Middle English is an exciting field - almost uncharted, I begin to think, because as soon as one turns detailed personal attention… — J. R. R. Tolkien Copy Share Image
When you really are country, and you don't just wear it like a piece of clothing or something, you really can't get… — Lee Ann Womack Copy Share Image
Many fantasy novels - 'Lord of the Rings', for instance, or 'Lavondyss' by Robert Holdstock - are beautifully written. Geoff Ryman's 'The… — David Gemmell Copy Share Image
Well, I kind of split my life into two pieces. One was where my chess career lies. There, I kept my sanity,… — Bobby Fischer Copy Share Image
Many books have been written about what the X-factor is, what separates people who win big matches versus those who struggle. Some… — Jim Courier Copy Share Image
Yes, I’m a mouse. Squeak, squeak. Now shoo-shoo back to your little bug friends,” said Rirped, picking up a hunk of dried… — Suzanne Collins Copy Share Image
Every piece of art will be if it's lucky enough to be dug up, if there's anything to dig up. — Pat Steir Copy Share Image
The slow boat-I know it's the slow boat because I've been watching them for thirty-three weeks-won the first piece by a full… — Brad Alan Lewis Copy Share Image
Great drama is the souvenir of the adventure of a master among the pieces of his own soul. — George Jean Nathan Copy Share Image
The man of system is apt to be very wise in his own conceit. In the great chess board of human society,… — Adam Smith Copy Share Image
The human mind is so complex and things are so tangled up with each other that, to explain a blade of straw,… — Remy de Gourmont Copy Share Image
In some traditional African dances, people wear masks in order to become the embodiments of particular spirits. I have heard that they… — Justin Adams Copy Share Image
The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living from a small piece of land. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
No mother wants to hear her son say he's gay. Those two words rip the picture of a daughter-in-law and grandchildren into… — Johnny Weir Copy Share Image
Insecure leaders think everything is about them, and as a result, every action, every piece of information, every decision is put through… — John C. Maxwell Copy Share Image
As we manipulate everyday words, we forget that they are fragments of ancient and eternal stories, that we are building our houses… — Bruno Schulz Copy Share Image
Learn to get from the day. Not just get through it, get from it. Soak it up. Each day is a piece… — Jim Rohn Copy Share Image
It was like when you make a move in chess and just as you take your finger off the piece, you see… — Kazuo Ishiguro Copy Share Image
Editing should be, especially in the case of old writers, a counseling rather than a collaborating task. The tendency of the writer-editor… — James Thurber Copy Share Image
Everyone wants someone they can hold and love. Someone who will be there to help pick up the pieces when everything falls… — Sherrilyn Kenyon Copy Share Image
I typically go for a more classic aesthetic, though I like to contrast that with bold statement pieces throughout my house. — Karlie Kloss Copy Share Image
Pieces and parts were always easier to process. The full picture, the entire story, was another thing entirely. But you just never… — Sarah Dessen Copy Share Image
Actors basically do their thing on the set, and then you put all the pieces together, switch them around, and maybe put… — Michael Rooker Copy Share Image
