I wasn't entirely sure, but a polite John Pritkin might be a sign of the apocalypse.
women love with their imagination and men with their senses.
It would appear, from the best examples, that the proper way of beginning a preface to one's work is with a humble apology for having written at all.
The truth is I've got the land on my back, an' it's drivin' me. Land is a hard driver.
And where was happiness if it sprung not from the soil? Where contentment if it dwelt not near to Nature?
Nothing, except the weather report or a general maxim of conduct, is so unsafe to rely upon as a theory of fiction.
to be honest and yet popular is almost as difficult in literature as it is in life.
It's interesting to play that [ Thomas in The Maze Runner], actually. The audience gets to see the character discover who he is, things that he never even knew about himself. I love that Thomas starts out as the newbie, as the 'Greenie', and the audience kind of experiences that through his perspective. It's really cool to watch him discover these leadership qualities that he has, and the way you approach it. . . I guess, just honestly. As honest as you can, really.
It is satisfying for the descendant of a dissident refugee from Elizabeth I to present his credentials to Elizabeth II.
I feel pretty used by the music industry, in that my contracts are written in such a way that I don't get paid. And that makes me wanna quit working for whoever thinks it is that I work for them. But I've clearly got a job that I can't quit.
Among men who are really free, every form of industry becomes more rapidly improved - all the arts flourish more gracefully - all the sciences extend their range.