Everyfifteenminutes Quotes

#1. Spiritual practice should not be confused with grim duty. It is the laughter of the Dalai Lama and the wonder born with every child.

Jack Kornfield

#2. I like him a lot.... I think I might love him. And it obviously isn't everything, but being the way I am has been a huge part of my life. It's easy to act like my past never happened, but it feels like I've put up this wall around my heart.

Meredith Russo

#3. I write about life as it exists within houses and on the streets. And there's nothing, hopefully, in any of my characterizations or in any of my plottings or in any of my valuations that doesn't ring true to life. I'm a novelist. I'm not a theoretician.

Richard Grossman

#4. As far as things I avoid, I always avoid following trends just because they're trends.

Rachel Roy

#5. The heart's smiles help wipe away the soul's tears.

Matshona Dhliwayo

#6. I stand here waiting. To disappear or sing.

Francesca Lia Block

#7. Think about what he likes and what he's interested in. Something personal is always better than something expensive.

Tamara Summers

#8. Cambridge was a joy. Tediously. People reading books in a posh place. It was my fantasy. I loved it. I miss it still.

Zadie Smith

#9. Who thinks of justice unless he knows injustice?

Diane Glancy

#10. My face is a mask. I hide my thoughts. My words are calculated to please, charm, or undermine. I can sound smarter or dumber, depending on what you expect to hear. My actions further my self- interest.

Lisa Scottoline

#11. I've learned that in many cases, change is not a function of life's cruelty but instead a function of God's graciousness.

Shauna Niequist

#12. I look forward to the day when indigenous actors can play Hamlet and Ophelia and not just Othello and Desdemona.

Shari Sebbens

#13. I send my words to you over the ether net like a message in a bottle ...

John Geddes

#14. Interacting with Indian children was so fulfilling. They are so affectionate. Every school I've visited, I've been overwhelmed by the enthusiasm and love they've showered me with!

Ken Spillman

#15. Everything you do in war is a crime in peace

Helen McCloy