“Tears were warm, and girls were beautiful, like dreams. I liked movie theaters, the darkness and intimacy, and I liked the deep, sad summer nights.”— Haruki Murakami, amazon.com
“Fear both the heat and the cold of your heart, and try to have patience, if you can.”— J.R.R Tolkien, amazon.com
“There are people that somehow become stars whether the world loves them or not.”— Dave Grohl, spin.com
“She was not an existence, an experience, a passion, a structure of sensations, to anybody but herself. To all humankind besides Tess was only a passing thought. Even to friends she was no more than a frequently passing thought.”— Thomas Hardy, amazon.com
“That is beautiful which is produced by the inner need, which springs from the soul.”— Wassily Kandinsky, amazon.com
“She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape.”— Michael Ondaatje, amazon.com
“I hope our daughters are born with so much fire in their souls, they could put volcanoes and stars to shame.”— Nikita Gill, amazon.com
“Find something you’re passionate about and keep tremendously interested in it.”— Julia Child, amazon.com
“What good is having a belly if there is no fire in it. Wake up, drink your passion, light a match and get to work!”— Simon Sinek, twitter.com
“What is stronger in us — passion or habit? Or are all the violent impulses, all the whirl of our desires and turbulent passions, only the consequence of our ardent age, and is it only through youth that they seem deep and shattering?”— Nikolai Gogol, amazon.com
“WHY: Very few people or companies can clearly articulate WHY they do WHAT they do. When I say WHY, I don't mean to make money - that's a result. By WHY I mean what is your purpose, cause or belief? WHY does your company exist? WHY do you get out of bed every morning? And WHY should anyone care?”— Simon Sinek, amazon.com
“Traveling’s not something you’re good at. It’s something you do. Like breathing. You can’t work too much at it, or it feels like work. You have to surrender yourself to the chaos. To the accidents.”— Gayle Forman, amazon.com