Quotes
Famous quotes
Julia Child
In honor of Julia Child’s birthday, check out the story of how Mastering the Art of French Cooking turned me into a hollandaise‑obsessed menace …
Zora Neale Hurston
Feeling my way through the darkness. Guided by a beating heart. I can’t tell where the journey will end. But I know where to start …
Robin Williams
Why is it that some of us can scratch, cry, plea—until we find out way out of darkness, while others, cannot? …
Gustave Flaubert
Reclamation. The slow, stubborn decision to challenge my inner critic instead of obeying it. The willingness to name the monsters instead of letting them narrate my life and the grace …
Aldous Huxley
Huxley, I don’t think, thought people were insane, but he did think we are prone to choices that slowly erode freedom, depth, and moral clarity …
Haruki Murakami
I’ve hit the wall so hard before, I never thought I’d recover. I’ve felt broken, emptied, and over it. Lost faith, direction, and any sense of strength …
Mark Twain
Fear used to keep me small. Here’s a reminder from Mark Twain about why throwing caution to the wind can be the best decision you ever make …
Ernest Hemingway
When life feels heavy or when my mind starts spiraling into the darker corners, this is the reminder that no matter how far down the rabbit hole we fall, there …
William Shakespear
Your doubts are traitors that keep you frozen. When social anxiety starts running the show … this is how I move anyway …
Stephen King
Even if your “hands are shaking,” you should speak. Because if you don’t it will tear you up. It will fester and boil over and rot. I know …
Henry David Thoreau
Success isn’t about never falling — it’s about refusing to let the “monsters” decide who you are. Every time you fight back, even a little, you get stronger …
Carrie Fisher
Setbacks are necessary to achieve greatness. And only those who find the courage to rise from disappointment can turn what seems like failure into a mere setback …
Virginia Woolf
It’s hard to be creative when your brain is a browser with 47 tabs open. It’s hard to make art when you’re the one holding the household scaffolding in place …
Sylvia Plath
Welcome, to The Flavored Word. A blog and podcast where I discuss the choice I made to be happy, introspective, and the places in between. 🖤✨ …