Arthur Waley Quotes

Anything whatsoever may become the subject of a novel, provided only that it happens in this mundane life and not in some fairyland beyond our human ken.

Arthur Waley

Quotes to Explore

For decades, Iran has covertly worked to develop a nuclear weapons program and has repeatedly violated its international obligations.

J. B. Pritzker
- Weapons
- Nuclear Weapons
The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.

Victor Hugo
- Soul
- Bird
- Wings
Yes, I did and a lot of my friends who are in the same program as I were very much supportive, and the most important thing they said to me is do not let this interfere with what you have to do in taking car of yourself. That was the most important thing.

Naomi Campbell
- Important
- Friends
- Car
I headed out to have a breather at the stage door, dressed in my tramp costume. I had my bowler hat between my feet and there were passers-by, and one of them turned back and said, 'Do you need help, brother?' And $1 fell into my hat!

Ian Mckellen
- Help
- Brother
- Door
Imagination is not only the uniquely human capacity to envision that which is not, and therefore the fount of all invention and innovation. In its arguably most transformative and revelatory capacity, it is the power to that enables us to empathize with humans whose experiences we have never shared.

Joanne Rowling
I started writing songs when I was real young, when I was 3 years old. The piano spoke to me - I don't remember when I wasn't playing piano. My second grade talent show was the first time I performed my own thing. I dressed up as Dracula and played a song called 'Monster Rock' that I wrote. And I won.

Ian Axel
- Up
- Time
- Writing