Elisenda Quotes

The wise do not consider the chains and shackles of jail to be the toughest restraints. The chains of attachment are the strongest of the ties that bind. ~ Thich Nhat Hanh

There is no plummet to sound another's soul. ~ Virgilia Peterson

I like the way words go together and I like the gamesmanship of writing poetry. It is such a challenge. ~ Jeffery Deaver

I was born for a very specific purpose. I wasn't the result of of a cheap bottle of wine or a full moon or the heat of the moonent, I was born because a scientist managed to hook my mother's eggs and my fathers sperm to create a specific combination of precious genetic material ~ Jodi Picoult

I believe in tying the marriage knot, as long as it's around the woman's neck ~ W.C. Fields

Tired, but not the kind of tired that sleep fixes. ~ Maureen Johnson

My message is believe in yourself. Have courage in your capacity. Listen to your inner voice. And then the critical component of all this is, do the work. ~ Brad Willis

Being an Irishwoman means many things to me. An Irishwoman is strong and feisty. She has guts and stands up for what she believes in. She believes she is the best at whatever she does and proceeds through life with that knowledge. She can face any hazard that life throws her way and stay with it until she wins. She is loyal to her kinsmen and accepting of others. She's not above a sock in the jaw if you have it coming. ~ Maureen O'Hara

You find my words dark. Darkness is in our souls, do you not think? ~ James Joyce

I didn't look like a woman who might need twelve condoms. ~ Cheryl Strayed

I'm gonna love you like I've never been broken
I'm gonna say it like it's never been spoken ~ Demi Lovato

Auschwitz was one of the wealthiest places in the world. Everyone who was deported there had been in such a hurry that they were only able to take along the things they loved the most. Well, of course, a musician would take along her instrument. But then they would take these precious possessions away from the prisoners once they arrived. All these things were kept in a part of the camp the prisoners called "Canada." It was like a giant warehouse. ~ Anita Lasker-Wallfisch

Scarlet watched a leaf fall to the ground, lying dead amoung the other leaves on the forest floor. "A brief life seems pointless."
Tristan thought for a moment. "Isn't that what life is, though? A brief opportunity to exist? A short gift? ~ Chelsea Fine