Zaven Yaralian Quotes & Sayings

Everyone causes trouble for someone at some point in their lives. — Hiromi Kawakami

He whom common, gross, or stale objects allure, and when obtained, content, is a vulgar being, incapable of greatness in thought or action. — Johann Kaspar Lavater

She wasn't where she had been. She wasn't where she was going, but she was on her way. — Jodi Hills

I lost races because I wanted too much to win them in beating my rivals. — Hermann Maier

For humanism also appeals to man as man. It seeks to liberate the universal qualities of human nature from the narrow limitations of blood and soil and class and to create a common language and a common culture in which men can realize their common humanity. — Christopher Dawson

Men have grown embarrassingly weak, but only through observation. Their resolve can easily be broken by a woman. Their emotions can be easily manipulated by a woman. Their power can be easily taken by a woman. Their pride can be easily stripped by a woman. Their entire life can easily be ruined by a woman. While physically stronger, their manipulative prowess can be wittingly outclassed by a woman. And while their dreams are stronger, the realities of women are stronger. — Lionel Suggs

We all have these notions of cool that come about at different points in our lives, and it's interesting in how it evolves or doesn't evolve in different people. — Noah Baumbach

One is always enthralled, I think, when a young writer you're just beginning to read and comprehend dies. — Joy Williams

Early studies of sleep and dreaming were crucially dependent on waking subjects up during sleep to find out whether they are dreaming or not. Using that strategy, it was found that when the eyes are rapidly moving (REM sleep) people are usually dreaming; when the eyes are not moving, there may be some mentation, but little in the way of visually rich dreams. — Patricia Churchland

I'm going to get hated for saying this, but honestly, fantasy is easy to write because you can do anything. It's like when Raymond Chandler brings in a bloke with a gun when he's stuck - in fantasy, up pops a wizard, and off we go. — Mal Peet