Zoroaster Wikipedia Quotes & Sayings

Twenty meters away, Pasquale Tursi watched the arrival of the woman as if in a dream. Or rather, he would think later, a dream's opposite: a burst of clarity after a lifetime of sleep. — Jess Walter

It is a mark of a mean capacity to spend much time on the things which concern the body, such as much exercise, much eating, much drinking, much easing of the body, much copulation. But these things should be done as subordinate things: and let all your care be directed to the mind. — Epictetus

You're not going to try to hug me or something, are you?" Phenex grumbled. "You've been into some weird shit since you got married. — Kendra Leigh Castle

Baptism does not profit a man outside unity with the Church ... For many heretics also possess this Sacrament but not the fruits of salvation ... The benefits which flow from Baptism are necessarily fruits which belong to the true Church alone. Children Baptized in other communions cease to be members of the Church when, after reaching the age of reason, they make formal profession of heresy, as, for example, by receiving communion in a non-Catholic Church. — Saint Augustine

My father was a stone mason, and a talented amateur pianist and vocalist. — John E. Walker

Though I often looked for one, I finally had to admit that there could be no cure for Paris. — Paula McLain

Everyone tells tiny lies, what's important really is the size. — Stephen Sondheim

If age was temperature,
You'd be getting hotter
Happy 60th degree
You, hot shotter — John Walter Bratton

Whenever I took a step forward, it seemed as though life was pushing me five steps back. — Jenni Rivera

I want my characters to really overuse their coping mechanisms to the point where they break down within 300 pages. — Chuck Palahniuk

Although Gora had tried his best to dissuade Anandamoyi from attending Binoy's marriage ceremony he was not in his heart of hearts very much pained when, taking no account of his anger or distress, she refused to listen to him, in fact he really felt delighted. Feeling so certain that however great the gulf between Binoy and himself might become, Binoy could be never deprived of that part of his mother's immeasurable love which was showered upon him like nectar, Gora's heart was satisfied and at peace. From every other standpoint he might be separated ever so far from Binoy, but by this one bond of imperishable love of a mother these two lifelong friends would be united by the closest and deepest ties for life. — Rabindranath Tagore

I start with an image, then I go from the image toward exploring the situation. Then I write a scene, and from the scene I find the character, from the character I find the larger plot. It's like deductive reasoning - I start with the smaller stuff and work backward. — Dan Chaon