Vartkes Iskenderian Quotes & Sayings

Fortunately, we don't need to know how bad an age is. There is something we can always be doing without reference to how good or bad the age is. — Robert Frost

How to Draw a Picture (XII)
Know when you're finished, and when you are, put your pencil or your paintbrush down. All the rest is only life. — Stephen King

It is possible to be in love with you just because of who you are. — Maggie Stiefvater

I took a deep breath and listened to the old brag of my heart. I am, I am, I am. — Sylvia Plath

There are no greater wretches in the world than many of those whom people in general take to be happy. — Seneca The Younger

I never thought it was right to call up a man and try him because he erred in doctrine, it looks too much like methodism and not like Latter day Saintism. Methodists have creeds which a man must believe or be kicked out of their church. I want the liberty of believing as I please, it feels so good not to be tramelled. — Joseph Smith Jr.

Violence against women is still treated as a lesser crime. Armed groups turn it into a weapon of choice because of near total impunity. — Angelina Jolie

On the flip side, no one has any idea who the hell I am. I felt like I had to prove myself to them. On any new project I'm working on, the first week is nerve-wracking, but especially with these people that I admire so much and who I just want to be equal with. — Dave Franco

Lacy little green fronds waved up through clear liquid; it reminded me of a forest stream in early spring, just after the ice has melted. I picked up a frond, and as I put it in my mouth, I experienced a moment of cool, pure freshness.
"What is it?" I asked Jake, enchanted.
"Mozuku, a special kind of seaweed from Okinawa. You don't think it's slimy?"
"Slippery, but I love the way it feels in my mouth. — Ruth Reichl

Unite; for combination is stronger than witchcraft. — Toussaint Louverture

Classical musicians do this all the time. They want perfection. So they piece things together. Eight bars of this and six bars of that. Glenn Gould said that with a recording he wanted to make perfect versions of pieces. — John Abercrombie