Penelope Przekop > Quotes

“He loved me. He loved me not. Perhaps we'll never know; life is like that. All I know is that once upon a time I saw a powerful glimpse of truth that set me on a new path.”
― Penelope Przekop, Please Love Me

“Bathed in the light of those sparkling mirrors, I burn like a star while my partner fades into the shadows. The crowd begins to cheer. I'm the life they thought they lost. I've emerged, their resurrected champion at center ring.”
― Penelope Przekop, Please Love Me

“A 5-star career is part of a 5-star life; a 5-star life is not an outcome of a 5-star career.”
― Penelope Przekop, 5-Star Career

“Your love should be for me, not for my love,' he says. 'There's a difference.'
'It is-- you just won't let me love you. I'm not going to stop trying. You don't want me to stop, do you?'
'No,' he says.
I'll never forget that tiny word and how he said it.
'Then say you love me,' I insist, back throbbing.
'I can't.”
― Penelope Przekop, Please Love Me

“He smiles and his wavy haired, bright eyed head scoops me in but quickly lands on Mimi. It lingers a bit long, his chest frozen as if the breath's been knocked out; he already loves her. Mothers know these things. It's the kind of love that springs from awe, attraction, intellectual curiosity, and finding a woman mom approves of... the girl next door with exciting fangs. I wonder if their offspring will have fangs.”
― Penelope Przekop, Centerpieces

“Nature requires rain but it can be destructive, too.'
'Like love?' I ask but he doesn't seem to hear.”
― Penelope Przekop, Please Love Me

“They remind me that no one saved me and no one will ever have to save me again.
I will save myself.”
― Penelope Przekop, Please Love Me

“Life isn't mapped out for us, Tom,' I say. 'We can change! We can do it together. Let's not give up on each other now. There is too much to lose; I love you.”
― Penelope Przekop, Centerpieces

“He smiles and his wavy haired, bright eyed head scoops me in but quickly lands on Mimi. It lingers a bit long, his chest frozen as if the breath's been knocked out; he already loves her. Mothers know these things. It's the kind of love that springs from awe, attraction, intellectual curiosity, and finding a woman mom approves of... the girl next door with exciting fangs. I wonder if their offspring will have fangs. - Holly Carter”
― Penelope Przekop, Centerpieces

“Why do people lie?" I asked him.
"I don't know," he said. "I don't know why we do."
"Why do you lie to your wife?"
"I don't know." He shook his head. "I think maybe it's a weakness, a sign of a need for somethin'. Maybe attention. I don't know. Somethin' more than what I've got. Maybe I'm a prisoner, too.”
― Penelope Przekop, Aberrations

“Our faces portray the emotions our colleagues and bosses expect. We gladly show those that earn points and brilliantly hide those that do not. Nothing is real about it; it's business and we're supposed to feel okay about it for at least 60 hours per week. If you're lucky, you get used to it. You become highly-skilled at it until you're an invincible corporate giant -- king of a mountain that means very little in the end.”
― Penelope Przekop, Centerpieces

“I wished I could make him see what I saw. I wished I could make him feel it. But he was slippery and hollow inside. He was too perfect to ever view an imperfection as a gift. He was doomed to live his life looking impeccable while the aberrations, the imperfections, and the oddities of nature grew up around him.”
― Penelope Przekop, Aberrations

“I'm simply lost in that deep walled-off hole some of us go when searching for a savior.”
― Penelope Przekop, Please Love Me

“As I finally give in to my startling beauty, I attempt to fully grasp the meaning of God, His creation, and vision. I hope that understanding it might hold me steady. But after what seems long enough, I accept the utter, perfect uselessness.

I don't need to understand; at least not yet.”
― Penelope Przekop, Dust

“There is objective and subjective data in your story. It’s possible to identify, compile, and process that data to gain insight on how you can apply the science of quality management to your career.”
― Penelope Przekop, 5-Star Career

“Earning a diploma, certification, or degree and developing a skillset does not independently guarantee anything. They are a beginning. Everything, anything, or absolutely nothing can potentially happen as you spend the precious time you have to be alive. The exciting news is that you are a manufacturer, and with that comes tremendous power. As the manufacturer of your career and your life, you can create the outcomes you want.”
― Penelope Przekop, 5-Star Career

“Life is about creation, not destruction, and not management. Everything is created, including memories. The good news is that you'll have the opportunity to decide which moments you'd like to keep and which you'd like to recast.”
― Penelope Przekop, Dust

“I remember what my father said the day he cried. 'You'll make it, Peyton. You're strong.'
I decide that I will never give up.”
― Penelope Przekop, Please Love Me

“We can be motivated out the wazoo by gaining an understanding of all these power packed psychological truths yet somehow lack the basic engine needed to turn all that positive advice into the outcomes we desire. The science of quality management needs a seat at that table. Without it, a perplexing gap can be created when we set out to apply all that psychologically proven information to produce the specific type of life or career we want. Understanding how quality is defined, built, and managed was the missing link for me.”
― Penelope Przekop, 5-Star Career

“As children, almost every summer my brother and I found at least one dusty Christmas ball in the corner of the living room or beneath the couch. I always wondered how something so fragile could fall so far and not break.”
― Penelope Przekop, Please Love Me

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― Penelope Przekop, Centerpieces

“The exciting news is that you’re not only the customer who wants a 5-star career; you’re also the one and only person who has the power to manufacture it. Once you understand the relationship between you as the customer and you as the manufacturer, nothing can stop you in your quest for quality.”
― Penelope Przekop, 5-Star Career

“I envy her ability to tell the entire world what she feels. One day, I'll find a way, too.”
― Penelope Przekop, Please Love Me

“Applying a systems perspective to your life would mean managing all the parts as a unified whole to achieve your mission. It also means ensuring that all the various parts of your life work together in a fully interconnected, unified, and mutually beneficial manner. Compartmentalization is out, just as silos are frowned on in corporations. You may have heard about breaking down organizational silos. Now, it’s time to break down the silos within yourself.”
― Penelope Przekop, 5-Star Career

“Well, they do say that you should never look back, live in the present, all that.”
― Penelope Przekop, Dust

“Everything comes from within rather from without.”
― Penelope Przekop, Dust

“Peyton, you have to swim away. Trust me. It's hard, but you have to find the right direction and keep swimming until that line around your neck snaps.”
― Penelope Przekop, Please Love Me

“Nobody loves me,' I say.
'Somebody does.' Peter runs his hand down my back.”
― Penelope Przekop, Please Love Me

“Customer satisfaction is the key determinant of quality. If a product satisfies the customer or meets the customer's specifications, then it is acceptable. Otherwise, it is defective in some way. To define the quality of any product, one must fully understand customer needs and specifications.”
― Penelope Przekop, Six Sigma for Business Excellence

“Don't be afraid!" Tim hollered from the car. 'Seek the truth!"
"Yeah, seek the truth," Mac said. His eyes moved in his head as if he was trying to understand something himself. And for the first time, I considered that maybe there were no doors after all. Maybe when you look for a man's door, you create it. You create the door that shuts you out. I looked past him and focused on the door I could see.”
― Penelope Przekop, Aberrations