3333 Quotes & Sayings

The eye strays not while under the guidance of reason. — Publilius Syrus

I know I'm not exactly a bombshell, but one has to make the best of what one's got. — Joan Sutherland

First of all, writing at best - certainly fiction writing - more and more I think is magic. — Kathy Acker

why did you turn my friends into pigs i don't know maybe the real question is why are your friends so turn-into-pigsable — Mallory Ortberg

Contrary to vulgar legend the lives of great ballerinas are not entirely given up to a few minutes of graceful movement every night followed by champagne drunk out of their toeshoes till dawn, in the company of financiers ... no, most of their time is spent in filthy rehearsal halls, inhaling dust, or else in class, daily, year in year out, practicing, practicing even after they are already prima ballerinas. — Gore Vidal

For as I pass through death's door let me sing my favorite melody and finish it on the other side. — Johnny Flora

If I were to read about me purely on Twitter, I wouldn't know what to make of me. — Jeremy Scahill

Mary lifted her own steno book. Only about six pages old, it still had its cool, slim heft and straight cardboard covers. By the end of the month, its pages would be bloated with the pencil strokes of her shorthand, its back would be cracked and its edges softened. And then she would begin another. The march of time. Pauline's eyes — Alice McDermott

Sorry. It took me a little longer to get ready because someone keeps borrowing my clothes and makeup."
"Yeah, I can't help myself. Your turqoise eye shadow looks so good on me," Leo said, giving Katrina a crooked smile.
Anya snorted and shoved into her brother. "And don't forget how her pink miniskirt highlights the dark hairs on your legs."
Leo looked at Anya and gave her a short nod. "This is true. — Jaci Burton

Doctrine is the frame-work of life; it is the skeleton of truth, to be clothed and rounded out by the living graces of a holy life. It is only the lean creature whose bones become offensive. — Adoniram Judson Gordon

On reflection, moral judgment in the arts appears rather as a tribute to their power to influence emotion and possibly conduct. And reflecting further on what some critics do today, one sees that a good many have merely shifted the ground of their moralism, transferring their impulse of righteousness to politics and social issues. — Jacques Barzun

You are one person with your mother, and another with your lover, and yet another with your child. Those other people create you - finish you - as much as you create you. — Joe Hill

I thought for a minute, and then I got heavy, heavy boots. — Jonathan Safran Foer

Lecture is the transfer of the notes of the lecturer to the notes of the student without passing through either. — Eric Mazur

Once you have perfect virtual reality, what else are you supposed to perfect? — Palmer Luckey