Talismans Quotes

19 quotes by 19 authors

We are not to make the Torah into God Himself, nor the Bible into a "paper pope." The Bible is only the result of the… — Jacques Ellul
Courage and perseverance have a magical talisman, before which difficulties disappear and obstacles vanish into air. These qualities have ever been displayed in their mightiest… — John Quincy Adams
Books are not seldom talismans and spells. — William Cowper
When we begin to love and respect Great Mother Nature's gift to us of gayness, we'll discover that the bondage of our childhood and adolescence… — Harry Hay
The essay form has superceded the novel as the vehicle that best suggests the prevailing apocalyptic gestalt, and as the talisman that is most able… — Adam Parfrey
My desk is covered with talismans: pieces of rose quartz, wishing stones from a favorite beach. — Dani Shapiro
Every childhood has its talismans, the sacred objects that look innocuous enough to the outside world, but that trigger an onslaught of vivid memories when… — Steven Johnson
Muses are fickle, and many a writer, peering into the voice, has escaped paralysis by ascribing the creative responsibility to a talisman: a lucky charm,… — Anne Fadiman
In ancient days, Deltora was divided into seven tribes. The tribesfought on their borders but otherwise stayed in their own place. Each had a gem… — Emily Rodda
He had divested himself of the little cloaked godlet and his other amulets in a place where they would not be found in his lifetime… — Cormac McCarthy
Once there was a gypsy queen who wore on her wrist a chain of six lucky charms - a golden crown, a silver horse, a… — Kate Forsyth
The plants that produce visions can function- for those of us who have inherited the New World Order of barren materialism, cut off from our… — Daniel Pinchbeck
And now a chill settled over them where they stood, and Harry heard the rasping breath of the dementors that patrolled the outer trees. They… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
A classic is the term given to any book which comes to represent the whole universe, a book on a par with ancient talismans. — Italo Calvino
How does something immoral, when done privately, become moral when it is done collectively? Furthermore, does legality establish morality? Slavery was legal; apartheid is legal;… — Walter E. Williams
There is nothing for her beyond those gates," Gavriel said. "Do you think to bring her along like a talisman to remind you of your… — Holly Black
All that is necessary to break the spell of inertia and frustration is this: Act as if it were impossible to fail. That is the… — Dorothea Brande
There are two ways of avoiding fear: one is by persuading ourselves that we are immune from disaster, and the other is by the practice… — Bertrand Russell
Love is the vital essence that pervades and permeates, from the center to the circumference, the graduating circles of all thought and action. Love is… — Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Who Wrote These Talismans Quotes

19 authors contributed a total of 19 Talismans Quotes as follows: