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So I would be
A man carefree.
I would be mute before my lute;
It would be fine in face of wine;
I would be proud to cleave the cloud.
—Song of Pilgrimage, Poet, Su Shi; Translator, Xu Yuanchong
A man carefree.
I would be mute before my lute;
It would be fine in face of wine;
I would be proud to cleave the cloud.
—Song of Pilgrimage, Poet, Su Shi; Translator, Xu Yuanchong
Those who restrain desire do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained.
—The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Poet, William Blake
—The Marriage of Heaven and Hell, Poet, William Blake
There were in life rarely, if ever, "right" decisions, never perfect ones, only the best to be made under the circumstances.
—The Submission, Writer, Amy Waldman
—The Submission, Writer, Amy Waldman
Most people would succeed in small things if they were not troubled with great ambitions.
——The Prose Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Outre Mer and Driftwood, Poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
——The Prose Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow: Outre Mer and Driftwood, Poet, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
To free us from the expectations of others, to give us back to ourselves—there lies the great, singular power of self-respect.
—Self-respect: Its Source, Its Power, Writer, Joan Didion
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—Self-respect: Its Source, Its Power, Writer, Joan Didion
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People always live forever when there is an annuity to be paid them.
—Sense and Sensibility, Novelist, Jane Austen
(Today is Jane Austen's birthday. Happy birthday to Jane Austen🎉)
—Sense and Sensibility, Novelist, Jane Austen
(Today is Jane Austen's birthday. Happy birthday to Jane Austen🎉)
And will I tell you that these three lived happily ever after? I will not, for no one ever does. But there was happiness. And they did live.
—The Dark Tower, Novelist, Stephen King
—The Dark Tower, Novelist, Stephen King
"Men have forgotten this truth," said the fox. "But you must not forget it. You become responsible, forever, for what you have tamed."
—The Little Prince, Writer, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
—The Little Prince, Writer, Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
But who can remember pain, once it’s over? All that remains of it is a shadow, not in the mind even, in the flesh. Pain marks you, but too deep to see.
—The Handmaid's Tale, Writer, Margaret Atwood
—The Handmaid's Tale, Writer, Margaret Atwood
Daily task, just click it, 25000 FDOG!
Maybe only today, go go go!
Maybe only today, go go go!
An author in his book must be like God in the universe, present everywhere and visible nowhere.
—The Letters to Louise Colet, Writer, Gustave Flaubert
—The Letters to Louise Colet, Writer, Gustave Flaubert
Our actions are like ships which we may watch set out to sea, and not know when or with what cargo they will return to port.
——The Bell, Writer, Iris Murdoch
——The Bell, Writer, Iris Murdoch
A word is dead
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.
—A word Is Dead, Poet, Emily Dickinson
When it is said,
Some say.
I say it just
Begins to live
That day.
—A word Is Dead, Poet, Emily Dickinson
Who hasn't asked oneself, am I a monster or is this what it means to be human?
—The Hour of the Star, Novelist, Clarice Lispector
Taking a different path from others may not be wrong, and pursuing a life that is highly similar to others may not be the best choice. The important thing is to believe in your current choice and make the path you choose meaningful.
—The Hour of the Star, Novelist, Clarice Lispector
Taking a different path from others may not be wrong, and pursuing a life that is highly similar to others may not be the best choice. The important thing is to believe in your current choice and make the path you choose meaningful.
To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.
—The Picture of Dorian Gray, Writer, Oscar Wilde
(Irony) We always have good expectations for ourselves, but it is difficult to overcome laziness. We even want to escape from conventional efforts and long to find an effortless shortcut. But only by taking action can things make progress.
—The Picture of Dorian Gray, Writer, Oscar Wilde
(Irony) We always have good expectations for ourselves, but it is difficult to overcome laziness. We even want to escape from conventional efforts and long to find an effortless shortcut. But only by taking action can things make progress.
Language, that most human invention, can enable what, in principle should not be possible. It can allow all of us, even the congenitally blind, to see with another person's eyes.
—The Mind's Eye, Neurologist, Oliver Sacks
—The Mind's Eye, Neurologist, Oliver Sacks
I wonder if the snow loves the trees and fields, that it kisses them so gently? And then it covers them up snug, you know, with a white quilt; and perhaps it says, "Go to sleep, darlings, till the summer comes again."
—Through the Looking-Glass, Writer, Lewis Carroll
—Through the Looking-Glass, Writer, Lewis Carroll
There was another life that I might have had, but I am having this one.
—Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro, Editor, Brian W. Shaffer
Choosing means giving up, having means losing.
—Conversations with Kazuo Ishiguro, Editor, Brian W. Shaffer
Choosing means giving up, having means losing.
Hell was a place of remembering, each beautiful moment passed through the mind's eye until it fell to the ground like a rotten mango, perfectly useless, uselessly perfect.
——Homegoing, Novelist, Yaa Gyasi
——Homegoing, Novelist, Yaa Gyasi
Out of the crooked timber of humanity no straight thing was ever made.
—Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose, Philosopher, Immanuel Kant
—Idea for a Universal History with a Cosmopolitan Purpose, Philosopher, Immanuel Kant
Just because I don't remember, it doesn't mean it didn't happen. And if one day I look at you and don't remember who you are or how much you mean to me, know that your importance is still as real then as it is now. Know that you are locked away someplace safe. Know that the me who loved you is still sitting on that beach, forever feeling the sunlight. And she loves you. And I do.
Remember that.
For me.
—Broken (in the best possible way), Writer,Jenny Lawson
Remember that.
For me.
—Broken (in the best possible way), Writer,Jenny Lawson
It takes something more than intelligence to act intelligently.
—Crime and Punishment, Writer, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
—Crime and Punishment, Writer, Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished; persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot.
BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR.
——Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Writer, Mark Twain
BY ORDER OF THE AUTHOR.
——Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Writer, Mark Twain
I believe in kindness. Also in mischief. Also in singing, especially when singing is not necessarily prescribed.
—Evidence, Poet, Mary Oliver
—Evidence, Poet, Mary Oliver
"Sometimes I want to say I love you all," said the mole, "but I find it difficult."
"Do you?" said the boy.
"Yes, so I say something like I'm glad we are all here."
"Ok," said the boy.
"I'm glad we are all here."
"We are glad you are here, too."
—The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Illustrator, Charlie Mackesy
"Do you?" said the boy.
"Yes, so I say something like I'm glad we are all here."
"Ok," said the boy.
"I'm glad we are all here."
"We are glad you are here, too."
—The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse, Illustrator, Charlie Mackesy