Despair is a narcotic. It lulls the mind into indifference.
I knew I would read all kinds of books and try to get at what it is that makes good writers good. But I made no promises that I would write books a lot of people would like to read.
A man may be born, but in order to be born he must first die, and in order to die he must first awake.
The fog comes on little cat feet.
I doubt if you can have a truly wild party without liquor.
Tell no man anything, for no man listens Yet hold thy lips ready to speak.
The woman named Tomorrow sits with a hairpin in her teeth and takes her time
The top stars like Angelina, Cameron (Diaz), Sandra Bullock and probably now Jennifer Lawrence probably gets paid the same as their male counterparts. The problem is the averages. Because there are not enough parts for women to star in and get paid. So when you look at the total amount women make as compared to men it's paltry.
The United States government, in figuring our gross national product, defines 'durable goods' as anything that will last three years.
Economy denotes the the proper management of materials and of site, as well as a thrifty balancing of cost and common sense in the construction of works. . . . the architect does not demand things which cannot be found or made ready without great expense. For example: it is not everywhere that there is plenty of pitsand, rubble, fir, clear fir, and marble. . . Where there is no pitsand, we must use the kinds washed up by rivers or by the sea. . . and other problems we must solve in similar ways.
I am the darker brother. They send me to eat in the kitchen when company comes, but I laugh, and eat well, and grow strong.