Rachel DeWoskin Quotes

Ms. Doman had this whole thing about how we have to tell stories about whatever happens to us, and then we can use those stories to decide whether out lives are happy or not, whether events have redeeming aspects or are totally hopeless, that it's really all about how we choose to shape and name things.

Rachel DeWoskin

Quotes to Explore

The circus allows one to be logical and unreal at the same time. In the circus, all is possible: there can be a man with two heads or a character with a green face.

Fernando Botero
- Time
- Character
- Man
I feel funny about owning art. I don't really want to say: 'Wow, come and see my Monet - it's in a dark room at the bottom of my cellar.'

Baz Luhrmann
- Art
- Funny
- Dark
Whatever I do, I hope it's quality, I hope it's something that's class.

Garth Brooks
- Hope
- Quality
- Class
The fight against terror cannot stop as long as terrorism itself is not stopped, but the path of war must change: it must lead directly to terrorists and not be waged on the backs of three million Palestinians.

Yossi Sarid
- Long
- War
- Change
I don't want to spoil the magic, but it's a very curious thing that honestly baffles me. It's the nearest we'll ever get to playing God, to suddenly produce these fully formed creatures. It is a bit odd. Other aspects you work out more - you rework sentences, you rework imagery. But not characters.

Kate Atkinson
- Work
- God
- Magic
Be gentle to all and stern with yourself.

Saint Teresa of Avila
- Yourself
- Motivational