"When I was young I had no means or time, and now I have the means and time, I have no youth."

--

Source : Bess Streeter Aldrich (1994). “A Lantern in Her Hand”, p.241, U of Nebraska Press

Bess Streeter Aldrich

#Mean Quotes #Irony Quotes #Youth Quotes

“No man can reveal to you aught but that which already lies half asleep in the dawning of your knowledge. The teacher who walks in the shadow of the temple, among his followers, gives not of his wisdom but rather of his faith and his lovingness. If he is indeed wise he does not bid you enter the house of his wisdom, but rather leads you to the threshold of your own mind.”
“The breathtaking inanity of the [school] Board's decision is evident when considered against the factual backdrop which has now been fully revealed through this trial.”
“For me, fantasy has always been a means of exploring reality: it explores the fact that your internal life, your dreams and the weird images and the things that come to you are things that are actually important tools for dealing with real issues.”

Source : "Tim Burton Q&A for Alice in Wonderland". Interview with Marc Lee, www.telegraph.co.uk. March 4, 2010.
“History is not just about the past. It also reveals the present.”
“If you have to forecast, forecast often..”
“If you keep your team in the game and give them a chance to win each and every start, what could be better than that? That, to me, is my main goal.”
“I may say that I think greed about poetry is the only permissible greed - it is, indeed, unavoidable.”
“I, of whom I know nothing, I know my eyes are open, because of the tears that pour from them unceasingly.”

You may also like:

Loren Eiseley
Science writer
Mari Sandoz
Novelist
Mignon G. Eberhart
Author
Pearl S. Buck
Writer
Richard Dooling
Novelist
Ted Kooser
Poet
Willa Cather
Author
Wright Morris
Novelist
John Neihardt
Writer