Whitesells Quotes & Sayings

The blizzard seemed to be dying down, and it was now possible to enjoy the sight of the buildings and embankments and bridges smothered in the diamond-dusted whiteness. There's always something soothing in the snow, thought Gabriel, a promise of happiness and absolution, of a new start on a clean sheet. Snow redesigned the streets with hints of another architecture, even more magnificent, more fanciful than it already was, all spires and pinnacles on pale palaces of pearl and opal. All that New Venice should have been reappeared through its partial disappearance. It was as if the city were dreaming about itself and crystallizing both that dream and the ethereal unreality of it. He wallowed in the impression, badly needing it right now, knowing it would not last as he hobbled nearer to his destination. — Jean-Christophe Valtat

Yoga is an ongoing experiment. — Nils Horn

Hugging makes a tender heart. — Lailah Gifty Akita

Ester asked why people are sad.
"That's simple," says the old man. "They are the prisoners of their personal history. Everyone believes that the main aim in life is to follow a plan. They never ask if that plan is theirs or if it was created by another person. They accumulate experiences, memories, things, other people's ideas, and it is more than they can possibly cope with. And that is why they forget their dreams. — Paulo Coelho

I'm also pretty impressive when I'm shoving the neck of a lute into someone's chest cavity. — Hank Green

Five years of love , and they only fit in such a small box. — Ana Tejano

Books are not luxuries. They are the meat and drink for the mind. — Andrew Taylor

One cannot demand that anybody be a hero, though one can hope for it. — Dwight Macdonald

Do old people always live in the past? What yesterday was firm and true, may not be so today. — Franz Grillparzer