Urth Yarns Quotes & Sayings

Think of submitting our measure to the advice of politicians! I would as soon submit the subject of the equality of a goose to a fox. — Anna Howard Shaw

If you are free, you are not predictable and you are not controllable. — June Jordan

He hath borne himself beyond the promise of his age, doing, in the figure of a lamb, the feats of a lion. — William Shakespeare

What saved me was that I found gentle, loyal and hilarious companions, which is at the heart of meaning: maybe we don't find a lot of answers to life's tougher questions, but if we find a few true friends, that's even better. They help you see who you truly are, which is not always the loveliest possible version of yourself, but then comes the greatest miracle of all - they still love you. They keep you company as perhaps you become less of a whiny baby, if you accept their help. — Anne Lamott

Another year older, but am I wiser? Wisdom comes from learning and changing for the better. Sometimes we just go through life living the same day over and over and never gaining true wisdom. Let that never be me. — Richie Norton

I believe with great fortunes come great responsibility, so with our family's assets and many wealthy friends, we could help raise a lot of money to help others. — Eric Trump

My writing life is always a bit disorganized. It's hard for me to get going, but sometimes, once I begin, I go like the wind. — Sue Miller

There will always be people who say it does not exist because they cannot have it. But I tell you it is true and that you have it and that you are lucky even if you die tomorrow. — Ernest Hemingway,

You are so much more than you are willing to accept, child. — Brandon Sanderson

People talk about mainstream fiction and sf as though they were two quite different kinds of writing, and fantasy as well, as though it was quite different. But I think this a false distinction, that it is a labelling that helps librarians, and people who know the kind of thing they like and don't want their prejudices to be disturbed. — Angela Carter

If you treat every situation as a life and death matter, you'll die a lot of times. — Dean Smith

Each of us is a small part of God's plan. I'm a small part. I create paintings that are being used by God. — Thomas Kinkade

Your generation and mine have had very little real experience; we've been severed from the direct experience of war by some very good things. By the end of the draft, and by the defeat in Vietnam. — Michael Ignatieff