Sophia Mello Breyner Quotes

#1. life is not about distance , it's about direction

Divya Prakash Dubey

#2. Poetry is my understanding with the world, my intimacy with things, my participation in what is real, my engagement with voices and images. This is why a poem speaks not of ideal life but of actual life: the angle of a window; the reverberation of streets, cities, rooms; shadows along a wall.

Sophia De Mello Breyner Andresen

#3. When you came you cried and everybody smiled with joy; when you go smile and let the world cry for you.

Rabindranath Tagore

#4. You have the power. Use it.

Victor Milan

#5. And a fact is the most stubborn thing in the world.

Mikhail Bulgakov

#6. Standup is a form of therapy. It is OK to tell problems to your audience as long as you are being honest and not boring them. I tell them that I am saving $75 an hour when I talk to them instead of a therapist.

Bill Engvall

#7. I'm waiting for the magic word." "Um, now?" "Really?" "Asshole?" "Come on." "Clark!" "Vivian." "Oh, fine. Please help me, Clark. Please, please, please?" I managed, gritting my teeth. "That wasn't so bad, was it?" he smiled, his face lighting up.

Alice Clayton