Walkabout Novel Quotes & Sayings

He'll mind. I can see that he's very possessive of you
and very protective." He paused, then said, "Let him mind, Shori. Talk to him. Help him. Reassure him. Stop Violence. But let him feel what he feels and settle his feelings his own way."
"All right."
" ... Let them see that you trust them and let them solve their own problems, make their own decisions. Do that and they will willingly commit their lives to you. Bully them, control them out of fear or malice or just for your own convenience, and after a while, you'll have to spend all your time thinking for them, controlling them, and stifling their resentment. — Octavia E. Butler

Each person has his strong point. — Aesop

That's how it goes, right? You are who people decide you are. — M. Pierce

The artist must know how far to go too far. — Jean Cocteau

Purpose of life is unknown, and hence way to be is hidden from the eyes of living critters. Who can say if perhaps the schizophrenics are not correct? Mister, they take a brave journey. They turn away from mere things, which one may handle and turn to practical use; they turn inward to meaning. There, the black-night-without-bottom lies, the pit. Who can say if they will return? And if so, what will they be like, having glimpsed meaning? I admire them. — Philip K. Dick

We expand what we focus on. — Wayne Dyer

Autumn rains drumming overhead, they had squatted in a half-circle, facing north, and watched as seven robed and hooded figures approached. — Steven Erikson

To stand still is to fall behind. — Mark Twain

Real life is inefficient, disorganized, and sometimes haffling. It's also messy and cluttered with distractions that obscure the trajectory of story. — Ellen Hopkins

That's really the limiting factor to life support. Not the amount of oxygen you bring with you, but the amount of CO2 you can remove. — Andy Weir

Rick Perry told reporters this week that he has a permit to carry a concealed handgun. He also has a concealed vocabulary, concealed knowledge of the issues, concealed tolerance ... — Jay Leno

A life live with God in the center of our being, overflows with joy. — Lailah Gifty Akita