Wroc Awiu Grant Quotes & Sayings

Why, it is absolutely no matter whether I am going away or not going away. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

I get a lot of moral guidance from reading novels, so I guess I expect my novels to offer some moral guidance, but they're not blueprints for action, ever. — Ursula K. Le Guin

We want to be in a situation under maximum pressure, maximum intensity, and maximum danger. When it's shared with others, it provides a bond which is stronger than any tie that can exist. — Seal

He found himself looking down at Laurent, his eyes passing slowly over the delicate skin, the lamp-darkened blue eyes, the elegant curve of cheekbone, interrupted by a stray strand of blond hair. — C.S. Pacat

Ignis aurum probat, miseria fortes viros.
Fire is the test of gold; adversity, of strong men. — Seneca.

Here, in college, it was more sophisticated, of course; you were supposed to imitate the teacher in such a way as to convince the teacher you were not imitating, but taking the essence of the instruction and going ahead with it on your own. That got you A's. Originality on the other hand could get you anything - from A to F. The whole grading system cautioned against it. — Robert Pirsig

Everything I learned about the game of baseball, I learned from my dad. — Roberto Alomar

I saw Roland Barthes's 'Mourning Diary' at a bookshop, and I felt it was like I was destined to see the book. I read it all in one go while I was in the shop. The book was mind-blowing. — Go Ah-sung