S.L. Wallace Quotes
As Gates had told the pastor that day in his house. "I can do anything I put my mind to".
This is why they started us here so young: to give ourselves away before the age when the questions 'why' and 'to what' grow real beaks and claws.
We are all dying to give our lives away to something, maybe. God or Satan, politics or grammar, topology or philately (...) To games or needles, to some other person.
Think of the old cliché about the mind being 'an excellent servant but a terrible master'. This, like many clichés, so lame & banal on the surface, actually expresses a great & terrible truth.
You lie to her, you lie to me, you lie to yourself. Blind girl blind you.
(Wallace) Stevens turns to the idea of the weather precisely as the religious man turns to the idea of God.
Most things break, including hearts. The lessons of life amount not towisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.
The lessons of life amount not to wisdom, but to scar tissue and callus.
Happiness will never flourish in a life bereft of optimism.
Romance is like maintaining a car. If you do a good job of it, you will always have a dependable quiet ride.
I do not know which to prefer, The beauty of inflectionsOr the beauty of innuendosThe blackbird whistlingOr just after.
The exceeding brightness of this early sunMakes me conceive how dark I have become.
After the leaves have fallen, we returnTo a plain sense of things. It is as ifWe had come to an end of the imagination, Inanimate in an inert savoir.
A pear should come to the table popped with juice, Ripened in warmth and served in warmth. On termsLike these, autumn beguiles the fatalist.
I understand (finally) that God does not REACT to prayers or petitions. He has ACTED. It is already done.
Why trade definite for a maybe?
Words, and faith, will only take you as far as your actions allow.
Words and a book and a belief that the world is words...
(Wallace) Stevens turns to the idea of the weather precisely as the religious idea turns to the idea of God.
What I know about auto racing could be inscribed with a dry Magic Marker on the lip of a Coke bottle.
Success is determined by how little time you have to worry whether others are criticizing you, while being too focused to address them if they are.
How is there freedom to choose if one does not learn how to choose?
Tell them there are no holes for your fingers in the masks ofmen. Tell them how could you ever even hope to love what you can'tgrab onto.
Depending on the strength of the relationship, level of communication and one’s tolerance for discord, many people are able to get past normal skirmishes unscathed.
Stop giving the best part of you to those unworthy of that gift.
In relationships, everyone makes mistakes. If you are forgiven for yours, don't take it for granted.
Truth be told, many couples spend more time planning the wedding and the honeymoon than they do preparing for the marriage.
Trying to change someone to suit your desires is a setup for disappointment.
No one should gain access to the important areas of your life if you are not absolutely sure they are there for good reason.
No matter how worldly I became, there was always that one part of me that never forgot where I came from and how simple life was there.
Don't let life's challenges discourage you. Some things are just out of your control. Make it work for you! The most painful lessons of the past can teach you how to survive in the present .
There’s been time this whole time. You can’t kill time with your heart. Everything takes time.
I used to work at the unemployment office. I hated it, because when they fired me, I had to show up to work anyway.
I guess a bit part of serious fiction’s purpose is to give the reader, who like all of us is sort of marooned in her own skull, to give her imaginative access to other selves.
Don't be managed by the likelihood of mishaps. Be motivated by the promise of favor!
Never let fear of short term heartache interfere with your long term happiness.
Nothing will ever be solved if we wallow in the darkness of denial.