Portalupi Tasting Quotes

#1. The novella will be called, I think, "The Messiah of Stockholm." It takes place in Stockholm. I'd better say no more, or the Muse will wipe it out.

Cynthia Ozick

#2. Marine training is essentially a psychological battle against the instinct for self-preservation.

Nathaniel Fick

#3. [The question for the behavioral disciplines is simply] what is better, and how do we get there?

Kenneth E. Boulding

#4. When first asked if he would grant an interview with TIME, Greene responded by asking a question of his own: 'Does the candidate get paid?

Michael Scherer

#5. when she was in the bath (not too hot - so many rules).

Liane Moriarty

#6. The most important principle of environment is that you are not the only element.

Mahavira

#7. Quotable quotes are coins rubbed smooth by circulation.

Louis Menand

#8. Having to talk destroys the symphony of silence.

Aleister Crowley

#9. I think it's somebody else's job to decide what my image is.

Annabella Sciorra

#10. The children and nature movement is fueled by this fundamental idea: the child in nature is an endangered species, and the health of children and the health of the Earth are inseparable.

Richard Louv

#11. To confess that you are totally Ignorant about the horse, is social suicide: you will be despised by everybody, especially the horse.

W.C. Sellar

#12. Why do we pursue information that we know will never leave our heads?

Dave Eggers

#13. How did I end up here? How did I land myself in this shithole? And what the hell do I do now?

Kandi Steiner

#14. I'm still the same artist; it's just different sides of me. I'm learning to be a little bit more confident in myself and I think that's something that all of us girls struggle with. It's really about defining your confidence.

Jamie Lynn Spears