent

You need to decide for yourself whether you want to be a rare jewel or a common flower — Norhafsah Hamid

Allah belonged here too. — Alaa Alghamdi

As she stared at the ceiling that first night
her body softly falling back into itself,
she thought of how we dream of journeying
on spaceships to other universes, other worlds,
but really, for the forever,
we're stuck here on the dirt and
the only time we will travel anywhere truly unknowable
is when we slip into the skin of another,
venturing into their mysteries,
always hoping for
a safe landing. — Toby Barlow

So much emotion goes into writing fiction. — Stephen Carter

Biggest mistakes in life is not to do one.
Biggest risk in life is afraid to take one. — Debasish Mridha

I have a constitutional weakness in which I am very easily distracted by flashing lights. If there is a TV on in the room, I can't have a conversation with you. I won't eat, I won't sleep, I'll just meld with my couch. — Rachel Maddow

Every child has to disobey the father. Unless a child disobeys the father he never becomes mature. It is nothing, original, it is very simple and natural. It is very psychological. There comes an age when every child has to say NO to the parents. If he does not say no to the parents he will not have a spine; he will be spineless. If he cannot say no to the parents, he will be a slave his whole life. He will never attain to individuality. — Rajneesh

If I don't make it today, I'll come in tomorrow. — Ruth Gordon