Withhold a smile only when the smile can hurt someone. Otherwise, let it bloom forth in a riot. Vera Nazarian More Quotes by Vera Nazarian More Quotes From Vera Nazarian A boomerang returns back to the person who throws it. Vera Nazarian return-back boomerang karma Thus, true long-term change is brought about not by destructive passion of the moment but by well-reasoned constructive action. Violent shock of Armageddon that leaves nothing in its wake but a blank slate is not a solution, only a postponement of progress. Vera Nazarian progress passion long It's easier for a rich man to ride that camel through the eye of a needle directly into the Kingdom of Heaven, than for some of us to give up our cell phone. Vera Nazarian giving-up eye men Each letter of the alphabet is a steadfast loyal soldier in a great army of words, sentences, paragraphs, and stories. One letter falls, and the entire language falters. Vera Nazarian army soldier fall Who says you cannot hold the moon in your hand? Tonight when the stars come out and the moon rises in the velvet sky, look outside your window, then raise your hand and position your fingers around the disk of light. There you go . . . That was easy! Vera Nazarian stars light moon Consolation has been wrongly reviled. Consolation is not apathy or inaction. It is not closing one's eyes to the evils of the world. Rather, consolation is the first step in regaining personal equilibrium and strength, which necessarily precedes the ability to act. Vera Nazarian apathy eye evil I tell the story to you now, but in each telling the story itself changes a little, changes direction, and that in turn changes you and me. So be very careful not only in how you repeat it but in how you remember it, goslings. More often than you realize it, the world is shaped by two things -- stories told and the memories they leave behind. Vera Nazarian stories memories two A tornado of thought is unleashed after each new insight. This in turn results in an earthquake of assumptions. These are natural disasters that re-shape the spirit. Vera Nazarian tornadoes shapes earthquakes In the plains the grass grows tall, since there is no one to cut it. There is no one to water it either. Vera Nazarian cutting grass water Fantasy is not the literature of subversion of the status quo but of 'awakening to' the status quo. Vera Nazarian fantasy awakening literature To every rule there is an exception—and an idiot ready to demonstrate it. Don't be the one! Vera Nazarian idiot exception ready Neither sugar nor salt tastes particularly good by itself. Each is at its best when used to season other things. Love is the same way. Use it to "season" people. Vera Nazarian use love-is people One true king knew when to step aside and give up the reins of power—to remove his crown and relinquish his kingdom—all for the sake of glimpsing, just once in a lifetime, the face of a holy child. He was the Fourth to follow the Star. His gift was a secret. The rest of his journey is unknown. Vera Nazarian stars kings children Fantasy plunders the well of our deepest selves for existent truth instead of creating new truths out of the illusory fabric of recent events or the flow of society. Vera Nazarian creating events self Once upon a time there were two countries, at war with each other. In order to make peace after many years of conflict, they decided to build a bridge across the ocean. But because they never learned each other’s language properly, they could never agree on the details, so the two halves of the bridge they started to build never met. To this day the bridge extends far into the ocean from both sides, and simply ends half way, miles in the wrong direction from the meeting point. And the two countries are still at war. Vera Nazarian ocean war country I am happy. I have something to accomplish, create, and achieve. I am happy. Vera Nazarian accomplish achieve I've just been bitten on the neck by a vampire... mosquito. Does that mean that when the night comes I will rise and be annoying? Vera Nazarian vampire night mean Creativity is not so much a boundless well, but an all-you-can-eat buffet of elements for your creative endeavor. Eventually you've eaten your fill, and it's time to digest and then make something. But at some point, it will be time to return to the restaurant. Vera Nazarian elements creativity creative Q: Why do I love thee, O Night? A: Because you know I will never answer. Vera Nazarian answers quiet night All stories have a curious and even dangerous power. They are manifestations of truth -- yours and mine. And truth is all at once the most wonderful yet terrifying thing in the world, which makes it nearly impossible to handle. It is such a great responsibility that it's best not to tell a story at all unless you know you can do it right. You must be very careful, or without knowing it you can change the world. Vera Nazarian knowing responsibility stories
