The Painted Drum Quotes

#1. When the Superior Man eats he does not try to stuff himself; at rest he does not seek perfect comfort; he is diligent in his work and careful in speech. He avails himself to people of the Tao and thereby corrects himself. This is the kind of person of whom you can say, 'he loves learning.'

Confucius

#2. The worst thing that happened to air travel in the past ten years was the bankruptcy of Xhibit Corp., the parent company of SkyMall. I recalled with clarity the first time I boarded a flight and it was missing from all usual nooks and crannies. It had been a dark day.

L. H. Cosway

#3. The man in the shop peered disapprovingly at Evie through the glass. She pumped her arms and legs up and down in imitation of a marching band, gave the man a salute, and continued her meandering walk to the museum.

Libba Bray

#4. The waves most washed me off the raft sometimes,

Mark Twain

#5. The African Development Bank is one of the most aggressive advocates of regional integration.

Mo Ibrahim

#6. When you start to live your dream, it's not quite what you thought it was because there is a lot of overwhelming stuff that comes on top of it, and you have to figure it all out.

Orlando Bloom

#7. The first 10 000 shots are the worst.

Helmut Newton

#8. Debate is almost non-existent and no one is apparently accountable to anybody apart from their political party bosses. It is bad news for democracy in this country.

Helen Suzman

#9. I think two different people can read one of my books and come away with completely different opinions on the subject. I hope they just read from the beginning to the end and be made to think about the subject. Then they can come to their own conclusions.

Eric Schlosser

#10. The fragile art of existenceIs kept alive by sheer persistenceThe fragile art of existence.No time for self-pityNo time for dwelling on what should have beenBut is yet to be.

Chuck Schuldiner

#11. My mother [actress Tanuja] has taught me that. It's 100 percent home or 100 percent work - I give complete attention to both. That's because I understand that work is not my life, and my life is not just work.

Kajol

#12. Sometimes when I find myself very irritated about a topic, I know it's my next book.

Laurie Halse Anderson

#13. I consider the process of gestation just as important as when you're actually sitting down putting words to the paper.

Wole Soyinka

#14. Nobody loves you the way they do when you're dying.

Charles Graeber

#15. I thought I detected a bit of wonder in his voice, that he'd like to become part of a story, any story.

Catherine Lacey