"But when I call for a hero, out comes my lazy old self; so I never know who I am, nor how many I am or will be. I'd love to be able to touch a bell and summon the real me, because if I really need myself, I mustn't disappear."

-- Pablo Neruda

#Real Quotes #Hero Quotes #Self Quotes

“I'm a stand-up comic. Anything else I do besides that is a plus, but stand-up comedy is what I do, it's what I've been doing and it's what I'm going to keep doing.”
“She, too, had worn a mask in assuming a contempt for him, whilst, as a matter of fact, she completely misunderstood him”

Source : Baroness Orczy (2015). “The Scarlet Pimpernel”, p.143, Xist Publishing
“Over the last several days, we have heard from members of Congress who want their voices to be heard. I absolutely agree.”
“I grew up in a small town with a very small library. But the books in the library opened a large place in my heart. It is the place where stories live. And those stories have been informing my days, comforting my nights, and extending possibilities ever since. If that library had not been there, if the books - such as they were - had not been free, my world would be poor, even today.”
“I continue to get further away from the usual painter's tools such as easel, palette, brushes, etc.”
“The key to success is to keep growing in all areas of life - mental, emotional, spiritual, as well as physical.”
“I invented the historical spy novel.”
“Both light and shadow are the dance of Love. Love has no cause, it is the astrolabe of God's secrets. Lover and loving are inseparable and timeless. Although I may try to describe love, when I experience it, I am speechless. Although I may try to write about love, I am rendered helpless. My pen breaks, and the paper slips away at the ineffable place where lover loving and loved are one. Every moment is made glorious by the light of Love.”

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