“ If you do not know where you come from, then you don't know where you are, and if you don't know where you are, then you don't know where you're going. And if you don't know where you're going, you're… Terry Pratchett
“ She wore her sexuality with an older woman's ease, and not like an awkward purse, never knowing how to hold it, where to hang it, or when to just put it down. Zadie Smith
“ I imagine that the intelligent people are the ones so intelligent that they don't even need or want to look 'intelligent' anymore. Criss Jami
“ ...I don't want security - to be self-assured - I want to risk my heart in making your portrait and be paid the wages of your devotion... John Geddes
“ Anxious, inexperienced writers obey rules. Rebellious, unschooled writers break rules. Artists master the form. Robert McKee
“ I swear by the self-assurance with which elderly men sitting in public tilt sideways to allow the gas to escape loudly. Pawan Mishra
“ We reach for the same brand not because we trust its quality but because we want to reassure ourselves that we made a smart choice the last time we bought it. David McRaney
“ The only way you will ever be free is when you decide you have had enough of living up to the standards other people force upon you through shame. Never wear their chains of judgment when they can’t b… Shannon L. Alder
“ Style comes from knowing who you are and who you want to be in the world; it does not come from wanting to be somebody else, or wanting to be thinner, shorter, taller, prettier. Nina Garcia
“ One of my rules is never to look sideways at what other people are doing but instead, do what I feel is right. Annie Bryant
“ It's okay to look different, Lilith. Beauty is only a matter of opinion. If you believe you are beautiful, then that's all that matters. These are really tough years you're approaching now. Your decis… Penelope Ward
“ Of course, in our train of thought, we would all like to think we're on the right track, or at least the same railroad company as the right track. Criss Jami
“ Maybe your country is only a place you make up in your own mind. Something you dream about and sing about. Maybe it's not a place on the map at all, but just a story full of people you meet and places… Hugo Hamilton
