Apuleius Quotes

#1. One wonders what the proper high-brow Romans ... read into the strange utterances of Lucretius or Apuleius or Tertullian, Augustine or Athanasius. The uncanny voice of Iberian Spain, the weirdness of old Carthage, the passion of Libya and North Africa.

D.H. Lawrence

#2. But The Master and Margarita is true to the broader sense of the novel as a freely developing form embodied in the works of Dostoevsky and Gogol, of Swift and Sterne, of Cervantes, Rabelais and Apuleius.

Mikhail Bulgakov

#3. But the original was there as well - more jaded and rudimentary, functional rather than romantic. It fit not just the yellow house but another door, deep within my own heart. One that had been locked so tight for so long that I was afraid to even try it for fear of what might be on the other side

Sarah Dessen

#4. And I started to cry again, realizing that it must be changing him, too, this man who was kind enough to be a soul but strong as only a human could be.

Stephenie Meyer

#5. To note an artist's limitations is but to define his talent. A reporter can write equally well about everything that is presented to his view, but a creative writer can do his best only with what lies within the range and character of his deepest sympathies.

Willa Cather

#6. It is a difficult matter to keep love imprisoned.

Apuleius

#7. For me, running is about freedom. I find that the freer I feel, the faster I am.

Jennifer Beals

#8. But he who knows what insanity is, is sane; whereas insanity can no more be sensible of its own existence, than blindness can see itself.

Apuleius

#9. If I keep my good character, I shall be rich enough.

Apuleius

#10. Studying texts and stiff meditation can make you lose your Original Mind.
A solitary tune by a fisherman, though, can be an invaluable treasure.
Dusk rain on the river, the moon peeking in and out of the clouds;
Elegant beyond words, he chants his songs night after night.

Ikkyu

#11. All? All of it? Seriously? It's annoying. It's like a finger in my mouth, you retard. Get off of me.

Scott Hildreth

#12. When this body has been so magnificently and artistically created by God, it is only fitting that we should maintain it in good health and harmony by the most excellent and artistic science of Yoga.

Geeta Iyengar

#13. You wouldn't cancel your insurance policy in the middle of a hurricane, and you shouldn't sell silver when it takes a tumble. Like any insurance, silver's value will pay out over time, not day by day.

Howard Ruff

#14. I am giddy, expectation whirls me round.
The imaginary relish is so sweet
That it enchants my sense.

William Shakespeare

#15. Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration.

Apuleius

#16. Many people are horrified at the idea of birth control ... It is simply the keynote of a new moral program.

Margaret Sanger

#17. Venus herself, if she were bold, would not be Venus.

Apuleius

#18. No woman has ever killed a man while he was washing dishes.

Sherrilyn Kenyon

#19. I had an amazing feeling when I finally held the tape in my hand. I just thought to myself that in the palm of my hand, there was this one tape that had all of these memories and feelings and great joy and sadness.

Stephen Chbosky

#20. The recreational golfer who gives it careful thought will conclude that the favorite golf hole in his life played downhill, gradually or severely, and normally was downwind as well.

Dan Jenkins

#21. A Mercury is not made out of any block of wood.

Apuleius

#22. Poverty is the discoverer of all the arts.

Apuleius

#23. The only creature on earth whose natural habitat is a zoo is the zookeeper.

Robert Breault