History is never tidy.

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

“His life hadn't felt tidy in a really, really long time.”

— Christina Coryell

Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make life so, right in the middle of it we die, lose a leg,…

— Natalie Goldberg

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

People don't have these tidy little redemption arcs in reality the way they do in movies.

— Diablo Cody