“I carry out sun rituals on the slopes of high mountains. But I am also taboo for myself, untouchable because forbidden.” — Clarice Lispector Copy Share Image
“As William Bouwsma pointed out, the late medieval and early Renaissance crises of representation did not stall out at their skepticism of… — Lori Branch Copy Share Image
Could it be that first love was the only true love? And that after those first fires had been doused or burned… — Simon Van Booy Copy Share Image
My religious convictions and scientific views cannot at present be more specifically defined than as those of a believer in creative revolution.… — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
The time I spend in the morning - praying, sipping coffee, and coming up with my list - is a ritual I… — Kristin Armstrong Copy Share Image
I write in a journal daily. This extraordinary ritual has revolutionised my mindset, transformed my heartset, and generally influenced my life exponentially. — Robin S. Sharma Copy Share Image
I had this whole ritual with my mother making the bed with me inside it so I would be invisible. — Ahmet Zappa Copy Share Image
We're losing a ritual. We're losing a ritual that I believe is transformative, transcendent, and is at the heart of the patient-physician… — Abraham Verghese Copy Share Image
When I go and work with people, I never say, 'Your dog is changed for the rest of its life.' It's like… — Cesar Millan Copy Share Image
When an editor works with an author, she cannot help seeing into the medicine cabinet of his soul. All the terrible emotions,… — Betsy Lerner Copy Share Image
“Fear may blind us to the fact that individual survival often depends on working with others.” — Matt J. Rossano Copy Share Image
One of Obama's most impressive attributes is his quiet confidence: Voters sense that he is comfortable in his own skin, a dedicated… — Ron Fournier Copy Share Image
“The word hygge has been sifted to the surface in recent years but the concept is not new. It is a practice… — Louisa Thomsen Brits Copy Share Image
I hate the word 'production'...it's a ceremony, it's a ritual...you should go out of the theatre stronger and more human than when… — Ariane Mnouchkine Copy Share Image
Gogol is unaccustomed to this sort of talk at mealtimes, to the indulgent ritual of the lingering meal, and the pleasant aftermath… — Jhumpa Lahiri Copy Share Image
When his apprenticeship was finished (the candidate for Knighthood) was received into the Knightly Order by a ritual of sacramental awe... — Ariel Durant Copy Share Image
An inordinate love of ritual can be harmful to the soul, unless, of course, in times of great crisis, when ritual can… — Jeff VanderMeer Copy Share Image
I lay there silently, hoarding my small dignity. I did not ask about the gate or the closet. I did not question… — Anne Sexton Copy Share Image
Hana: What on Earth is a 'barbeque'? Hel: A primitive tribal ritual featuring paper plates, elbows, flying insects, encrusted meat, hush puppies,… — Trevanian Copy Share Image
Writers are said to have superstitions and little rituals. Readers have them too. — Ian Mcewan Copy Share Image
We become male automatically because of the Y chromosome and the little magic peanut, but if we are to become men we… — Frank Pittman Copy Share Image
Everyone's looking for the perfect teacher, but although their teachings might be divine, teachers are all too human, and that's something people… — Paulo Coelho Copy Share Image
I'm not superstitious in my normal daily life but I get that way about writing, even though I know it's all bullshit.… — Quentin Tarantino Copy Share Image
