Tyutchev Poems Quotes & Sayings

There is San Diego - this retirement village, with its prim petticoat, that doesn't want to get too near the water. San Diego worries about all the turds washing up on the lovely, pristine beaches of La Jolla. San Diego wishes Mexico would have fewer babies. And San Diego, like the rest of America, is growing middle-aged. — Richard Rodriguez

Thou art never at any time nearer to God than when under tribulation; which He permits for the purification and beautifying of thy soul. — Miguel De Molinos

One trait stands out in nearly all meteorites: metal; they've got it. So, the best way to find a meteorite is to hear it first. — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

I still break racquets, but now I do it in a positive way. — Goran Ivanisevic

It is worth living long enough to outlast whatever sense of grievance you may acquire. — Marilynne Robinson

I dressed all in black and went to see all the top photographers, like Irving Penn, and said, 'I am Veruschka who comes from the border between Russia, Germany and Poland. I'd like to see what you can do with my face.' — Veruschka Von Lehndorff

If you want to be considered a poet, you will have to show mastery of the petrarchan sonnet form or the sestina. Your musical efforts must begin with well-formed fugues. There is no substitute for craft ... Art begins with craft, and there is no art until craft has been mastered. — Anthony Burgess

Is there a word for adults when they aren't parents?"
Steppa laughs. "Folks with other things to do?"
"Like what things?"
"Jobs, I guess. Friends. Trips. Hobbies. — Emma Donoghue

You wouldn't have to do any business with Wolfsheim." Evidently he thought that I was shying away from the "gonnegtion" mentioned at lunch, but I assured him he was wrong. — F Scott Fitzgerald

It's wonderful to be part of a family that cares so much about others. — Marta Kristen

There must be some middle ground between broken hearts and pure standoffishness. — Kathleen Kimmel

I think one of the reasons I'm so thrilled with writing is because it is an act of reading for me at the same time, which is why my revisions are so sustained. — Toni Morrison