Alex Burger

“A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist.”

–Vladimir Nabokov

“It is difficult to argue with the belly, as it has no ears.”

–Greek Proverb

“The most subversive thing a woman can do is talk about her life as if it really matters.”

–Mona Eltahawy

“Too many opinions sink the boat.”

–Greek Proverb

“Wine and children speak the truth.”

–Greek Proverb

“If the angel deigns to come it will be because you have convinced her, not by tears but by your humble resolve to be always beginning; to be a beginner.”

–Rainer Maria Rilke

“The tongue has no bones, but bones it crashes.”

–Greek Proverb

“We can disagree and still love each other, unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.”

–James Baldwin

“It is easier to fool people than it is to convince them they have been fooled.”

–Mark Twain

“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.”

–Turkish Proverb