In the futile attempts we all make to tidy up our lives…

“A dead end. The root cause mysterious, Neha continued to bleed from the scratches with her futile attempts to extricate leading to further entanglement.”

— Neetha Joseph

One day she's throwing a book at me. The next, we're making out behind the library.

— Richelle Mead

“When becoming a writer don’t think of success, imagine you are throwing your book into a vast ocean with the only hope that enough…

— Mark L Lloyd

In primary school you get taught to be a tidy Kiwi and pick up after yourself - that's a given.

— Kane Williamson

When you're juggling children, a marriage and a couple of jobs, something has to give - and, for me, it's living in a perfectly…

— Kate Garraway

Military operations cannot be tidy or free of friction - particularly in a coalition whose contributing nations see the campaign through national prisms.

— Mike Jackson

I recommend tidying by category, not by place. For example, instead of deciding that today you'll tidy a particular room, set goals such as…

— Marie Kondo

Stand alone books are nice because they have everything all in one tidy little package. Neverwhere was awesome because you get action, adventure, character…

— Patrick Rothfuss

Tidiness is a virtue, symmetry is often a constituent of beauty...

— Winston Churchill

Be careless in your dress if you must, but keep a tidy soul.

— Mark Twain

“Let the grass die. I let almost all of my indoor plants die from neglect while I was writing the book. There are all…

— Annie Dillard

“the real world is never particularly tidy when it reaches yours hands. Just work with what you’ve got, and make it a little bit…

— Kenneth Tam

I'd like to tidy up the entire planet. I would go anywhere if there were something that needs tidying.

— Marie Kondo

“If you tidy your house all at once, you’ll rebound. It’s better to make it a habit to do a little at a time.”

— Marie Kondō

Forgetting your Self is the greatest injury; all the calamities flow from it. Take care of the most important, the lesser will take care…

— Sri Nisargadatta Maharaj