"All we are is eyes looking for the unbroken or the edges where the broken bits might fit each other."

--

Source : Ali Smith (2014). “How to be Both”, p.370, Penguin UK

Ali Smith

#Eye Quotes #Broken Quotes #Might Quotes

“Hurt leads to bitterness, bitterness to anger, travel too far that road and the way is lost.”

Source : Terry Brooks (2002). “The Sword of Shannara Trilogy”, p.565, Del Rey
“Keeping one's guests supplied with liquor is the first law of hospitality.”
“I normally run the 40-yard dash in 4.9, but when a 280-pound guy is chasing me, I run it in 4.6.”
“There do remain dispersed in the soil of human nature divers seeds of goodness, of benignity, of ingenuity, which, being cherished, excited, and quickened by good culture, do, by common experience, thrust out flowers very lovely, and yield fruits very pleasant of virtue and goodness.”

Source : Isaac Barrow (1839). “The Sermons and Expository Treatises of Isaac Barrow: With a Life of the Author”, p.145
“I read every screenplay that was being sent to the other directors. None were being sent to me, but I was reading what others were choosing and what the best writers were writing.”

Source : "Snow White & The Huntsman director Rupert Sanders is living the fairy tale". Interview with Francesca Babb, www.theguardian.com. June 01, 2012.
“Building a better life for every child is a lot harder than becoming a world champion. Both goals take dedication and commitment.”
“In times of war, you often hear leadersâ€”Christian, Jewish, and Muslimâ€”saying, â€˜God is on our side.â€™ But that isnâ€™t true. In war, God is on the side of refugees, widows, and orphans.”

Source : "Three Cups of Tea". Book by Greg Mortenson, books.google.ru. 2006.
“we write as if our lives depended upon it. They do.”

You may also like:

A.L. Kennedy
Writer
Akhil Sharma
Author
Anne Tyler
Novelist
Jackie Kay
Poet
Joshua Ferris
Author
Marina Warner
Novelist
Muriel Spark
Novelist
Rachel Cusk
Novelist
Zadie Smith
Novelist