Thorsness Glass Quotes & Sayings

Here and there in the ancient literature we encounter legends of wise and mysterious games that were conceived and played by scholars, monks, or the courtiers of cultured princes. These might take the form of chess games in which the pieces and squares had secret meanings in addition to their usual functions. — Hermann Hesse

It is the essence of genius to make use of the simplest ideas. — Charles Peguy

There are times when the best writing you can do is to go for a walk or drive, a long drive is ideal. — Terry Pratchett

I wish I knew what was next. I got this movie without planning to. I'm really excited to be continuing in film because it's a great job but I have my portfolio and resume for any other opportunity. — Colleen Haskell

There are certain moments when we might wish the future were built by men of the past. — Jean Rostand

The pessimistic coach complains about the play. The optimistic coach expects it to change. The realistic coach adjusts what he can control. — John Kessel

Because we are not in a civilization which believes strongly in oracles or sacred places, we see the full frenzy of those who killed themselves to find the sepulcher of Christ. But being in a civilization which does believe in this dogma of fact for facts' sake, we do not see the full frenzy of those who kill themselves to find the North Pole. — G.K. Chesterton

The phones are smarter but we are dumber. — Douglas Rushkoff

By the end of the meeting, one conscientious human being had cleared up the confusion generated by web-crawling data-gathering programs. The housing authority knew which Catherine Taylor it was dealing with. The question we're left with is this: How many Wanda Taylors are out there clearing up false identities and other errors in our data? The answer: not nearly enough. Humans in the data economy are outliers and throwbacks. — Cathy O'Neil

I thought not only am I going to die, but it's going to be just a torturous death that's going to go on forever — Lara Logan

A dog wakens your heart to joy and companionship. — Pam Brown

A lizard in the spring - hear his darling sing. A bird with wings to fly - go back to his darling weep and moan till he dies. A mole in the ground - root a mountain down. — Charles Frazier

As so often happens in my strange writing process, after weeks of distraction; of not thinking about the book at all; yesterday I started writing before the sun was up, or coffee was made. Whipped out a whole chapter of probably six or seven separate scenes in less than two hours. Now today, the whole story has slipped into a deeper level of knowing and connections than has (as far as I know, anyway) ever really been written about before. This is much as my experience was with Ailana, when I kept slipping into deeper and deeper gears. Bringing forth insights I myself had never learned or suspected. — Edward Fahey

We must never violate principles. We must never initiate violence. And we should never harm the innocent. But at some point, unless governments back off, we have to stop being nice. — Claire Wolfe