Uzodinma Raphael Quotes & Sayings

I wanted to write a song about sexism, but I didn't want to do it in a mechanical way and be like, "Don't be sexist!" because that's not how I talk in regular life. — Boots Riley

The way I feel about every book is this: you don't finish it, you abandon it. All of my books have in some sense failed, otherwise I wouldn't write another one. If I wrote the perfect book, I wouldn't have to write again, and I wouldn't want to. That's not true for everyone, but it's true for me. I could walk away then. But so far I haven't managed to do it. — Russell Banks

If there is a single theme that dominates all my writings, all my obsessions, it is that of memory-because I fear forgetfulness as much as hatred and death. — Elie Wiesel

Listen to what you tell yourself about your life situation. If you find it's pessimistic or negative, ask yourself, "What's another way of thinking about this?" or "What do I want to create in my life? — Lynn A. Robinson

To go within doesn't mean to become enraptured with who you are, or to become enraptured with ideas of who you are. — Frederick Lenz

The hatred that vibrated beneath the surface of my girl's face-- I think Suzanne recognized it. Of course my hand would anticipate the weight of a knife. The particular give of a human body. There was so much to destroy. — Emma Cline

The human face shines as it speaks of things
Near itself, thoughts full of dreams.
The human face shines like a dark sky
As it speaks of those things that oppress the living — Robert Bly

Time is clay; make something. — Barbara Sher

All the great enterprises of the world are run by a few smart men: their aides and associates run down by rapid stages to the level of sheer morons. Everyone knows that this is true of government, but we often forget that it is equally true of private undertakings. In the average great bank, or railroad, or other corporation the burden of management lies upon a small group. The rest are ciphers. — H.L. Mencken

Most men love to see their best friend in abasement; for generally it is on such abasement that friendship is founded. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Honesty is the cornerstone of all success, without which confidence and ability to perform shall cease to exist. — Mary Kay Ash

Bridget's voice floated out from the kitchen. Cold blows the wind tonight, sweetheart, Cold are the drops of rain; The very first love that ever I had In greenwood he was slain. I'll do as much for my sweetheart As any young woman may; I'll sit and mourn at his graveside A twelve-month and a day. — Cassandra Clare

You don't plow under the corn because the seed was planted with a neighbor's shovel. — Ken Kesey

You see a lot of us lingering around. We'll just stand there on the edge of the pool and kinda psych ourselves up into getting in. — Natalie Coughlin