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Life Quotes by Catherynne M. Valente
- First, the avid student must be aware that when the world was young it knew only seven things: water, life and death, salt, night, birds…
- I have tried to write stories that go into the underworld of myth and bring out life and fire — where the old world looked…
- Most of them... most of us never figure it out. Bad dream, they think, or good one. Funny rash, never really goes away, but Doc…
- The rapt pupil will be forgiven for assuming the Tsar of Death to be wicked and the Tsar of Life to be virtuous. Let the…
- I wonder sometimes what the memory of God looks like. Is it a palace of infinite rooms, a chest of many jeweled objects, a long,…
- She liked anything orange: leaves; some moons; marigolds; chrysanthemums; cheese; pumpkin, both in pie and out; orange juice; marmalade. Orange is bright and demanding. You…
- Wishes of one's old life wither and shrivel like old leaves if they are not replaced with new wishes when the world changes. And the…
- How much better if life were more like books, if life lied a little more, and gave up its stubborn and boring adherence to the…
- Even if you’ve taken off every stitch of clothing, you still have your secrets, your history, your true name. It’s hard to be really naked.…
- If one did not have at least a little luck, one would never survive childhood. But luck can be spent, like money; and lost, like…
- However wretched her origins, she chose freely to continue her crimes against us from the moment she woke to this life. It is easy to…
- Do you suppose you will look the same when you are an old woman as you do now? Most folk have three faces—the face they…
- I am a practical girl, and a life is only so long. It should be spent in as much peace and good eating and good…
- Fantasy is my heart and love. And I just want to play in that garden for the rest of my life.
More Life Quotes
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- We have almost succeeded in leveling all human activities to the common denominator of securing the necessities of life and providing for… — Hannah Arendt
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I find that it's hard to fully examine one's life and not have faith be part of the discussion. — J. J. Abrams
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Love is composed of a single soul inhabiting two bodies. — Aristotle
- Friendship is a single soul dwelling in two bodies. — Aristotle
- We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit. — Aristotle
- Those who educate children well are more to be honored than they who produce them; for these only gave them life, those… — Aristotle
- Happiness depends upon ourselves. — Aristotle
- I count him braver who overcomes his desires than him who conquers his enemies; for the hardest victory is over self. — Aristotle