Dani Quotes

If we grew up with nothing, we're complicated with that. That's the thing I keep hearing from people. — Dani Shapiro

Dani: "Warlock! You, pal, are the proverbial sight for sore eyes!"
Warlock: "Concern! Are selfriend's primary ocular sensors dysfunctional? — Chris Claremont

Writing has been my window-flung wide open to this magnificent, chaotic existence-my way of interpreting everything within my grasp. — Dani Shapiro

-I'm going to kill the kid. - Barrons says faintly.
Ryodan makes a burbling sound like a bodly laught. -Get in line — Karen Marie Moning

I was longing for the moment I was in, even as I was in it. — Dani Shapiro

I did want to feel like life's all of one piece. — Dani Shapiro

I love re-creating myself. Change means you get to choose again. Become something new.
-Dani — Karen Marie Moning

I don't think it's possible to separate out the strands of a writer's history, circumstances, life events, and that writer's themes. — Dani Shapiro

Rudeness is like land mines you set for yourself. — Dani Kollin

Even the road to Disneyland has potholes — Dani Alexander

It's easier in an urban world to cast the blame outward. So I've learned a lot about my own process in that way. — Dani Shapiro

There's no pain in packing up a life you don't remember. — Dani Atkins

When globalization collides with domestic politics, the smart money bets on politics. — Dani Rodrik

How do we live the writer's life? There's only one simple answer: 'we write.' — Dani Shapiro

You're my friend, Dani. that's what we do. 'sides how can i love you forever if you're always stuck in detention alone? — Angela Fristoe

As writers, it is our job not only to imagine, but to witness. — Dani Shapiro

Suck on this, Edward. — Dani Smith

Childhood only comes around once. Make your child's memories special. Take them on a new adventure each day. It is as simple as opening a book. — K. Lamb

Dani could not understand why everything around her was blurry until she realized that her eyes had filled with tears. — Toni Jackson

But earth is not heaven." "And those who expect it to be," Dani said, "can never know Joy. — Randy Alcorn

Lionel Messi? When I played against him at Sevilla it was always very difficult, so now I'm pleased that we're on the same side. He's just fantastic. — Dani Alves

This isn't some poltergeist that needs to be exorcised, Dani. Like I told you, it's a living, breathing energy, trying to be the top dog. — Diana Murdock

I wondered if Alice had felt this confused when she had fallen down the well into Wonderland — Dani Atkins

An economists' consensus is perhaps more a rarity than a regularity. But when it happens, we need to pause and take stock. — Dani Rodrik

In every generation there is a vault-keeper, one who guards the links fiercely and knows they are more precious than rubies. — Dani Shapiro

I would just like to throw out there that we can all stop talking about putting things up my ass. No fly zone. Do not enter. No parking. — Dani Alexander

Let me assure you, you are an ass in the best sense of the word. You don't take shit from people. — Dani Alexander

When the going gets tough, the tough get salted caramel cappuccinos. — Dani Harper

If you write memoir, it can't be about blame or hurt; it has to be creative. — Dani Shapiro

If you hear voices, you're a lunatic. If you write down what they say, you're an author. — Dani Harper

What's more important that spiritual life? It seems to me it's the bedrock of everything essential about being human. — Dani Shapiro

When economists get it right, the world gets better. — Dani Rodrik

I'm almost used to you showing up without shoes, but where the hell are your pants? — Dani Harper

What was going on inside of me became louder because everything around me became quieter. — Dani Shapiro

I found myself doing so much public speaking, more and more and bigger and bigger. — Dani Shapiro

Friends tell you what you want to hear," Dani said. "Real friends tell you what you need to hear. — Brenda Rothert

My son is now fourteen, and from the moment he was born, I understood that forevermore my heart would be walking around outside my body. — Dani Shapiro

Romans and fairies and death dogs, oh my. — Dani Harper

If you weaken, I'll be strong. If you get lost, I'll be your way home. If you despair, I'll bring you joy. I will love you until the end of time. — Karen Marie Moning

I grew up Catholic. I was not above guilt trips. — Dani Alexander

Rule #1 in the Universe: the crap always hits the fan. It's the nature of crap. It's a fan magnet. — Karen Marie Moning

Peter to Austin:
Hard-ons don't make you think less. They make you think stupid. Which makes me think you must have one 24/7. — Dani Alexander

Whenever you make a big effort and take risks, getting good results and points is very rewarding. — Dani Pedrosa

I do keep a tiny little journal in which I write passages that I read and want to hold on to. This practice is sort of the opposite of Twitter. — Dani Shapiro

We are tyrannized by our options. — Dani Shapiro

With each book you write you have to learn how to write that book - so every time, you have to start all over again. — Dani Shapiro

Like sheep, sidhe-seers herd by nature, until you *want* them to go somewhere. Then they're all fluffy bottoms and broken. — Karen Marie Moning

He's happy, Yi-yi."
I went very still. "He, who?"
"The one who danced you into love. — Karen Marie Moning

We don't choose what's going to wake us up. — Dani Shapiro

Computers are heaven-sent when they work and hell-spawn when they don't.
There's just not much middle ground when it comes to technology. — Dani Harper

He was a broad-shouldered beast. — Karen Marie Moning

To forget oneself-to lose oneself in the music, in the moment- that kind of absorption seems to be at the heart of every creative endeavor. — Dani Shapiro

I made a mental note to call. Later.
Tomorrow. Next month. Or January. — Dani Alexander

Music inspires me and puts me in the right mood, but to actually listen to it when I write - I find it gets in the way. — Dani Shapiro

Open your hearts. Deep inside ourselves, we are all one and the same. — Dani Shapiro

Maggie Shipstead takes hold of the reader and doesn't let go. Astonish Me is a haunting, powerful novel. — Dani Shapiro

Everything you need to know about life can be learned from a genuine and ongoing attempt to write — Dani Shapiro

Moving to the country has been incredibly good for my work, for my sense of perspective. — Dani Shapiro

There is no end to the promotion. There is no end to the possibilities. You can continue to promote a book for years, literally. — Dani Shapiro

I'm an urban person who loves living in the country. — Dani Shapiro

We can't protect ourselves from pain and heartache. — Dani Shapiro

Traces that live within us often lead us to our stories — Dani Shapiro

I think there's something about a writer's disposition, that is, even if unaware, always slightly in a witness state. — Dani Shapiro

It's essential to have sacred time for writing. All successful authors have some daily commitment to keep on-track and moving forward. — Dani Shapiro

Everything changes. The more I try to hold on to the moment, the more it slips through my fingers. — Dani Shapiro

Not by one's word but by one's actions can you really get to know a man. — Dani Kollin

The correct answer to almost any question in economics is: It depends. — Dani Rodrik

...it feels as if mountain pose is the most challenging of all yoga poses. To be still. To be grounded. To claim one's place in the world. — Dani Shapiro

As a writer we are our own instruments; we need to protect our instrument, because no one will protect it if we don't. — Dani Shapiro

I'm very disciplined, but the one thing that I have addictive behavior about is the Internet. — Dani Shapiro

In a creative journey, it is essential, no matter how far one runs, to examine that which is closest to home. — Dani Shapiro

I used to act in television commercials when I was a kid and a young adult. — Dani Shapiro

You may as well tell our readers that death and taxes are coming back. — Dani Kollin

Life's a choice: you can live in black and white, or you can live in colour. I'll take every shade of the rainbow and the gazillion in between! — Karen Marie Moning

Everyday Leo Messi surprises us with something different. — Dani Alves

I'm most connected to myself when I'm alone in a room, moving my hand across a page. That's when I feel most like me. — Dani Shapiro

I was not insecure. I was a perfectly normal combination of arrogant and narcissistic. — Dani Alexander

There are more balls in twenty feet of street here then there are in all of Dublin, and I'm proud to be swaying in the nut sack. — Karen Marie Moning

I'm not a slut, I just love, love...P!nk. — Dani Graves

Now it's going to turn into the biggest media blitz since the Pope's divorce. — Dani Kollin

Is there a right end of a camel for your head to be in? — Dani J. Caile

Gone was the reflexive need to see the worst in things. Before the tumors took her life, they gave her a few moments of grace. — Dani Shapiro

Sarah's friendship was one of my most treasured possessions. — Dani Atkins

I've always felt like my nose is pressed to glass. I always feel a little bit like an outsider. — Dani Shapiro

In my life as a wife and mother, I'm always conscious of my desire to be present. — Dani Shapiro

I love you more eternal than pi. — Karen Marie Moning

You're not pretty. Goddamn it, Dani. You're beautiful. — Karen Marie Moning

At some point you stop trying to convince people you don't fit inside a box. — Dani Wyatt

Logic and faith don't occupy the same side. — Dani Shapiro

This is not at all funny."
"Which is why I'm not laughing. — Dani Alexander

Courage is more important than confidence — Dani Shapiro

I started realising that the themes running through all of my novels were really haunting and obsessing me about my own life. — Dani Shapiro

I knew I wanted to be a writer before I knew that being a writer was possible. — Dani Shapiro

You can start your day over anytime. — Dani Shapiro

I feel like I'm stuck in an IFCF." I raised a brow. "Interdimensional Fairy Cluster Fuck," she said sourly. — Karen Marie Moning

Everything I know about life I learned from the daily practice of sitting down to write. — Dani Shapiro

I'd turn and run but I'm anchored by two dudes that could hold the Titanic during a tsunami. — Karen Marie Moning

The only graceful thing to do is recognize and embrace what is actually happening, rather than fight against it. — Dani Shapiro

Dude, you are one sick feck." "Och, Dani, my love," he says, gliding toward the bed, "you've really no idea. — Karen Marie Moning

Great, I'm an apocalyptic Disney princess. — Lindsey Fairleigh