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character eye names
If her eyes had no expression, it was probably because they had nothing to express. If she had few wrinkles, it was because her mind had never traced its name or any other inscription on her face. Charles Dickens
character interesting long
"My comfort is," said Susan, looking back at Mr. Dombey, "that I have told a piece of truth this day which ought to have been told long before and can't be told too often or too plain..."
character boys thinking
"You are a boy," said Mr. Dombey, suddenly and almost fiercely; "and what you think of, or affect to think of, is of little consequence. You have done well, Sir. Don't undo it."
character half tongue
Living authors, therefore, are usually, bad companions. If they have not gained character, they seek to do so by methods often ridiculous, always disgusting; and if they have established a character, they are silent for fear of losing by their tongue what they have acquired by their pen--for many authors converse much more foolishly than Goldsmith, who have never written half so well. Charles Caleb Colton
character abuse criticism
When certain persons abuse us, let us ask ourselves what description of characters it is that they admire; we shall often find this a very consolatory question.
character men support
We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.
character suffering peculiar
Very great personages are not likely to form very just estimates either of others or of themselves; their knowledge of themselves is obscured by the flattery of others; their knowledge of others is equally clouded by circumstances peculiar to themselves. For in the presence of the great, the modest are sure to suffer from too much diffidence, and the confident from too much display.
character water taste
Words are in this respect like water, that they often take their taste, flavour, and character, from the mouth out of which they proceed, as the water from the channel through which it flows.
character long aging
Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates.
waiting encounters danger
It is better to meet danger than to wait for it.
waiting devil ready
When the time comes, let loose a tiger and a devil; but wait for the time with the tiger and the devil chained -not shown- yet always ready.
waiting doe timing
When we surrender to His timing, He does mighty things in and for us, according to His will and His timing. God acts on behalf of those who wait for Him. Charles Stanley
waiting objects values
Our willingness to wait reveals the value we place on the object we're waiting for.
waiting ifs
Those who do not hope cannot wait; but if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it. Charles Spurgeon
waiting listening connections
If you don't listen deeply, the connection won't take place.... [You have to be] willing to be changed by the person you're listening to, where you're not just waiting for a pause so you can say your thing, but you're actually letting them have an effect on you if they can. Alan Alda
waiting sitting actors
An actor basically likes to be asked to do something, no matter what position he's in. It feels more natural. Sitting and waiting is more gratifying. Al Pacino
waiting world resurrection
We can afford to follow Him to failure. Faith dares to fail. The resurrection and the judgment will demonstrate before all worlds who won and who lost. We can wait. Aiden Wilson Tozer
waiting busy dangerous
It is dangerous to be so busy that you have no time to wait on God.
scene leafs dreary
The blossom is blighted, the leaf is withered, the God of day goes down upon the dreary scene, and in short you are for ever floored.
scenes
You can't steal every scene. There are scenes in which you need to sit back and do a lot less, verbally, physically. Luke Pasqualino
scene matured
It's possible that I've matured as a writer, and I hope I've matured emotionally, but I always find myself revisiting these adolescent scenes. Diablo Cody
scene
The real intimidating stuff is the scene where you show up for the first day. You kind of square off, and that is where you look each other in the eye. Ron Livingston
scene tend
I try not to think about any of the production side of things. If you do, you tend to get unfocused and distracted. I just try to think about the character and the scene and what I'm doing. Shanley Caswell
scene novel written
I've never written an autobiographical novel in my life. I've never touched upon my life. I've never written a single scene that I can say took place. Bret Easton Ellis
scene
Once we got the scene down, we were told to improv. Eva Mendes
scenes thinking unlike
When I look at the film, unlike when you see it, I'll be thinking of the scenes that were cut, Mark Spragg
scene ready lit
I will walk out on a scene if it's all lit and ready to go but it's not happening. Debra Winger