Maria Elena Sandovici > Quotes

“In a world where everybody is lost, and nowhere is home, airports are the only places that show their true colors. Airports are honest. They remind us all, once again, that we are, despite occasional illusions of stability, eternally in transit. At least that’s how I feel.”
― Maria Elena Sandovici, Stray Dogs and Lonely Beaches

“None of us are all that interesting, dove. The more you expect others to be out of the ordinary, the more disappointed you will be.”
― Maria Elena Sandovici, Stray Dogs and Lonely Beaches

“The stories they could tell, the people they have met. It must be fascinating to work in a hotel. There must be so much quirkiness and drama. If I worked here, I’d probably want to write a book about it.”
― Maria Elena Sandovici, Stray Dogs and Lonely Beaches

“The person eating seven breads is not stupid. The person giving it to them is.”
― Maria Elena Sandovici, DOGS WITH BAGELS: A Tale of the American Dream Gone Bad

“then as I finally drink the much needed beverage while contemplating the rain outside, this idea stays with me, the realization that nobody out there, no friend, and no future lover, will ever be on my side to the same extent and as fiercely as Mami is.”
― Maria Elena Sandovici, Lost Path to Solitude: A Follow-Up to Dogs with Bagels

“You laugh, you love, you toil away and eat the fruits of the earth, you play with your children, and you bask in the sun. Then one day you lie down and die, and there is peace, and the sun shines on.”
― Maria Elena Sandovici, DOGS WITH BAGELS: A Tale of the American Dream Gone Bad

“You know, we all carry baggage, don't we?”
― Maria Elena Sandovici, Stray Dogs and Lonely Beaches

“Sometimes we get so used to our nearest and dearest that we forget they might have hidden longings, hidden layers of depth. “Come”
― Maria Elena Sandovici, Lost Path to Solitude: A Follow-Up to Dogs with Bagels

“No matter what happens, good or bad, Romanians will embrace it with hard-core cynicism.”
― Maria Elena Sandovici, DOGS WITH BAGELS: A Tale of the American Dream Gone Bad

“I feel lonely in big cities. Disconnected.”
― Maria Elena Sandovici, Lost Path to Solitude: A Follow-Up to Dogs with Bagels

“It occurs to her that these might actually be the pleasures of life. Not the searching for meaning, but the moments in between, the moments when one is at peace and fully present. The moments when one takes the time to be aware, to actually enjoy things.”
― Maria Elena Sandovici, Lost Path to Solitude: A Follow-Up to Dogs with Bagels