“I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.” — Washington Irving Quote

I am always at a loss at how much to believe of my own stories.

Perhaps there never was a monument more characteristic of an age and people than the Alhambra; a rugged fortress without, a voluptuous palace within; war frowning from its battlements; poetry breathing throughout the fairy architecture of its halls.

Age is a matter of feeling, not of years.

There is in every true woman's heart, a spark of heavenly fire, which lies dormant in the broad daylight of prosperity, but which kindles up and beams and blazes in the dark hour of adversity.

I always try to work hard and get things done as soon as possible, but never at the loss of quality of the product.

I've been an NBA player, and a black man, for a long time, and I know how to take a loss.

Even as a child I had a strong relationship with yearning and desire. And loss. Those things spoke to me.

Whenever someone great passes, all of us have a loss.

The acknowledgment of our weakness is the first step in repairing our loss.