John Irving Quote

art is risk made visible

Formal education and current position can define your worthiness. What makes you extraordinary is defined by your attitude towards others.

Young women today feel vulnerable to judgment; if a harsh sentence is passed (or even suspected or projected), it is not her reputation that suffers so much as the stability of her moral universe. The...

You say you love rain, but you use an umbrella to walk under it. You say you love sun, but you seek shelter when it is shining. You say you love wind, but when it comes you close your windows. So that...

You are rich if your heart is filled with an abundance of love.

Forgiveness requires a sense that bad behaviour is a sign of suffering rather than malice.

Instead of being regarded as intelligent or knowledgeable, many a woman would rather be regarded as beautiful or good in the kitchen; many a man, as handsome or good in bed.

Hope is a waking dream.

The roots of education are bitter, but the fruit is sweet.

Age is an issue of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.