Xuan Nguyen Quotes

#1. A poet is simply an artist whose medium is human emotions. A poet chisels away at our own sensibilities, shaping our vision while molding our hearts. A poet wraps words around our own feelings and presents them as fresh gifts to humanity.

Richelle E. Goodrich

#2. And why did I think that the notorious and often fatal obstacles that the pioneers faced - mountain passes strewn with lava rock, hellacious winds and dust storms, rattlesnakes, and descents so steep that the wagons could only be lowered by ropes - would miraculously vanish from the trail for me?

Rinker Buck

#3. Trees have roots, Jews have legs.

Isaac Deutscher

#4. They didn't realize that her clumsiness was not the ordinary kind, not poor coordination. It was just because she wasn't sure where the edges of her body ended and the rest of the world began.

Margaret Atwood

#5. I want to lie down and sleep, exhausted by all these puzzling, insubstantial, ridiculous, fleeting thoughts. Yes, when I feel afraid I want to go to sleep - the soul's refuge from panic.

Nina George

#6. Blushing, palpitations, a bad conscience
this is what you get if you haven't sinned.

Karl Kraus

#7. Do you think it's right for Christians to use the names of pagan gods for the days of the week?

Garrison Keillor

#8. You should never read online comments if you want to keep thoughts above the belt.

Heidi Julavits

#9. Anyone can make an article longer; the skill is keeping it tight and lean.

Barry Ritholtz