"Tenterhooks are the upholstery of the anxious seat."

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Robert E. Sherwood

#Anxiety Quotes #Upholstery Quotes #Anxious Quotes

“The past gives you no justice. Sentences are passed. But that doesn't mean you get justice. You can stand there forever and rail and say, 'Someone has to pay. I want what was taken from me.' But you're just going to get silence coming back at you. The past doesn't pay. We pay. And we're all free to decide when we've had enough.”
“I suppose some people find their voice later than others, but it's interesting to look back at really early work to see that there's some kernel or a Rosetta Stone, in a way.”
“Newspaper men, perhaps more than any other class, are rated by ability.”
“Publishing magazines costs a lot of money and people don't read magazines anymore, they're all captivated by Instagram. I have to reinvent myself every season to keep the interest of the reader. Twenty-five years later, my mission is the same: Captivating the readers, not flattering the industry.”
“The clouds are passing by slowly as the moon appears. Like the clouds, there are certain things which will disappear with the passing of time. And when it happens, you'll realize that it wasn't any big deal.”
“Art is the daughter of pleasure.”
“I love my songs, let's not get crazy here.”
“All that stuff with the tabloids is a kind of luxury tax I pay for all the good things I do in my life.”

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