Bencivenni Pearl Quotes & Sayings

You are right to demand that an artist engage his work consciously, but you confuse two different things: solving the problem and correctly posing the question. — Anton Chekhov

I'm most scared of failing, of disappointing people. — Rita Ora

Loving Simon isn't something one does alone or once a year at a convention - for thousands of fans of all ages, loving Simon Snow is nothing less than a lifestyle. — Rainbow Rowell

For in the multitude of middle-aged men who go about their vocations in a daily course determined for them much in the same way as the tie of their cravats, there is always a good number who once meant to shape their own deeds and alter the world a little. The story of their coming to be shapen after the average and fit to be packed by the gross, is hardly ever told even in their consciousness; for perhaps their ardour in generous unpaid toil cooled as imperceptibly as the ardour of other youthful loves, till one day their earlier self walked like a ghost in its old home and made the new furniture ghastly. — George Eliot

What use did the heart have for jewelry anyway? To use her words. — Leslye Walton

I never wanted to be away from the family. Intuitively, I knew how easily distances could harden and become permanent. — Junot Diaz

[I]f you are truly a man, sure of yourself and confident of your strength, you may taste of life without fear and without reserve; you may be sad or joyous, deceived or respected; but be sure you are loved, for what matters the rest? — Alfred De Musset

My job as a songwriter is to write good songs. — Greg Brown

I was lost in the dark and you found me. I was hot - so hot - and you gave me ice. — Stephen King