Quotes About Influence

?udno je kako navika može oblikovati naš ukus i mišljenje; mnogi ne bi mogli zamisliti da postoji sre?a u potpunoj odvojenosti od svijeta...

Al??kanl?k denen ÅŸeyin zevklerimizi, düÅŸüncelerimizi bu kadar etkilemesi ne tuhaf...

Opažam da ljudi u ovim krajevima cijene neke vrijednosti više od gradskih ljudi, baš kao što pauk zatvoreniku u tamnici više vrijedi nego stanarima u ku?i; no ta dublja sklonost ne ovisi potpuno o mjestu na kojem se nalazi promatra?.

Now, my bonny lad, you are mine! And we'll see if one tree won't grow as crooked as another with the same wind to twist it!

in this short life that only lasts ah hour how much-how little-is within our power.

Witchcraft was hung, in History, But History and I Find all the Witchcraft that we need Around us, every Day -

Your sweetness intimidates.

In this short life, that only last an hour merely. How much how little is within our power.

In this short life that only lasts an hour / How much – how little – is within our power.

The person who wants out of the relationship always gets her way.

You can only control your own actions. Not other people's reactions.

It's always a good feeling when you can produce just the right one-liner to prove your point so tidily.

It never ceases to amaze me how foolproof the rule is: the person who cares the least (or pretends to) holds the power.

Who counts in this world and how much? Who does the deciding? Who has "potential" (that is, value) and who does not?

You set up your place in my thoughts, moved in and made my thinking crowded.

You may attack royalty, or deny its will, but you must never, never ignore it

Death, the Sun, the Lovers. Lots of major arcana. Your future's controlled by others. There's powerful people playing with it. You're gonna have to fight to get it back...this is the country of truth. There the Devil, the Star, the Tower. In this country of truth, where your spirit lives, your life still isn't your own. Other stronger spirits, or maybe gods--they've got the say in what happens to you.

Which means what?" "That the Queen of Faerie recognizes you as a power, and has spoken to you with respect. Others will follow her lead." "Huh. That and a quarter will buy me a gumball.

She murmured, We could always blame the stars. I beg your pardon, Doctor? That's what influenza means, she said. Influenza delle stelle—the influence of the stars. Medieval Italians thought the illness proved that the heavens were governing their fates, that people were quite literally star-crossed. I pictured that, the celestial bodies trying to fly us like upsidedown kites. Or perhaps just yanking on us for their obscure amusement.

It's weird to have something that's mine-not-Ma's. Everything else is both of ours. I guess my body is mine and the ideas that happen in my head. But my cells are made out of her cells so I'm kind of hers. Also when I tell her what I'm thinking and she tells me what she's thinking, our each ideas jump into our other's head, like coloring blue crayon on top of yellow that makes green.

looked up and found the Great Bear. I told her, In Italy, they used to blame the influence of the constellations for making them sick—that's where influenza comes from. Bridie took that notion in stride. As if, when it's your time, your star gives you a yank—

A strident female voice causes men's ears to close.

Influenza delle stelle—the influence of the stars.

where there's one there's ten.' That's crazy math.