Emma dropped the paper. Her first impression was of a weak feeling in her stomach and in her knees; then of blind… — Jorge Luis Borges Copy Share Image
Curse him for being all tight muscle, with ivory skin and a mouth as soft as rose petals. Curse him for having… — Tamora Pierce Copy Share Image
Credentials are like potential energy, the compliments of a name on paper, in documents, word of mouth, but faith is like kinetic… — Criss Jami Copy Share Image
If a politician isn't perfectly comfortable with the idea of his average constituent, any man, woman, or responsible child, walking into a… — L. Neil Smith Copy Share Image
If marriage isn't something for me, but I like living with someone or being committed, I can choose this other path as… — Robert Greene Copy Share Image
Sometimes change came all at once, with a sound like a fire taking hold of dry wood and paper, with a roar… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
The abstract, especially in those rough sketches, is very important to me, perhaps because of my advertising background, where layout is so… — Tom of Finland Copy Share Image
All the big corporations depreciate their possessions, and you can, too, provided you use them for business purposes. For example, if you… — Dave Barry Copy Share Image
For my 21st birthday, I think my mother wanted to give me a watch, or something, you know, some kind of traditional… — Chrissie Hynde Copy Share Image
And anyway, the truth isn't all that great. I mean, what's the truth? Planes falling out of the sky. Buses blowing up… — Michael Thomas Ford Copy Share Image
Even my novels offer passages in which the major character is imagined as a writer. In Joss and Gold, Li An is… — Shirley Geok-lin Lim Copy Share Image
There've been times when I have existential conversations with myself, and I've thought about leaving and trying to apply my education better.… — Rashida Jones Copy Share Image
Mine, said the stone,mine is the hour.I crush the scissors,such is my power.Stronger than wishes,my power, alone.Mine, said the paper,mine are the… — David Mason Copy Share Image
Cats make one of the most satisfying sounds in the world: they purr. [...] Almost all cats make us feel good about… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think one of the big questions for many [Bernie] Sanders supporters is, are [Hillary Clinton's] words and what's written in paper… — Jonathan Tasini Copy Share Image
I think the hardest thing to teach a student is that what he or she puts down on paper is changeable. It's… — M. H. Abrams Copy Share Image
I like to believe that I don't think of myself as a writer. I am an amateur. Back when I was teaching,… — Guy Davenport Copy Share Image
I remember as a child going to an exhibit about the Soviet Union, and every paper had this alien smell. The paper… — Ben Katchor Copy Share Image
We always for better or worse try to put on paper what's going up on screen - whether we're directing it or… — John Francis Daley Copy Share Image
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In short, it may be said that on paper the obligations to settle international disputes peacefully are now so comprehensive and far-reaching… — Arthur Henderson Copy Share Image
But of all other stupendous inventions, what sublimity of mind must have been his who conceived how to communicate his most secret… — Galileo Galilei Copy Share Image
Almost all good writing begins with terrible first efforts. You need to start somewhere. Start by getting something—anything—down on paper. What I’ve… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
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If you imagine that you will be able to achieve your ideal by ingeniously planning out a timetable with a pen on… — Arnold Bennett Copy Share Image
I don't even own a computer. I write by hand then I type it up on an old manual typewriter. But I… — Paul Auster Copy Share Image
I vividly remember my first 'Superman' comic, which my granddad bought me when I was about 7. From that point on, all… — Dave Gibbons Copy Share Image
On a piece of paper, write down the thing that is stressing you, the obstacle that is in your way. Then put… — Gabrielle Bernstein Copy Share Image
Harvard graduates just cannot shake the idea that they know better than everyone else what's best for us and that they're capable… — Ann Coulter Copy Share Image
Every first-rate editor I have ever heard of reads, edits and rewrites every word that goes into his publication… Good editors are… — Peter Drucker Copy Share Image
The history of this paper suggests that highly speculative investigations, especially by an unknown author, are best brought before the world through… — John William Strutt Copy Share Image
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I don't need a receipt for a doughnut. I'll just give you the money, and you give me the doughnut. End of… — Mitch Hedberg Copy Share Image
One third of the $15 trillion of mortgages in existence in 2008 are owned, or securitized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, Ginnie… — Walter E. Williams Copy Share Image
I fireballed him as he was seeking out treasure after we wiped out a band of orcs, playing rock-paper-scissors with each orc… — Cory Doctorow Copy Share Image
They say I'm young, but my purpose is the inspiration of a nation, innovation 'till I change the talk into a conversation.… — Tyler James Williams Copy Share Image
Now everybody who knows anything at all knows perfectly well that even a business letter does not deserve the paper on which… — Eleanor Hallowell Abbott Copy Share Image
“Welcome to Book-a-holic Anonymous. Hi, I'm Jazz and I am addicted to the written word. I love the smell of the blackest… — Jazz Feylynn Copy Share Image
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The Jackass movies are honestly some of the best movies I've ever seen. I laugh so hard at them. Those guys are… — Louis C. K Copy Share Image