Helen Oyeyemi Quote

The aim of art is to represent not the outward appearance of things, but their inward significance.

My father, [was] a mid-level phonecompany manager who treated my mother at best like an incompetent employee. At worst? He never beat her, but his pure, inarticulate fury would fill the house for days...

Stand out tall amidst challenges! Dwarf all irrelevant voices.

Sacrifice of the self is sheer stupidity if sacrifice is not for the self.

Options abound world over, Options to choose from and be the best.

الموسيقى بالنسبة لفرانز هي الفن الأكثر قرباً من الجمال الديونيسي الذي يقدّس النشوة. يمكن لرواية أو للوحة أن تدوّخنا ولكن بصعوبة. أما مع السمفونية التاسعة لبيتهوڤن، أو مع السوناتة المؤلفة من آلتيْ بيان...

We demand privacy, yet we glorify those that break into computers.

People that have a police car behind them pulling them over should put on their hazard lights and continue slowly driving to the nearest densely populated public place, such as a supermarket or shoppi...

When you're as hot as you are, no amount of ice will do.

I think that fame removes true happiness. Because when you are famous, people know you for who they think you are and when you are happy, it's because people have met you and see you for who you reall...