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Willed Quotes (page 506)

William Shakespeare quote: "I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at. I am..."
I will wear my heart upon my sleeve for daws to peck at. I am not what I am. William Shakespeare
Fyodor Dostoevsky quote: "Be the sun and all will see you."
Be the sun and all will see you. Fyodor Dostoevsky
Come to the edge.' 'We can't. We're afraid.' 'Come to the edge.' 'We can't. We will fall!' 'Come to the edge.' And they came. And he pushed them. And they flew. Guillaume Apollinaire
We had loved them, and that they hadn't heard us calling, still do not hear us... calling them out of those rooms where they went to be alone for all time, alone in suicide, which is deeper than death, and where we will never find the pieces to put them back together. Jeffrey Eugenides
Yes when I put the rose in my hair like the Andalusian girls used or shall I wear a red yes and how he kissed me under the Moorish wall and I thought well as well him as another and then I asked him with my eyes to ask again yes and then he asked me would I yes to say yes my mountain flower and first I put my arms around him yes and drew him down to me so he could feel my breasts all perfume yes and his heart was going like mad and yes I said yes I will yes. James Joyce
Edna St. Vincent Millay quote: "My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But..."
My candle burns at both ends; It will not last the night; But ah, my foes, and oh, my friends— It gives a lovely light. Edna St. Vincent Millay
Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking... Leo Tolstoy
Whose work is it but your own to open your eyes? But indeed the business of the universe is to make such a fool out of you that you will know yourself for one, and begin to be wise. George MacDonald
Guru Nanak quote: "Dwell in peace in the home of your own being, and the..."
Dwell in peace in the home of your own being, and the Messenger of Death will not be able to touch you. Guru Nanak
I will be the Vampire Lestat for all to see. A symbol, a freak of nature - something loved, something despised all of those things. I tell you I can't give it up. I can't miss. And quite frankly I am not in the least afraid."- Lestat, The Vampire Lestat, p. 532 Anne Rice
Jose Ortega y Gasset quote: "Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you..."
Tell me what you pay attention to and I will tell you who you are. Jose Ortega y Gasset
You may think it all very fine, Mr. Huntingdon, to amuse yourself with rousing my jealousy; but take care you don't rouse my hate instead. And when you have once extinguished my love, you will find it no easy matter to kindle it again. Anne Bronte
Lillian Hellman quote: "I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's..."
I cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year's fashions. Lillian Hellman
Lao Tzu quote: "When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare..."
When you are content to be simply yourself and don't compare or compete, everyone will respect you. Lao Tzu
The person who experiences greatness must have a feeling for the myth he is in. He must reflect what is projected upon him. And he must have a strong sense of the sardonic. This is what uncouples him from belief in his own pretensions. The sardonic is all that permits him to move within himself. Without this quality, even occasional greatness will destroy a man. Frank Herbert

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