The news should have terrified her, but it was difficult to be frightened of anything when she was sitting so close to Rom. 'I thought we had convinced him that I was leading a blameless life?' 'We had, till you burst out of that damnable cake.
I do not like sitting idly by when something clearly isn't right. I feel. . . not trapped but something like it, and I don't know what to about.
I have a lot of watches that need to be kept wound, so if I take two of them on a trip, there's always one sitting around. And if it sits around for a day, then it'll stop working. And then you have to reset the time and date, which is annoying.
Writing let me escape. . . It let me escape the insistent tug of my family, and its ongoing misery. Sitting in front of the computer, with the screen blank and the cursor blinking, was the best escape I knew. And there was plenty to escape from.
I have students that I tell, "If your book doesn't sell or you can't publish it, write another book. Quit sitting around. " The publishing world is a business, but it's not any big deal. An editor is not your guru. Your agent is not your guru.
I know other astronauts share my feelings. . . . And we know the government is sitting on hard evidence of UFOs.
Sitting is the gateway of truth to total liberation.
I write this sitting in the kitchen sink.
Socially, I like the idea of sitting in a theater with a bunch of people.
When I wrote 'Dear Fatty,' I realised that sitting and writing alone is an absolute joy.
For me, sitting still is harder than any kind of work.
Two of the central ingredients to our family are food and faith, so sitting down together and thanking God for the food He's provided means everything to us. Prayer is a natural part of our lives - not only around the dinner table but all day long.
Never underestimate the power of sitting quietly.
When sitting in meditation, say, "That's not my business!" with every thought that comes by.
The eyes and ears, seeing and hearing, are external plunderers; emotions, desires, and opinions are internal plunderers. But if the inner mind is awake and alert, sitting aloof in the middle of it all, then these plunderers change and become members of the household.
As mayor, I'm in the frying pan. I'm just sitting here on the griddle now, and I've got to really think, you know, do I want to stay here on the griddle?
True friendship is sitting together in silence and feeling like it was the best conversation you've ever had.
At this young age I am already sold on the idea of the dog. One of God's absolutely greatest inventions and one that needs no more tinkering. The dog is the perfect beast, companion, friend, shoulder to lean on, and scapegoat when too many cookies are missing. And a dog won't hold that against you, either. I am at peace sitting in silence with a dog.
There's something about sitting alone in the dark that reminds you how big the world really is, and how far apart we all are.
If you're sitting around thinking what other people think about your work, you'll just become paralysed.