Be regular and orderly in your life, that you may be violent and original in your work. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“There are no tragedies in life, only violent coup d’etats on the state of irrational optimism” — Dean Cavanagh Copy Share Image
I never set out to write literature; I set out to tell stories. And some of my work may be very raunchy… — Wilbur Smith Copy Share Image
“The art lies in setting the inner life into the most violent motion with the smallest possible expenditure of outer life; for… — Arthur Schopenhauer Copy Share Image
Even when our intentions are noble and our efforts sincere, even when we dedicate our lives to the service of others, the… — Wayne Muller Copy Share Image
My painting is not violent, it's life that is violent. Even within the most beautiful landscape, in the trees, under the leaves,… — Francis Bacon Copy Share Image
I'm human," he said in a tormented tone. "And I'm not." He dropped his hand to her shoulder. "I never knew softness,"… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
“As it usually happened after an engagement, a heavy sadness was coming down over his spirits. To some degree it was the… — Patrick O'Brian Copy Share Image
