Merri Lisa Johnson Quotes

#1. The past does not define me, it ignites me. The past is not a piece of me, it has placed me.

Ricky Maye

#2. On the night before we were married, all of the anxiety in the world came down upon me.

John C. Hawkes

#3. I longed to stabilize my core identity and to withstand the pressure of other people's words, behaviors, moods, and perceptions. I wanted to be less easily thrown.

Merri Lisa Johnson

#4. Her life is a wrecked boat torn apart for kindling and set ablaze to send a message to the sky from a deserted beach. From a distance the words spell SAVE ME. The closer the sign the clearer the statement. Turns out it says FUCK YOU.

Merri Lisa Johnson

#5. I bored myself to tears with the daytime television drama of confrontation (I've been wronged!). I winced at sluggish morning half-memories of wearing wrongness like a lampshade on my head (I'm mentally ill!).

Merri Lisa Johnson

#6. If strength is measured by intelligence, honesty and depth of character, then yes, strong women are hot as hell.

Paget Brewster

#7. I wade through the rush of neglect and loss and sadness pouring through a hole in my hull.

Merri Lisa Johnson

#8. Invariably dressed in black, the Countess was one of those dowagers whose natural natural independence of mind, authority of age, and impatience with the petty made her the ally of all irreverent youth.

Amor Towles

#9. You don't have enough talent to win on talent alone.

Herb Brooks

#10. My market value increases with every outside critisism. Therefore, the frequently raised contention that I am the most highly critisized mountaineer does not disturb me in the slightest.

Reinhold Messner

#11. I've spent my entire adult life working and climbing side-by-side with men, so trust me when I say that most male stupidity is a result of one of two things. It's either their egos, or it's that junk in their pants.

Pamela Clare

#12. What you will see is love coming out of the trees, love coming out of the sky, love coming out of the light. You will perceive love from everything around you. This is the state of bliss.

Miguel Ruiz

#13. There is a life-force within your soul, seek that life.

Rumi

#14. I'm a libertarian. It's a terrible word.

John Stossel

#15. She was a woman with red hair and green eyes - the traits which Satan supposedly relished most in mortal females.

Robert Shea

#16. I thieve love. I beg for it. People want what they cannot have.

Merri Lisa Johnson

#17. I can feel the sensation (it burns) of being called crazy when you feel wounded and desperate.

Merri Lisa Johnson

#18. Sweet like syrup of ipecac, she leaves my system with my guts in her hands.

Merri Lisa Johnson

#19. There are parents, siblings, teachers and friends, but counting on them to motivate you isn't fair. They've all got their own lives, and while the may be able to help you out, if you can motivate yourself, then you're golden.

Shannon Miller

#20. Affairs with unavailable people are a heroin high before nausea hits. Like smack they are destined to disappoint.
They begin with magic. Then the chasing after magic.
And finally the MOURNING FOR MAGIC.

Merri Lisa Johnson

#21. I worked through memories like weeping wounds. I wrote tedious accounts of petty conflicts and read them aloud to people. I removed layer after layer of rot.

Merri Lisa Johnson

#22. My life story is structured by reckless reenactments of panic and flight.

Merri Lisa Johnson

#23. Our bodies made us shiver in fear and disgust. We looked in the mirror and prepared ourselves to be horrified.

Merri Lisa Johnson