For some nights I slept profoundly; but still every morning I felt the same lassitude, and a languor weighed upon me all… — Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu Copy Share Image
Sometimes it starts with a random lyric idea that sets the tone for the whole song. Chords and sounds build from the… — Tove Lo Copy Share Image
The relationship with actor and director is probably closer to theater, in that, when we record the dialogue, there is very little… — Glenn McQuaid Copy Share Image
I'm not dark; I'm not. The main thing I consider in accepting a role is less the tone of the movie and… — Rachel Hurd-Wood Copy Share Image
Whose are the truly labored sentences? From the weak and flimsy periods of the politician and literary man, we are glad to… — Henry David Thoreau Copy Share Image
The book works better if I know everything I can about the ending. Not just what happens, but how it happens and… — John Irving Copy Share Image
“I don't know if anyone's ever told you this", he begins. He doesn't blush, and his eyes don't dart away. Instead I… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
To be honest, I thought it was similar to animal husbandry." Sally's tone turned dry. "Sometimes, my lady I'm afraid it isn't… — Sarah MacLean Copy Share Image
“The first conversation began awkwardly, although Espinoza had been expecting Pelletier's call, as if both men found it difficult to say what… — Roberto Bolaño Copy Share Image
To see the butcher slap the steak before he laid it on the block, and give his knife a sharpening, was to… — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
If I'm not directing it, I need to be right in the director's ear so we can be talking about this." You… — Jake M. Johnson Copy Share Image
Many feel compelled to be connected around the clock because we are afraid we'll miss something important. There is a growing movement… — Leatrice Eiseman Copy Share Image
I love Starship Troopers. That's really smart. I think he really could portray fascism in a comedic way. It's funny because both… — Joel Kinnaman Copy Share Image
Well, I don't know if this is true of everyone, but I have this relationship with my parents where, despite however mature… — Jenna Fischer Copy Share Image
We have great power to affect the attitudes and behavior of the people around us, at work and at home. We have… — Marianne Williamson Copy Share Image
If we set out with... a scrupulous regard to the Constitution, the government will acquire a spirit and a tone productive of… — Alexander Hamilton Copy Share Image
So in the heart, When, fading slowly down the past, Fond memories depart, And each that leaves it seems the last; Long… — Henry Van Dyke Copy Share Image
It is always there, of course, when you come back from the green world. You have been living by sunrise and sunset,… — Colin Fletcher Copy Share Image
And as a director, you make 1,000 decisions a day, mostly binary decisions: yes or no, this one or that one, the… — Jason Reitman Copy Share Image
I'm a musician, and I'm fascinated with the effects of sound, and tone, and pitch and melody and all that sort of… — Guy Pearce Copy Share Image
We wanted to premiere it in New York, because New York is sort of the home of the Jim Henson Company and… — Brian Henson Copy Share Image
Oh, Cathy! Oh, my life! how can I bear it?" was the first sentence he uttered, in a tone that did not… — Emily Bronte Copy Share Image
An argument in apologetics, when actually used in dialogue, is an extension of the arguer. The arguer's tone, sincerity, care, concern, listening,… — Peter Kreeft Copy Share Image
When I use a word,’ Humpty Dumpty said in rather a scornful tone, ‘it means just what I choose it to mean… — Lewis Carroll Copy Share Image
Each of us chooses the tone for telling his or her own story. I would like to choose the durable clarity of… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
I had people read it early on and, you know, well-meaning people said to me, you should take out the blogs. I… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Copy Share Image
Forgotten tones of love recur to us, and kind glances shine out of the past--oh so bright and clear!--oh so longed after!--because… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
I figured out how to get the guitar to rumble...I put it on the middle pickup, turn the tone know down, grab… — Stevie Ray Vaughan Copy Share Image
But rather than trying to understand and rise above them, as leaders should, the [presedential] campaigns have often simply channeled these negative… — John I. Jenkins Copy Share Image
I had a strong vision for 'The Best Man Holiday,' so I was able to translate that to the actors and ultimately… — Malcolm D. Lee Copy Share Image
I know it was a gift from God. My father was a preacher and my mother worked in churches all her life.… — Darlene Love Copy Share Image
The idea of Rambo is kind of intriguing as a closing chapter. When you shoot a film as a sequel to do… — Sylvester Stallone Copy Share Image
I was very excited to hone in on John Goodman. Casting John first really set the tone. He's very good at being… — Dan Trachtenberg Copy Share Image
I no longer sought skill, flexibility, strength, endurance, muscle tone, and quick responsiveness as means of imposing my will on the instrument,… — Stephen Nachmanovitch Copy Share Image
“The three of you are enough to drive a mara mad. 'She can wear my shirt,’" she growled in imitation of Nash."No,… — Rachel Vincent Copy Share Image
No,''he said.''I was a Strigoi. I was one of them. I did...terrible things.'' The words were mild, but the tone of his… — Richelle Mead Copy Share Image
I was frequently embarrassed by the way Margaret conducted herself within the European Community. Her tactics were counter-productive and damaging to the… — Nigel Lawson Copy Share Image
I think my craziest hair was when I first went red for my 30th birthday. My idea was The Little Mermaid because… — Elizabeth Jagger Copy Share Image
My songwriting process is based on a formula: Color, tone, words. When I hear production, I initially identify the color that resonates… — Ravyn Lenae Copy Share Image
It's a lot of anti-gay, racist humor—which people like in America—all couched in 'I'm telling it like it is.' He's in the… — David Cross Copy Share Image