Before I sat down and became a writer, before I began to do it habitually and for my living, there was a… — David Rakoff Copy Share Image
She sat in her room on the couch my parents had given up on and worked on hardening herself. Take deep breaths… — Alice Sebold Copy Share Image
When I've seen an opportunity I haven't sat down and called a committee meeting, We've gone and done it. — Fred Hollows Copy Share Image
The doctor punched my vein, the captain called me Cain, upon my belly sat the sow of fear. — Karl Shapiro Copy Share Image
When I first met Lars [Von Trier] he was sat on the sofa wearing socks and sandals. He wanted me to imagine… — Mia Goth Copy Share Image
I wrote 'Big Yellow Taxi' on my first trip to Hawaii. I took a taxi to the hotel and when I woke… — Joni Mitchell Copy Share Image
I met Indira Gandhi in her office in the government palace. The same office that had been her father's - large, cold… — Oriana Fallaci Copy Share Image
He went to bed early, but could not fall asleep. He was haunted by sad and gloomy reflections about the inevitable end-… — Ivan Turgenev Copy Share Image
He sat watching the people go by, wondering how a thing of this sort could have come about, I must have let… — Philip K. Dick Copy Share Image
The first book I sat down to write was an historical romance. It was really bad and thankfully no one ever saw… — Rachel Gibson Copy Share Image
Dad was a chemistry professor at Saint Olaf College in Minnesota, then Oxford College in Minnesota, and a very active member of… — Peter Agre Copy Share Image
When I have sat at home with this God-given talent for music for a long time, somebody approaches me out of the… — Jeremy Spencer Copy Share Image
Having children can smooth the relationship, too. Mother and daughter are now equals. That is hard to imagine, even harder to accept,… — Anna Quindlen Copy Share Image
Humpty Dumpty sat on the wall Humpty Dumpty had a great fall All the king's horses and all the king's men Couldn't… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
There have been studies that clearly state that children who are exposed to arts education at a young age will in fact… — Marvin Hamlisch Copy Share Image
He sits in his car at traffic lights on his way out sometimes and tries to estimate how many times he has… — Elliot Perlman Copy Share Image
During my days of deepest grief, in all of my shock, sorrow and struggle, I sat at the feet of God. I… — Rick Warren Copy Share Image
My uncle ordered popovers from the restaurant's bill of fare. And, when they were served, he regarded them with a penetrating stare.… — Dr. Seuss Copy Share Image
I had a really hard time after 9/11. I was basically living across the street from the World Trade Center, and a… — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
When I went to school, it was really just to immerse myself in listening to, studying, and making music. I came out… — Dan Deacon Copy Share Image
Almost everywhere else in Europe, the more military the state, the stronger the king - except in Britain. Here it was parliament,… — Simon Schama Copy Share Image
As a consequence [of a closed economic circle], in 1912 there was not a single Irishman who sat on a single board… — Doris Kearns Goodwin Copy Share Image
At this, Constance sat down on a rock and covered her face. She seemed smaller than ever now - so small the… — Trenton Lee Stewart Copy Share Image
I remember all too well the premiere of Ecstasy when I watched my bare bottom bounce across the screen and my mother… — Hedy Lamarr Copy Share Image