Octavio Paz Biography Quotes

#1. He bemoans our miseries with the tender pity of a Cowper, who, in warning us of life's grovelling pursuits and empty joys, seeks, by withdrawing us from their delusive dominion, to prepare us for "another and a better world." No.

Samuel Johnson

#2. They would be enchanted beginners all over again, ... That was the best thing to be in life.

Deborah Levy

#3. Chess is not relaxing; it's stressful even if you win.

Jennifer Shahade

#4. The best leaders are the best notetakers, best askers, and best learners.

Tom Peters

#5. I'm only doing one more," Ruby said, scrolling through her phone. "Nobody likes a day-drunk hussie."
"Hey, give yourself some credit. You'll be a really cute day- drunk hussie.

Daniel Younger

#6. If there's one thing I don't look for in a maid, it's discretion. Except with my own secrets, of course.

Julian Fellowes

#7. Mosca had never tasted power before. It was a little like the feeling the gin had given her, but without the bitterness and the numbness in her nose.

Frances Hardinge