Talent consists not in inventing shapes but in causing those that were invisible to emerge.
Muriel BarberyWhen tea becomes ritual, it takes place at the heart of our ability to see greatness in small things.
Muriel BarberyMost people, when they move, well they just move depending on whatever's around them. At this very moment, as I am writing, Constitution the cat is going by with her tummy dragging close to the floor. This cat has absolutely nothing constructive to do in life and still she is heading toward something, probably an armchair.
Muriel BarberyWhat makes the strength of a soldier isn't the energy he uses trying to intimidate the other guy by sending him a whole lot of signals, it's the strength he's able to concentrate within himself, by staying centered.
Muriel Barbery