Xaom Quotes & Sayings

Can't choose where you come from, Seth. My boys and you know that better than anyone. But you can choose where you end up, and how you get there. — Nora Roberts

In some things, we Americans leave to other countries the carrying out of the principle that stands at the head of our Declaration of Independence. — Herman Melville

No one controls your destiny. Even at the very worst - there is always choice. — Gregory Maguire

When I compare life to a dream I do not mean to denigrate it as some sort of meaningless fantasy. Life is too wonderful to be called an "illusion" unless we whisper the word in amazement, as we might when witnessing the most astonishing magic trick. What could be more magnificent than this glorious universe, in all its multifarious extravagance? Its awesome vastness and delicate detail. Its impersonal precision and intimate intensity. Its harsh necessities and lush sensuality. This dream of life is truly marvelous. — Timothy Freke

The poorest are those who lack love, not money. — Matshona Dhliwayo

What is realized in the novel is the process of coming to know one's own language as it is perceived in someone else's language, coming to know one's own belief system in someone else's system. — Mikhail Bakhtin