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writing hair fire
Prowling about the rooms, sitting down, getting up, stirring the fire, looking out the window, teasing my hair, sitting down to write, writing nothing, writing something and tearing it up... Charles Dickens
writing numbers gold
Genius, in one respect, is like gold; numbers of persons are constantly writing about both, who have neither. Charles Caleb Colton
writing language nonsense
It is curious that some learned dunces, because they can write nonsense in languages that are dead, should despise those that talk sense in languages that are living.
writing men profound
He that knows himself, knows others; and he that is ignorant of himself, could not write a very profound lecture on other men's heads.
writing faces privacy
The society of dead authors has this advantage over that of the living: they never flatter us to our faces, nor slander us behind our backs, nor intrude upon our privacy, nor quit their shelves until we take them down.
writing men three
There are three difficulties in authorship: to write anything worth publishing, to find honest men to publish it, and to find sensible men to read it.
writing should-have fire
We should have a glorious conflagration, if all who cannot put fire into their works would only consent to put their works into the fire.
writing self hints
The awkwardness and embarrassment which all feel on beginning to write, when they themselves are the theme, ought to serve as a hint to author's that self is a subject they ought very rarely to descant upon.
writing two style
When I meet with any persons who write obscurely or converse confusedly, I am apt to suspect two things; first, that such persons do not understand themselves; and secondly, that they are not worthy of being understood by others.
way littles common
We went our several ways," said Lady Dedlock, "and had little in common even before we agreed to differ. It is to be regretted, I suppose, but it could not be helped.
way liberation discovering
Zen is a way of liberation, concerned not with discovering what is good or bad or advantageous, but what is. Alan Watts
way reverse
You see, there's the way things seemed and then there's the way things were and one is so often the total reverse of the other. Alan Moore
way actors certain
Some actors come to the set ready to do their parts a certain way. Alan J. Pakula
way
An Englishmans way of speaking absolutely classifies him. Alan Jay Lerner
way limits tests
When I test I never go right to the limit. Only because when you are below the limit you can go at the same speed all day, and that's the only way you can be absolutely sure about what you are testing. Alain Prost
way scripts sound
I've always felt that I'm in a spontaneous business and if you script something, if you plan something, it will sound that way. Al Michaels
way branding sells
Branding is simply a more efficient way to sell things. Al Ries
way news categories
The best way to make news is to announce a new category, not a new product.
damnation election
Your damnation is your own election, not God’s. Charles Spurgeon
damn damn-things
He never contributed a damn thing to music. (on Elvis Presley) Bing Crosby
damn creator knows
We all know gifs are pronounced "jifs," right? Their creator says so, damn it! Bill Walsh
damn good level playing secure
We're just playing at a much different level now, we're much more secure with who we are. We're in a much different state, where we don't exhale. We belong. We're a damn good team. Lawrence Frank
damn awe effortless
I’m in awe of McCartney. He’s about the only one that I am in awe of. He can do it all. And he’s never let up... He’s just so damn effortless. Bob Dylan
damn-you pageantry doe
If your religion does not make you holy, it will damn you. It is simply painted pageantry to go to hell in.
damn decided hot stand
We decided it was just too damn hot in here to stand around, so let?s go play. Dennis Murphy
damn good time
Time will tell, ... but I feel pretty damn good about him being a good player. Kevin Rogers
damning genre mysteries people sneer
People who would never sneer at sci-fi and murder mysteries have no trouble damning the whole romance genre without reading one. Lauren Willig