Zenja Langen Quotes & Sayings

The purse is the mirror of the soul. — Anna Quindlen

When people say that this kind of fantasy fiction is escapist and evading the real world, well I think that's an evasion. It's actually trying to confront something that most people would rather not confront. — Tom Shippey

The thing is we can't be attached to anything we've experienced up to this point in our life - any person, any situation, any outcomes, any happiness, any pain - any of it. — Art Hochberg

It is gaol that finally reveals to me the beauty of Shakespeare, the spirit in his words, the jaw-dropping audacity of his language. — Christos Tsiolkas

Now all I know about her is my memories of her. And these memories fade further and further into the distance like displaced cells. Now I have no way of knowing precisely how many times she and I had sex. — Haruki Murakami

It is remarkable how easily and insensibly we fall into a particular route, and make a beaten track for ourselves. — Henry David Thoreau

We live in a time when the values of courage and honesty, particularly for women writers, equate to confessing only the darkest, most painful parts of our lives. "How brave you are," my students say to each other over workshop tables, "to expose that." Meaning, to uncover this family secret or that heinous act or to openly confront the demons of alcoholism, promiscuity, substance abuse, incest, infidelity, illness, betrayal ... I have also wrestled many dark angels, and continue to do so, so I acknowledge the price such writing exacts. But more and more I have come to respect the honesty and courage required to recognize the bright angels when they appear in our memory, and to allow them equal space in our narratives. — Rebecca McClanahan

I think I'm a very good reader of poetry, but obviously, like everybody, I have a set of criteria for reading poems, and I'm not shy about presenting them, so if people ask for my critical response to a poem, I tell them what works and why, and what doesn't work and why. — Diane Wakoski

The WHY of letting it go is quite simple: You have to let go of what is NOT meant for you in order to receive what IS. So now I ask you: What are YOU willing to let go of today, — Mandy Hale

I have three grandchildren and am hoping for 20. — Maureen Forrester

It is a rose planted in your heart, and as it's thorns tear you, so does it thrive and flower — Sarah Monette

I like to follow my favorite team and talk sports with my band or fans. You won't believe how many musicians are sports fans. We have so much time on tour that we need these outlets for relaxation. — Garth Brooks

Can you picture yourself at the age 60 doing what you do now? — Dick Cavett