Van Der Waal Quotes & Sayings

People who think that they are being exploited should ask themselves whether they would be missed if they left, or whether people would say: Good riddance? — Thomas Sowell

I see creative-writing classes as some sort of AA meeting. It is more of a support group for people who write than an actual course in which you learn writing skills. This support group is extremely important because there is something very lonely about writing. — Etgar Keret

I think a lot of artists go waving their Grammies around thanking God for their Grammy, but when it comes to a pitch battle in the street for the honor of God, none of them is anywhere to be found. — Sinead O'Connor

The word God asks a question and then answers it before there is any chance to wonder. — Miranda July

We shall change all that ... because it is possible to change the world, if one is determined enough, and if one sees with sufficient clarity just what has to be changed. — Alexander McCall Smith

My father once told me
that there are no gods;
only the cruel manipulations
of evil people
who pretended that their power was good
and their exploitation was love.
But if there are no gods;
why are we so hungry to believe in them?
Just because evil liars
stand between us and the gods
and block our view of them
does not mean that the bright halo
that surrounds each liar
is not the outer edges of a god, waiting
for us to find our way around the lie. — Orson Scott Card

The history of all times, and of today especially, teaches that ... women will be forgotten if they forget to think about themselves. — Louise Otto-Peters