Hesses Demian Quotes

#1. Not only in running but in much of life is a sense of balance and proportion necessary.

Clarence DeMar

#2. And the problem was that there was a positive epidemic of narcissism, encouraged by commercial manipulation and by the shallow values of Hollywood films. And interestingly enough, the real growth area was male narcissism.

Alexander McCall Smith

#3. George Orwell said, "Whoever controls the past controls the future," by which he meant that history is incredibly important in shaping the world view of the next generation of people.

Howard Zinn

#4. Faith is an admirable trait. It's good to have faith in another person. But when faith is used as a substitute for reality, then it becomes a crutch for refusing to deal with that reality.

Peter David

#5. And maybe you should stop pitying yourself," he said. "Most people are lucky to have even one great love in their life. You have found two.

Cassandra Clare

#6. Making the hard to decision to throw away a once favorite bra is like deleting an ex-friend that repeatedly let you down.

Crystal Woods

#7. In silence all our usual patterns assault us ... That is why most people give up rather quickly. When Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness, the first things to show up were the wild beasts.

Richard Rohr

#8. If a writer is true to his characters they will give him his plot. Observations must play second fiddle to integrity.

Phyllis Bottome

#9. For things at a common destination there is a common path. Not always easy to see. But there.

Cormac McCarthy

#10. I do spend a great deal of time alone. I'm not very gregarious. I don't like parties and miscellaneous gatherings with no particular purpose. I think parties are largely a mistake. The bigger they are the more mistaken they are.

William S. Burroughs

#11. Ro winks. "I forgive you, Dol-face."
Then, without a word, he takes off running and I have no choice but to follow.

Margaret Stohl