Livejournal Literary Quotes & Sayings

I feel as if I've been fairly successful with maintaining a cohesive tone between the work I make as a photographer and as a director. — Aaron Ruell

Music - so different from painting - is the art which we enjoy most in company with others. A symphony, presented in a room with one other listener, would please him but little. — Robert Schumann

For intuitive people, it can be exhausting having to constantly manage other people's emotional needs on personal social media accounts. — Sam Owen

People think of science like somehow that's the answer, and that it's all about right answers, but science is a lens that we look at the world through. — Dallas Campbell

I'm very garrulous, but I don't say anything. — Tom Stoppard

Look through people," I tell her, my voice muffled by the helmet. "Smile without kindness. No small talk, no court talk. Act as if you have a million secrets, and you're the only one important enough to know them all."
She nods, taking this all in stride. After all, Cal and I have both instructed her on how to pass as Maven. This is merely a reminder, a last glance at the book before the test. "I'm not a fool," she replies coldly, and I almost punch her in the jaw. She is not Maven rings in my head, louder than a bell.
"I think you've got it," Kilorn says as he stands. He grabs my arm, pulling me slightly away. "Mare nearly killed you. — Victoria Aveyard

Holding something doesn't make it yours. You realize at some point you're just keeping it back for yourself, because it's pulling away with equal force. You've got to cut the string from your finger and leave that wispy thread, like a baby spider on the breeze. — Craig Silvey