He'd already put a shirt on each leg and had stacked every shoe I owned into a precarious pyramid. T...
DEVON MONK Dad pressed against my mind. Please, Allison. Let me, just this once, hold my son.
I shouldn't...
DEVON MONK I doubt she likes the idea of seeing him put back in a cage.” “Maybe not,” he said. “But she...
DEVON MONK I wouldn't exactly call it 'cooking' but I can make noodles. That means I can boil water...
DEVON WERKHEISER I'm not looking for the perfect man. I'm looking for the man whose imperfections I can put up with.
DEVON ASHLEY I want do some kind of action movie, car chases and explosions.
DEVON SAWA My favorite way of getting out of doing chores is by acting like I'm asleep. But it never works.
DEVON WERKHEISER I have lots of brothers and sisters, two of whom are younger than myself, so I rely on my phone, tex...
DEVON AOKI I like to sit in my backyard. I go out on the hammock and sit in silence and kind of meditate. Natur...
DEVON WERKHEISER In modeling, my height was a big challenge to overcome, because I was pretty much the shortest girl ...
DEVON AOKI Everyone has their own insecurities, regardless of how you look or how people perceive you, but some...
DEVON AOKI I am used to doing dramatic work, but its fun to grab a gun, and go running around, getting beat-up....
DEVON BOSTICK Don’t worry, I’m not quitting. I’ve decided I’m going to stay and
make his life a livin...
DEVON RHODES Yeah, I love doing ensemble pieces. You get to meet so many new people and make new friends.
DEVON SAWA I am a goofy person, really. That's where my energy goes, that's how I live my life. The goo...
DEVON BOSTICK For every 10 good things, there's always some jerk that wants to say something bad.
DEVON SAWA I was a hyper kid in school and the teacher suggested to my mom she needed to do something with me.
DEVON SAWA I've always been interesting in the lighting aspect and always listened to what they were saying...
DEVON SAWA Just for the record, the way to a man's heart isn't through his stomach, but through the best fuckin...
DEVON ASHLEY It's difficult to see yourself up on screen without being a critic.
DEVON AOKI If god meant for people to talk into cellphones, he would've put our mouths on the side of our heads...
DEVON SAMPSON Noel ducked to the lower cabinets – a percussion of pots and pans clanged into each other.
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DEVON ASHLEY I just love to make people happy, both on and off the stage. It's what I do best.
DEVON WILLIAMS I would love to study musical theater in a big city. New York University and the Boston Conservatory...
DEVON WILLIAMS That is one of the most amazing experiences I have had. Rehearsing in New York for the week, getting...
DEVON WILLIAMS The pageant has meaning in the community. I also get to showcase my talent, and spread the word on w...
DEVON WILLIAMS While I was never really into pageants, my teacher convinced me to try out and my pageant career sta...
DEVON WILLIAMS It shows them defense moves so that they can get away from attackers. We teach them tricks and techn...
DEVON WILLIAMS It was overwhelming just looking at everyone else's emotions. My family was crying, they were so exc...
DEVON WILLIAMS We passed the state inspection and we are open for business.
DEVON WELLS What is neat about C-CAP is that they challenge the students to perform their culinary skills, inter...
DEVON WELLS Live long, play hard... oh wait that's Nike
DEVON SAWA This is a really horrible deal. And it's really funny that it's over the property that it's over. It...
DEVON MEASNER If you look at the facts of the case, it's amazing Gutierrez came up with the ruling he came up with...
DEVON MEASNER If I could sell my house, I would move. My idea of neighbors is somebody you invite for a barbecue, ...
DEVON MEASNER I think they'll get better care because I think most of us in private health plans do get better cov...
DEVON HERRICK If they've made wise choices, they might have money left over, ... If they've made poor choices, it ...
DEVON HERRICK To me, this is just a survey of people who don't want to pay for health care and want someone else t...
DEVON HERRICK I leave that up to Coach to stress about.
DEVON HARDIN We're a team to be reckoned with. A lot of people looked over us. This gives us a great boost of con...
DEVON HARDIN I'm kind of tired from yelling.
DEVON HARDIN Right now, we're just trying to rally support from students and fans and alumni.
DEVON GOUDGE We're trying to rally all the support we can get from students and alumni.
DEVON GOUDGE We pretty much tried to do the same thing we did (Monday) night. They're (Alton) just better athlete...
DEVON FRERICKS Right at the beginning, we came out with fire. We knew what we wanted to do, and we did it.
DEVON FRERICKS We weren't going to shy away from him inside, but we knew if we went in there, they were probably go...
DEVON FRERICKS There's been nobody after practice, so they've just been playing. It's because they love to play the...
DEVON FRERICKS I committed to the University of Cincinnati. I don't plan on leaving. I'm not going to drop out of s...
DEVON DOWNEY They let the team down, they let us down. There is no way that team beats us with James and Jihad.
DEVON DOWNEY Through process-driven integration, our XML Business Integration products enable customers to use th...
DEVON DALBOCK I improved the most on defense, my one-on-one defense. This year, I had more focus. I was always int...
DEVON BROWN I was glad I got to play one year with them. Hopefully, I will get to play against them in the futur...
DEVON BROWN I was happy to be a sophomore and to be the Valley District player of the year.
DEVON BROWN We're looking forward to her having a good weekend this week.
DEVON BROUSE Being Big Ten freshman of the year was a nice accomplishment. She adds a lot to the team other than ...
DEVON BROUSE Whitney played extremely well in the U.S. Amateur before she started college golf. She beat a lot of...
DEVON BROUSE The tournament in Puerto Rico in late February has 18 teams, 12 of which are ranked in the top 25 in...
DEVON BROUSE The fall was an up and down performance by our team but I'm excited about the spring and I think the...
DEVON BROUSE It's a great honor to be selected by my peers for such an award. Coach Harris was an icon in our spo...
DEVON BROUSE It's interesting out there. The ball takes some pretty bad bounces off cracks. I've never seen anyon...
DEVON BOYDSTUN But it doesn't help this year's seniors out. They're a pretty good group and they should have gotten...
DEVON BOYDSTUN My dad is an alien -- Canadian originally. He went through the whole process. It wasn't easy, but he...
DEVON BARKER You're paid to teach what you're supposed to teach, not to give opinions.
DEVON BARKER What if your personal business is killing people?
DEVON BARKER I'm getting education just being a model, ... because I'm experiencing these sorts of different thin...
DEVON AOKI I think if there ever was any point that I felt that I was neglecting school in any way, ... I'd rec...
DEVON AOKI I can't do talk shows, I don't do them, just because I get really nervous and fidgeting and ...
DEVON SAWA I'm living with two guys. I'm living with a slob and a guy who sleeps all day.
DEVON SAWA I have the biggest sweet tooth. After the holidays, I gotta start working out.
DEVON WERKHEISER I love spicy food, love it. But wasabi is just painful.
DEVON WERKHEISER I spent most of my high school years on movie sets and I'd have like one teacher, which was real...
DEVON SAWA I often remembered also that I had been told, that we shall have as many devils biting us, if we go ...
MARIA MONK I have always believed that we all have male and female within us.
MEREDITH MONK I've never had an empty house. Ever.
MEREDITH MONK Yes, the more I go through life I realize that there's really no separation between practice and...
MEREDITH MONK Sometimes in the past when I was going to perform a piece again I would listen to old recordings and...
MEREDITH MONK When you start worrying about form, then you're not in the moment.
MEREDITH MONK I somehow sensed when I was a teenager that I wanted to do my own work. I was quite clear that I did...
MEREDITH MONK As artists, I think that one of the good qualities we have is that we're imaginative. We're ...
MEREDITH MONK I think about that 'empty' space a lot. That emptiness is what allows for something to actua...
MEREDITH MONK Before I took the veil, I was ornamented for the ceremony, and was clothed in a rich dress belonging...
MARIA MONK I must be informed, that one of my great duties was, to obey the priests in all things; and this I s...
MARIA MONK That inner voice has both gentleness and clarity. So to get to authenticity, you really keep going d...
MEREDITH MONK It's been a continuity right from the beginning - that longing to weave together perceptions, to...
MEREDITH MONK When I'm an audience member I do not want to go and see something that I already know, I want to...
MEREDITH MONK She gave me another piece of information which excited other feelings in me, scarcely less dreadful....
MARIA MONK In the late '70s I was asked to sing for the first time in Germany. I'll never forget it. It...
MEREDITH MONK I have hardly detained the reader long enough on the subject, to give him a just impression of the s...
MARIA MONK The day on which I received confirmation was a distressing one to me.
MARIA MONK I don't understand anyone thinking I'm sexy at all. I don't get it because, growing up a...
SOPHIE MONK The majority of profit has nothing to do with our benifit, hence the battle is lost enduring the war...
MONK FROST After two and a half engagements, of course I want to get married and have babies, so I am going to ...
SOPHIE MONK Ignorance is not bliss, but a blindfold.
MONK FROST My parents taught me well,they spanked me every once in awhile.
MONK FROST We were constantly hearing it repeated, that we must never again look upon ourselves as our own; but...
MARIA MONK All around me insisted that my doubts proved only my own ignorance and sinfulness; that they knew by...
MARIA MONK He's a perfectionist. He's laid back, but when you do something wrong he'll tell you about it.
MARCUS MONK His largest attribute is the abilility to defend family.
MONK FROST All musicians are subconsciously mathematicians.
THELONIOUS MONK He tried to put it out, but when he realized it was bigger than he was he called the fire department...
ANTHONY MONK My biggest fear was Antoine was trapped in his room. Those video games can be hypnotic.
ANTHONY MONK On my way back from the store I see all these fire trucks and I think, ?This is unbelievable.? I was...
ANTHONY MONK Opinions are for fools who guess.
MONK FROST It's the Coliseum - we know that. We just try to treat it like another game. If you want to be the b...
MARCUS MONK Sometimes it's to your advantage for people to think you're crazy.
THELONIOUS MONK Sometimes it's to your advantage for people to think you're crazy
THELONIOUS MONK The largest tragedy is our apathy.
MONK FROST As human, we are part of the herd which the wealthy languish.
MONK FROST As human, we are part of the herd which the wealthy langiuish.
MONK FROST To assume is to know less than nothing.
MONK FROST Life is the battle fought against stife.
MONK FROST It's so surreal it's hysterical.
SOPHIE MONK Priests, she insisted, could not sin. It was a thing impossible. Everything that they did, and wishe...
MARIA MONK After about a month, the aches and pains are gone, but then the homesickness starts to set in. You'v...
GARY MONK "To care about another's opinion of myself, I would first need to care about it!
MONK FROST Crude as oil is our responsibility.
MONK FROST Pride belongs to the lion's share.
MONK FROST Tonight we dream, about the past, and a better tomorrow.
MONK FROST Common sense is for our lack of wisdom.
MONK FROST Life is the battle fought against strife.
MONK FROST Truth is simple as the fact we ignore.
MONK FROST Wisdom is for the few whom realize the difference.
MONK FROST Frail the human's race.
MONK FROST Stare into a mirror through a single pane of glass Adore the reflection for the image will soon pass
MONK FROST This year's county meet will be one of the most competitive in many years. The dedication of so many...
CATHI MONK This was an absolutely elite field (of athletes). To have that many athletes finish in the top three...
CATHI MONK People see me as a person who can make them some money, which makes it hard to make real friends. I&...
SOPHIE MONK We were kept at work, and permitted to speak with each other only on such subjects as related to the...
MARIA MONK I ended up donating $100.
DAVID MONK My grandfather was in Mississippi, and so was my stepsister.
DAVID MONK You need to ask the right questions, you need to make sure and get references from them, for local p...
DAVID MONK depending on the size of the storm, 3 weeks to 3 months, sometimes we've stayed as long as 6 months.
DAVID MONK A lot of people have a romantic ideal of what it's going to be like. They don't expect that the weat...
GARY MONK There is an economic case for it (a bio-diesel plant), but only if the Government mandates bio-fuels...
GARY MONK We weren't just learning anything new, we were rusty. But now we're just ready to get out there for ...
MARCUS MONK Teams won't know if we're throwing the ball or running, and it is going to be harder for them to pre...
MARCUS MONK Once we get on the same page we'll be able to do some big things. This offense gives an opportunity ...
MARCUS MONK It's different from last year, ... You had to improvise with Matt, but with these quarterbacks - thr...
MARCUS MONK So far as I know, there were no pains taken to preserve secrecy on this subject; that is, I saw no a...
MARIA MONK Yes, the more I go through life I realize that there's really no separation between practice and art...
MEREDITH MONK I'm so excited. This is the biggest thing I have ever done, there's no comparison.
SOPHIE MONK I sometimes start keeping a journal about the writing process itself. Particularly when I get the id...
SUE MONK KIDD We have to learn not to feel guilty about letting our imagination browse around, and you know, in wr...
SUE MONK KIDD The awakening passed from simple recognition of my need for God at the center of my life, to a depth...
SUE MONK KIDD I realized it for the first time in my life: there is nothing but mystery in the world, how it hides...
SUE MONK KIDD As an adolescent, I went to charm school, where I learned to pour tea and relate to boys, which, as ...
SUE MONK KIDD Empathy is the most mysterious transaction that the human soul can have, and it's accessible to ...
SUE MONK KIDD There's a gap somehow between empathy and activism. Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke of &#...
SUE MONK KIDD I learned a long time ago that some people would rather die than forgive. It's a strange truth, ...
SUE MONK KIDD With pencil, you can always erase.
SUE MONK KIDD I'm always captivated by stories of women who find a way to be daring - misbehaving women.
SUE MONK KIDD I can't explain that, except to say there's release in knowing the truth no matter how anguishing it...
SUE MONK KIDD There's release in knowing the truth no matter how anguishing it is. You come finally to the irreduc...
SUE MONK KIDD And when you get down to it, Lily, that is the only purpose grand enough for a human life. Not just ...
SUE MONK KIDD There is nothing perfect...only life.
SUE MONK KIDD People, in general, would rather die than forgive. It's that hard.
SUE MONK KIDD On weekends, I sit in a lounge chair on my balcony. I love to be outside when the weather's righ...
SUE MONK KIDD YHVH Is Love; Satan Is Pride
MONK OF YHVH You can go other places, all right - you can live on the other side of the world, but you can't ever...
SUE MONK KIDD My stories have a deep spiritual core because I have a deep desire to understand things of the spiri...
SUE MONK KIDD Here is where our real selfhood is rooted, in the divine spark or seed, in the image of God imprinte...
SUE MONK KIDD Unraveling external selves and coming home to our real identity is the true meaning of soul work.
SUE MONK KIDD Gender and race got very entwined in the 19th century, as abolition broke out, and then women wanted...
SUE MONK KIDD I have a fondness for historical fiction, something wondrous like 'Wolf Hall,' but I'll ...
SUE MONK KIDD If you need something from somebody always give that person a way to hand it to you.
SUE MONK KIDD I can't explain exactly why it lives within me for so long and passionately. But race matters to...
SUE MONK KIDD I had begun to write novels because of a fierce, self-serving impulse in my own heart. I had not con...
SUE MONK KIDD I feel like we need to be aware of the ways we use and misuse religious dogma: whether it takes us d...
SUE MONK KIDD I want to believe that while we may sometimes read in the misguided pursuit of preserving our separa...
SUE MONK KIDD I think many people need, even require, a narrative version of their life. I seem to be one of them....
SUE MONK KIDD I want my words to open a portal through which the reader may leave the self, migrate to some other ...
SUE MONK KIDD Giving voice to marginalised characters is extremely important to me. I want to explore the pain of ...
SUE MONK KIDD The world will give you that once in awhile, a brief timeout; the boxing bell rings and you go to yo...
SUE MONK KIDD Knowing can be a curse on a person's life. I'd traded in a pack of lies for a pack of truth, and I d...
SUE MONK KIDD Journal became a sanctuary where I could pour out in honesty my pain and joy. It recorded my footste...
SUE MONK KIDD I knew from reading about Sarah Grimke that she'd been given a handmaid to be her personal slave...
SUE MONK KIDD The body knows things a long time before the mind catches up to them. I was wondering what my body k...
SUE MONK KIDD There was a time in Africa the people could fly. Mauma told me this one night when I was ten years o...
SUE MONK KIDD The basic dynamics of conversion are summed up for me in the words LEAVE-ARRIVE, END-BEGIN, SHED-EME...
SUE MONK KIDD He'd gone to church for forty years and was only getting worse. It seemed like this should tell God ...
SUE MONK KIDD Stories have to be told or they die, and when they die, we can't remember who we are or why we're he...
SUE MONK KIDD That's what I told myself five hundred times: impossibility. I can tell you this much: the word is a...
SUE MONK KIDD Every human being on the face of the earth has a steel plate in his head, but if you lie down now an...
SUE MONK KIDD Due to the sweeping time frame and the voices moving back and forth, the outline for 'The Invent...
SUE MONK KIDD I vividly remember the summer of 1964 with its voter registration drives, boiling racial tensions, a...
SUE MONK KIDD For me, writing a novel goes on for years, and the solitude goes on, too. It tends to swallow me at ...
SUE MONK KIDD I read usually in the morning, in my kitchen at breakfast - a short reading time, usually poetry. I ...
SUE MONK KIDD Grandmotherhood initiated me into a world of play, where all things became fresh, alive, and honest ...
SUE MONK KIDD People in general would rather die than forgive. It's that hard. If God said in plain languag...
SUE MONK KIDD When compassion wakes up in us, we find ourselves more willing to become vulnerable, to take the ris...
SUE MONK KIDD Sometimes I was so busy being tuned in to outside ideas, expectations, and demands, I failed to hear...
SUE MONK KIDD The symbol of Goddess gives us permission. She teaches us to embrace the holiness of every natural, ...
SUE MONK KIDD The True Self is not our creation, but God's. It is the self we are in our depths. It is our cap...
SUE MONK KIDD I eventually found that the soul is more than an immortal commodity to win and save. It is the repos...
SUE MONK KIDD Up until then I'd thought that white people and colored people getting along was the big aim, but af...
SUE MONK KIDD I now understand that writing fiction was a seed planted in my soul, though I would not be ready to ...
SUE MONK KIDD In the early 1800s, religion was often used as a way to keep slavery in place. Slaves were forced to...
SUE MONK KIDD ...The world was really one bee yard, and the same rules work fine in both places. Don't be afraid, ...
SUE MONK KIDD Place a beehive on my grave
And let the honey soak through.
When I'm dead and gone,
T...
SUE MONK KIDD I worried so much about how I looked and whether I was doing things right, I felt half the time I wa...
SUE MONK KIDD