We own the country we grow up in, or we are aliens and invaders. - Michael Ondaatje - Quotesmemo.com

Same topic Authors

Quote of the day

To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24<br>7. That's what I do.

Popular Topics

Stories, Angry, Weak, Achievement, Identity, Kids, Curiosity, Acknowledge, Involve, Things, Possible, Bible, Inspiring, Inspirational Life, Secret, Living My Life, Feeling, Girl, Fly, Scholar, Alien, Heart, English, Loves, World, Justice, Dance, Light, Reality, Movie Love, Good, Math, Subject, Glory, Music, Adventure, Football, Humble, Comfortable, Guru, Love, Kindness, Value Of Life, Faith, Disco, Like, Bear, Philosophy, Character, Brain

Michael Ondaatje

We own the country we grow up in, or we are aliens and invaders.

Aliens, Country, Grow, Growing Up

Same Author Quotes

She had always wanted words, she loved them; grew up on them. Words gave her clarity, brought reason, shape.

Brought, Clarity, Loved, Reason, Shapes

I believe this. When we meet those we fall in love with, there is an aspect of our spirit that is historian, a bit of a pedant who reminisces or remembers a meeting when the other has passed by innocently…but all parts of the body must be ready for the other, all atoms must jump in one direction for desire to occur.

Atoms, Believe, Direction, Falling In Love, One Direction, Pedant

There is a story, always ahead of you. Barely existing. Only gradually do you attach yourself to it and feed it. You discover the carapace that will contain and test your character. You will find in this way the path of your life.

Character, Stories, Tests, Feed, Way

Everyone has to scratch on walls somewhere or they go crazy

Crazy, Everyone, Scratches, Wall, Walls

The first sentence of every novel should be: Trust me, this will take time but there is order here, very faint, very human.

Trust, Order, Firsts, Novel, Sentence

Similar Quotes

Tripp York

Basically, you know, write the book you want to read, be the band you want to hear, grow the food you want to eat, create the world you want to live in, and so on and so on. I think this translates well for how Christians should approach their present-day situation where the current goal of most everyone, Christian or not, seems to be to procure power.

Approach, Book, Christian, Everyone, World, Writing

Sammy Hagar

Sammy Hagar

To stay a great singer or guitar player, you've got to do it 24
7. That's what I do.

Guitar, Player, Singer, Singers, Stay

Scott Carpenter

Scott Carpenter

I liked wrestling a lot better than boxing. I remember thinking at that time that wrestling was a pure demonstration of strength, which I was interested in, while boxing was just hitting somebody or getting hit, which didn't appeal to me. But a demonstration of strength was okay, so I chose wrestling.

Boxing, Hit, Pure, Somebody, Thinking, Wrestling

Shari Arison

Shari Arison

Many of us are experiencing a phase of change, shedding outdated patterns and liberating ourselves from the old by moving on to the new. The year 2012 is an important one for mankind, a pivotal year. The potential for this exists in the mere fact that the majority of us are yearning for change.

Experiencing, Important, Moving, Old, Patterns, Years

Charles Bukowski

Charles Bukowski

. . . in that drunken place you would like to hand your heart to her and say touch it but then give it back.

Giving, Hand, Hands, Heart, Like, Say