Vakaram Quotes & Sayings

The only virtue on which I pride myself is my self-doubt; when a writer loses her self-doubt, the time has come to lay aside her pen. — Colette

And Tiffany knew that if a witch started thinking of anyone as "just" anything, that would be the first step on a well-worn path that could lead to, oh, to poisoned apples, spinning wheels, and a too-small stove ... and to pain, and terror, and horror and the darkness. — Terry Pratchett

What seems to happen is that pain tries to let us know it needs listening to in different ways. And one way it tries is through illness. In — John C. Parkin

But all of a sudden they're poets, right, like that's all it takes - being in love. — David Sedaris

Far from helping students to develop into mature, self-reliant, self-motivated individuals, schools seem to do everything they can to keep youngsters in a state of chronic, almost infantile, dependency. The pervasive atmosphere of distrust, together with rules covering the most minute aspects of existence, teach students every day that they are not people of worth, and certainly not individuals capable of regulating their own behavior. — Alfie Kohn

To get from people you had to give a piece of yourself, a real piece that mattered. — Peter Abrahams

Mortals simply aren't what they used to be," he said. "A thousand years ago, you would have bartered your immortal soul for a crust of stale bread. Now I can't even get you to gamble at all, even for your freedom. — Rachel Caine

There are certain thoughts that, no matter what, you have to keep inside. — Haruki Murakami

It is the inspiration of the Olympic Games that drives people not only to compete but to improve, and to bring lasting spiritual and moral benefits to the athlete and inspiration to those lucky enough to witness the athletic dedication. — Herb Elliott

Real obstacles don't take you in circles. They can be overcome. Invented ones are like a maze. — Barbara Sher

I can only do what I do with a spirit of humor, and faith and give the controls over to something else. — Elizabeth Lesser

The human head is bigger than the globe. It conceives itself as containing more. It can think and rethink itself and ourselves from any desired point outside the gravitational pull of the earth. It starts by writing one thing and later reads itself as something else. The human head is monstrous. — Gunter Grass

What path you choose is not important. How intensely you pursue that path is much more important — Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

We're all a bit mad at that moment, as if we've had loads to drink, though in fact we're sober as nuns. I suppose that's how rebellion feels - living with purpose - like each second is monumental and full. I soak it in, because I'm not fool enough to think it will last forever. But it's ours now, all ours. — Wendy Higgins