Haces De Luz Quotes

I, woman, give birth: and this time to myself. ~ Alma Luz Villanueva

The mildest, drowsiest sister has been known to turn tiger if her sibling is in trouble. ~ Clara Luz Zuniga Ortega

Someday find my son...tell him about how things can be between men on this Earth."
--A Letter to Jesse Owens ~ Luz Long

I deeply craved the warmth upon my skin yet missed countless sunrises; I had to learn to linger in the sunset mesmerized by her fading beauty. ~ Danielle Luz Matias

We search relentlessly for love from others to make a safe place and call it home, and all the while our safe placed called home lied within. ~ Danielle Luz Matias

Maybe Justin, my students, spoiled me for people my own age, usually so boring, talking about their endless health problems, pros/cons of being cremated, not realizing they're already dead in the most tragic way. ~ Alma Luz Villanueva

Dear La Virgen, [...] is God your husband? Is he a Cheap Skate???? I kinda think he might be cause I used to pray for stuff and he never sent the stuff I asked for right? ~ Alma Luz Villanueva

To the outside world we all grow old. But not to brothers and sisters. We know each other as we always were. We know each other's hearts. We share private family jokes. We remember family feuds and secrets, family griefs and joys. We live outside the touch of time. ~ Clara Luz Zuniga Ortega

Dear La Virgen, [...] and she puts flowers and special sea shells in front of this little fat guy she calls Budda who I guess is kinda like your husband GOD right? But he doesn't look mad like hes smiteing any one and in fact he looks like he eats 5ths and 6ths, and in fact he looks like hes smileing [...]. ~ Alma Luz Villanueva

A trance healer in Bali, an eagle woman, asked me, 'What is freedom, madam?' She had a chained eagle, her ally in healing, and it broke my heart, those huge, folded wings. So I asked her why the eagle couldn't fly free, why it was chained. And then her eagle eyes dug into mine, and she asked, 'What is freedom, madam? ~ Alma Luz Villanueva

Night was swiftly approaching, but darkness would soon be a specter of the past ~ Luis Gonzalez

I love the French language. I have sampled every language, French is my favourite - fantastic language, especially to curse with. Nom de Dieu de putain de bordel de merde de saloperies de connards d'enculé de ta mère... It's like wiping your arse with silk, I love it. ~ Lana Wachowski

Lucy. Luce. Luz is light in Spanish, right?" You paused. I nodded. "Well, thank you for filling a dark day with light. ~ Jill Santopolo

Happy the people whose annals are boring to read. ~ Charles-Louis De Secondat, Baron De La Brede Et De Montesquieu

He'd unbuttoned his shirt so the night breeze would soothe him; his body always ran too hot. The blood. Too hot. The large, gold crucifix on his neck, dangling to his thick chest hairs, caught there, and winked in the candlelight. His childhood prayers. For food. Warmth. His beloved mother. That the cruelty of his father. Stop. No more. Beatings. He never. Stopped. Beating her. Mama. [...] Pompeii remembered - like tuning into a clear TV channel - his mother's gentle face. Her fingertips on his boy's face, calming him to sleep. The sound of his father's drunken entrance, when she would hold her breath, stop stroking his boy face. ~ Alma Luz Villanueva

Luz felt as though all the millions of butterflies that were flying on this same journey south were fluttering in her stomach. ~ Mary Alice Monroe

None but tyrants have any business to be afraid. ~ Hardouin De Perefixe De Beaumont

Great thoughts come from the heart ~ Luc De Clapiers De Vauvenargues

Politeness costs little and yields much. ~ Anne-Therese De Marguenat De Courcelles

Ingratitude calls forth reproaches as gratitude brings renewed kindnesses. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal De Sevigne

Te amo, Querida," he whispered, stroking her hair. "Tu eres mi luz en la oscuridad." I love you. You are my light in the darkness. ~ Brooklyn Ann

De wife she de eyes to de man's soul. How kin I see now, when I ain' gottee de eyes no mo'? ~ Zora Neale Hurston

There are many things we despise in order that we may not have to despise ourselves. ~ Luc De Clapiers De Vauvenargues

More are taken in by love than by cunning. ~ Luc De Clapiers De Vauvenargues

We must accustom ourselves to the follies of others and not be astonished at the foolishness that takes place in our presence. ~ Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

What we call a brilliant thought is usually just a captivating expression which, with the help of a little truth, imposes a surprising error on us. ~ Luc De Clapiers De Vauvenargues

Would you be esteemed? live with persons that are estimable. ~ Anne-Therese De Marguenat De Courcelles

Luz cleared her throat. "I've always said, 'Getting a foothold in a country that doesn't want you is daunting, but determination and good manners can go a long way.' So, be careful. Gays are outsiders too . . . just like us."
Luz smiled. "But, life in the shadows isn't so bad."
"You don't have a Green Card?" Zoe asked.
"No. And I'm not attracted to men. But I'll never be Mexican again. I'm a child of free enterprise, wandering through an international marketplace. I may only work in a nail salon, but at least I'm part of America's circus of self-invention. ~ Michael Ben Zehabe

El Sueno de la razon produce monstrous. (The sleep of reason breeds monsters) ~ Francisco De Goya

I dislike clocks with second-hands; they cut up life into too small pieces. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

Since we are exposed to inevitable sorrows, wisdom is the art of finding compensation. ~ Francis De Gaston, Chevalier De Levis

There is no one who does not represent a danger to someone. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

We can easily forgive want of means; but littleness, with means, is disgusting. ~ Anne-Therese De Marguenat De Courcelles

Persinette, let down your hair. ~ Charlotte-Rose De Caumont De La Force

Faith creates the virtues in which it believes. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

Religious people spend so much time with their confessors because they like to talk about themselves. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

Friendships take work. Use disagreements as opportunity to come out better on the other side ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

There are some people who never acknowledge themselves in the wrong; God help them! ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

There's nothing so fearsome as the revolt of a sheep, said de Marsay. ~ Honore De Balzac

The city is physical, concrete," Pedro [da Luz] said. "When we make a mistake, it is a mistake that will last for forty, fifty years. That's a problem. ~ Juliana Barbassa

Luz's father had had it; it was how he kept himself atop everyone around him. He believed harder in stupider things, and there was somehow authority in this. ~ Claire Vaye Watkins

It is not always sorrow that opens the fountains of the eyes ... ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

It is a singular characteristic of love that we cannot hide it where it exists, or pretend it where it does not exist. ~ Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

Everyone has two sides, aim for the right one. ~ Giovannie De Sadeleer

Why do we discover faults so much more readily than perfection. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

It is freezing fit to split a stone. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

It is sometimes useful to pretend we are deceived, because when we show a deceiving man that we see through his artifices, we only encourage him to increase his deceptions. ~ Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

The foolish acts of others ought to serve more as a lesson to us than an occasion to laugh at those who commit them. ~ Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

We are never satisfied with having done well; and in endeavoring to do better, we do much worse. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

It is the fine rain that soaks us through. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

I pity those who have no taste for reading ... ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

Combien de choses nous servoyent hier d'articles de foy, qui nous sont fables aujourd'huy?
How many things served us yesterday for articles of faith, which today are fables for us? ~ Michel De Montaigne

Contrary to conventional wisdom, opportunity always knocks more than once whereas a false step can never be retraced. ~ Pierre Choderlos De Laclos

I know of no sorrow greater than that occasioned by a delay of the post. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

Study and research into truth often only serves to make us see by experience our natural ignorance. ~ Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

The most delightful and choicest pleasure is that which is hinted at, but never told. ~ Chretien De Troyes

We Afficans try raise our chillun right. When dey say we ign'nant we go together and build de school house. Den de county send us a teacher. We Afficky men doan wait lak de other colored people till de white folks gittee ready to build us a school. We build one for ourself den astee de county to send us de teacher. ~ Zora Neale Hurston

War often breaks out when there is the most talk of peace. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

Oh Dear! How unfortunate I am not to have anyone to weep with! ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

Few persons comprehend the power of ugliness. ~ Victor De Riqueti, Marquis De Mirabeau

Religion is no more national than conscience. ~ Victor De Riqueti, Marquis De Mirabeau

Mean-spirited mediocrities, especially those with a smattering of learning, are the most likely to be opinionated. Only strong minds know how to correct their opinions and abandon a bad position. ~ Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

Casildea de Vandalia, the rawest and best ~ Miguel De Cervantes Saavedra

It is the beginning of the end.
[Fr., C'est le commencement de al fin.] ~ Charles Maurice De Talleyrand

If so few female geniuses are found in history, it is because society denies them any means of expression. ~ Simone De Beauvoir

Marquise de Merteuil: I've distilled every thing to one single principle: win or die. ~ Pierre-Ambroise Choderlos De Laclos

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him. ~ Charles De Gaulle

The feminine body is expected to be flesh, but discreetly so; ~ Simone De Beauvoir

We like no noise unless we make it ourselves. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

She is the closest thing to magic. ~ Giovannie De Sadeleer

In every lifetime you are at the center of someone's universe. ~ Giovannie De Sadeleer

Let the roar in your heart be the fuel to making dreams a reality". ~ Pablo De Leon

If we could have a little patience, we should escape much mortification; time takes away as much as it gives. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

Find a few who stand as many. ~ Giovannie De Sadeleer

The most chaste woman may be the most voluptuous, if she truly loves. ~ Victor De Riqueti, Marquis De Mirabeau

We think highly of men when we do not know the extent of their capabilities, for we always suppose that more exists when we only see half. ~ Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

All Language Is Defined By The Spirit. ~ Paul De Aragon

Occupation is the best safeguard for women under all circumstances
mental or physical, or both. Cupid extinguishes his torch in the atmosphere of industry. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

Simplicity is oftenest an adroit pretence. ~ Anne-Therese De Marguenat De Courcelles

Death makes us all equal ... ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

Matrimony is a very dangerous disorder; I had rather drink. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

It depends on you whether her walls are too high or easy to climb. ~ Giovannie De Sadeleer

We must always live in hope; without that consolation there would be no living. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

We live with our defects as with the odors we carry about us: we do not perceive them, but they incommode those who approach us. ~ Anne-Therese De Marguenat De Courcelles

The world has no long injustices. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

The uncertainty of events disturbs the purest enjoyments. ~ Francis De Gaston, Chevalier De Levis

Even the best-natured people, if uninstructed, are always blind and uncertain. We must take pains to instruct ourselves so that ignorance makes us neither too timid nor too bold. ~ Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

Under the freest constitution ignorant people are still slaves. ~ Nicolas De Caritat, Marquis De Condorcet

We need not regard what good a friend has done us, but only his desire to do us good. ~ Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

…there is no other logical explanation for how things ultimately worked out except by God's hand. ~ Kim De Blecourt

So den we gittee married by de license, but I doan love my wife no mo' wid de license than I love her befo' de license. She a good woman and I love her all de time. (Oluale Kossula) ~ Zora Neale Hurston

If our Gods and our hopes are nothing but scientific phenomena, then let us admit it must be said that our love is scientific as well. ~ Auguste De Villiers De L'Isle-Adam

I am my own heir. ~ Lope De Vega

When we reckon without Providence, we must frequently reckon twice. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

The loftiness of understanding embraces all. It requires as much spirit to suffer the failings of others as it does to appreciate their good qualities. ~ Madeleine De Souvre, Marquise De ...

It is intolerance to speak of toleration. Away with the word from the dictionary! ~ Victor De Riqueti, Marquis De Mirabeau

You can do anything you like with bayonets, except sit on them. ~ Charles Maurice De Talleyrand-Perigord

Good and evil travel on the same road, but they leave different impressions. ~ Marie De Rabutin-Chantal, Marquise De Sevigne

O Monsieur de Sergis, how important a matter is submission of spirit to a superior! ~ Vincent De Paul

Only those who are color blind speak of black and white. ~ Giovannie De Sadeleer