Valved Brass Quotes & Sayings

The reality of a serious writer is a reality of many voices, some of them belonging to the writer, some of them belonging to the world of readers at large. — Aberjhani

I was really drawn to thinking about the women in my life. Thinking about my mother, who's a very powerful force on me. And I have these two very strong sisters who took up a lot of imaginary space in my life. — Junot Diaz

Los Angeles, the sun shines a lot, and it's blue, and there's palm trees; it's a bit like Sydney, I guess, but the underbelly is a vicious, mean, cruel, awful place. — Loudon Wainwright III

It's hard not to empathize with the mayor's anger, given the injustices he'd suffered, but righteous anger rarely leads to wise policy. — Edward L. Glaeser

On one level, a roomful of men is always a dangerous thing. Competition is usually in the air, so the potential for violence is always nearby. — Brennan Manning

The first lie of life is to say that there is such a thing as trust.
Can you truly say you even trust yourself? — Michelle Horst

We can wash the skin of our bodies with a bath, but through asana practice we not only purify our blood and cells, we are cleansing the inner body as we practice. — B.K.S. Iyengar

Hold your eyes on God and leave the doing to him. That is all the doing you have to worry about. — Jane Frances De Chantal