Esther > Esther's Quotes

“There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?”
― George Bernard Shaw

“As long as our orientation is toward perfection or success, we will never
learn about unconditional friendship with ourselves, nor will we find
compassion. ”
― Pema Chödrön

“Consuming culture is never as rewarding as producing it.”
― Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi

“might be a tad eccentric to some people. That’s okay. They have no idea how wonderful it is to be me. My mind is always open. I’m always curious. When I listen to music, I become the notes. I AM the music. There’s no border between what I hear and feel. When I see how blue and pink paint mix I’m in a different universe. I see the beauty of a discarded red shoe. I create a life story when I see that man with hanging shoulders in the subway. They have no idea how amazing it is to look at a painting and feel waves of deep healing power move through my body. It’s like my soul can breathe… ” “Right. There it is. That happy smile on your face! That’s what I mean.”
― Esther de Charon de Saint Germain, The Wonderfully Weird Woman's Manual: How to Thrive & Bloom when you're Fiercely Bright, Feel too Much and Have Way too Many Passions.

“ART UNITES WORDS, SOUNDS, FEELINGS, IDEAS, EMOTIONS, KNOWLEDGE, THE INEXPLICABLE, COMPASSION, INBALANCE, EQUANIMITY, SORROW, ANGER, LOVE, THE MAGIC, AHA MOMENTS, FEAR, INSANITY, KINDNESS, SILENCE… EVERYTHING EXIST WITHIN ART.   Whether you regard yourself an artist or not creative at all. Art and creativity is your guide to wholehearted self-acceptance. We’re not talking complicated High Brow Art, those mesmerizing gorgeous art journals, breathtakingly beautiful photographs or fabrics that will rock your world.”
― Esther de Charon de Saint Germain, The Wonderfully Weird Woman's Manual: How to Thrive & Bloom when you're Fiercely Bright, Feel too Much and Have Way too Many Passions.