Undergirding Def Quotes & Sayings

Damn everything but the circus! ... damn everything that is grim, dull, motionless, unrisking, inward turning, damn everything that won't get into the circle, that won't enjoy. That won't throw it's heart into the tension, surprise, fear and delight of the circus, the round world, the full existence ... — E. E. Cummings

Art is nature as seen through a temperament. — Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot

-Do you want me to leave?
-Yes
-Do you want me to stay?
-Yes
-Do you love me?
-Yes
-Do you want me?
-No
-Then leave me
-I can't
-Then stay with me
-I can't, I can't, I can't
*Equation of a fucked up relationship — Malak El Halabi

The life we're given is on a thread, so wear it well. — Benny Bellamacina

To some extent the history of plagiarism is a history of notebooks. — Thomas Mallon

I know it sounds stupid, but we're just playing. We're playing hard, but we're just playing. — Darcy Tucker

I do my best to build a strong factual foundation for each of my novels and rely upon my author's notes to keep my conscience clear. — Sharon Kay Penman

Do I abide by the black-and-white limits I've set for myself because that's who I truly am or because that's who I am while being judged? And how far into that gray area might I venture before I go running back to my familiar boundaries? — K.A. Tucker

I think that being good to people - you'll never regret that. Maybe you'll get walked all over, maybe you'll get tricked, maybe you'll get fooled, but I think it's so much better to be kind to people and to trust people rather then to have your guard up and say mean things to people. You never want to be the reason that someone else feels bad. — Taylor Swift

We cannot bear a pointless torment, but we can endure great pain if we believe that it's purposeful. — Andrew Solomon