#age

He just was being four. He just was being a child. He wasn't interested in what my agenda was. He wanted to do what he wanted to do and it started because he saw the lights on in Toys R Us. ↗

— Nia Long

#because #being #child #four #interested

Unlike most other children, - especially unlike those of today - who are eager to become men and women as speedily as possible, I had a terror of growing up, which became more and more accentuated as I grew older. ↗

— Pierre Loti

#become #children #eager #especially #grew

An average working day begins at 8 or 9 am, includes an hour for lunch, and ends at 5 or 6 pm. ↗

— Peter Straub

#average #begins #day #ends #hour

I've gotten crankier in my old age. ↗

— Shirley MacLaine

#gotten #i #old #old age

There is no avoiding war; it can only be postponed to the advantage of others. ↗

— Niccolo Machiavelli

#advantage #avoiding #only #others #postponed

Message matters. Message matters almost as much as actions. ↗

— Ron Suskind

#almost #matters #message #much

Let's make a law that gay people can have birthdays, but straight people get more cake - you know, to send the right message to kids. ↗

— Bill Maher

#cake #gay #get #kids #know

What becomes of a man who acquires a beautiful woman, with her "beauty" his sole target? He sabotages himself. He has gained no friend, no ally, no mutual trust: She knows quite well why she has been chosen. He has succeeded in buying something: the esteem of other men who find such an acquisition impressive. ↗

— Naomi Wolf

#beauty #body-image #cosmetic-surgery #cosmetics #culture

If we keep our heads down, either out of defeat or loss or shame or tiredness... whatever the reason, we are going to miss the beautiful sun (and Son) that is right there in front of us, shining its warmth on our faces and our souls! ↗

— Mary Beth Chapman

#encouragement #god #healing #shame #beauty

The Little Friend is a long book. It's also completely different from my first novel: different landscape, different characters, different use of language and diction, different approach to story. ↗

— Donna Tartt

#approach #book #characters #completely #diction