Windfelder Stegaurach Quotes & Sayings

When we consider reality itself we quickly become aware of its infinite complexity, and we realize that our habitual perception of it is often inadequate. If this were not so, the concept of deception would be meaningless. — Dalai Lama

The continually moving mind is philosophically symbolized by the avatar Fudo Myo-o, the Wisdom King, often depicted holding a sword in one hand for cutting through ignorance, and a rope in the other for tying up passions. — Yagyu Munenori

He began to attack the bone with a regular knife and spoon. Until I nudged him with an elbow. "The marrow shovel." It was meant to reach down to the bottom of a bone and lift the marrow out. He reached for the utensil. "That's right. I always forget!" He wouldn't if Aunt had been his teacher. "Why do you think it is that we can't just use a knife?" I smothered a laugh as I remembered that I had asked Aunt that very same thing. "I don't know." "Neither do I. This table is a pigeon trap. A dozen different forks and knives and spoons. Four different goblets. All of them just waiting to be knocked over or misapplied and mishandled. It's a wonder anyone is ever tempted to eat!" "You're doing quite well." "Franklin's much better at all of this than I am." "But you're much better at conversing." "And making you laugh? Am I better at that?" I smiled. "Yes. I would say so." "Good. Because that, at least, is something worthwhile. — Siri Mitchell

And we want to make sure that something is done to salvage what's left of this beautiful race called humans. — James Dashner

I don't know about you, but rattlesnake sounds pretty damn good right now. — Joe Teti

I am now completing research supported by NSF and NEH that is mapping changes in the English language through all of North America, for both mainstream and minority communities. — William Labov

If there was any magic in this world that was not magic, it was wine. — Lev Grossman

Yet somehow the thing that startled me most, after a week or two had passed, was that I had in fact survived. — Arthur Golden

In the smallest room
there's a flicker of light.
Your steps chase me to here
and my hearing follows them like a dog.
I listen
until I lose their tracks among the roads. — Abbas Beydoun

She doth mean the earth to me! By earth, I actually mean dust. — Oscar Wilde

Before you can get what you want, you have to know what you want,and make a game plan to get it — Jeffrey Gitomer

What are you that makes me feel thus? Who are you for whom time has no meaning? — Jeanette Winterson