Ghassanis Quotes & Sayings

One great aim of revision is to cut out. In the exuberance of composition it is natural to throw in - as one does in speaking - a number of small words that add nothing to meaning but keep up the flow and rhythm of thought. In writing, not only does this surplusage not add to meaning, it subtracts from it. Read and revise, reread and revise, keeping reading and revising until your text seems adequate to your thought. — Jacques Barzun

Like as the waves make towards the pebbl'd shore, so do our minutes, hasten to their end. — William Shakespeare

Alcohol is necessary for a man so that he can have a good opinion of himself, undisturbed be the facts. — Finley Peter Dunne

I describe myself as someone who was always putting on a show, even when I was a little girl. I wanted to be an actress but I liked organizing everybody and putting on plays. I was a producer. — Laura Ziskin

Where I grew up, there was a mysticism and creativity to everything. Everyone made things with their hands. — Shea Hembrey

Nations do not die from invasion; they die from internal rottenness. — Abraham Lincoln

In reality, however, an artist is a product of art — Harold Rosenberg

He hasn't an enemy in the world, and none of his friend like him. — Oscar Wilde

Human nature doesn't include all human beings. There are human beings who are indifferent to politics, religion, virtually anything. — Conor Cruise O'Brien

You've been drinking," she said shortly, and then added qualitatively, "a little. You know I loathe the smell of it. — F Scott Fitzgerald

Funambulist.' said Sophronia Temminnick, quite suddenly.
'Sophronia, such language!' Dimity Plumleigh-Teignmott reprimanded.
'Pardon?' said Agatha Woosmoss.
Sidheag Maccon, the final member of Sophronia's group, muttered, 'Bless you.'
'I wasn't sneezing, nor being indelicate, thank you all very much. I was thinking out loud.'
'As if thinking out loud weren't *decidedly* indelicate.' Dimity was not to be swayed out of disapproval when she felt it might exercise her creativity. — Gail Carriger