"The past is an obdurate stranger that puts as many marks on us as we attempt to impose on it."

-- Joanne Harris

#Past Quotes #Stranger Quotes #Mark Quotes

“Not likely. Dreams are pretty and usually involve horses or rainbows or castles, or big-”
“The Hermit was known to be pretty sniffy about disciples who returned in failure. There was a wall of the institute layered with their skins- an ingenious display that encouraged vigor in his students, as well as nicely keeping out the drafts.”
“Poet, never chase the dream. Laugh yourself and turn away. Mask your hunger, let it seem Small matter if he come or stay; But when he nestles in your hand at last, Close up your fingers tight and hold him fast.”
“These managers all know their onions and cut their cloth accordingly.”
“Those who think all religions are the same look at the wrappings instead of the content.”
“No one ever got ahead by going through the motions. You have to constantly be improving yourself. Make your life the masterpiece you want it to be.”

Source : Queen Latifah (2010). “Put on Your Crown: Life-Changing Moments on the Path to Queendom”, p.16, Hachette UK
“I have never believed that things happen by themselves.”
“Most people now seem to treasure anything they value in proportion to the extent that it's followed about and surrounded by the vulgar public.”

Source : Ada Leverson (2012). “Tenterhooks”, p.130, tredition

You may also like:

Anna Gavalda
Novelist
Cecelia Ahern
Novelist
Fannie Flagg
Actress
Judi Dench
Film actress
Juliette Binoche
Actress
Kate Atkinson
Writer
Lasse Hallstrom
Film director
Laura Esquivel
Novelist
Tracy Chevalier
Novelist