Tryfonas Modestou Quotes & Sayings

Fathers can seem powerful and overwhelming to their daughters. Let her see your soft side. Express your feelings and reactions. Tell her where you came from and how you got there. Let her see that you have had fears, failures, anxious times, hurts, just like hers, even though you may look flawless to her. — Stella Chess

You can make yourself believe that someone can look into your eyes and read your mind. You can wish for it, or dread it. There is no cause for either. As long as you carry your words inside, they are safe. You are the sole keeper. But sometimes that is a terrible curse, Adam. Those unformed words take on an enormous weight. Sometimes the burden of them becomes more than you can carry. For me it did. I simply had to share it. And Angela came to me. (238) — Linda Olsson

I probably learned most at MIT by teaching and working with Peter Diamond, who acted like a big brother to me during my time in the department. — Eric Maskin

Maybe just being alive, and having someone to love who loved you back, was enough. — Justin Cronin

A story is a kind of biopsy of human life. A story is both local, specific, small, and deep, in a kind of penetrating, layered, and revealing way. — Lorrie Moore

When You Try To Control Everything, Remember, It's Just A Matter of Time You'll End Up Losing Everything ... — Muhammad Imran Hasan