#am

They're still in the game, and they're trying to get back into it. ↗

— Jimmy Hill

#game #get #into #still #trying

Hooks need to be predictable and not predictable at the same time. ↗

— Ken Hill

#need #predictable #same #time

The prime goal of an author is the same as a musician, which is to emotionally connect with the reader in some way or another. ↗

— Ken Hill

#author #connect #emotionally #goal #musician

Eve cupped her ear at Claire. "I'm sorry, was that an apology? Because it didn't sound like one." "Don't push it." "I'm not, but you're acting like a drama princess." "Drama queen." "Hello, no. You need a lot more practice at door slamming, flouncing, and pouting before you can even pretend to deserve my throne, bitch. But you're coming along." Eve paused and fixed her with a long, serious look. "That wasn't a compliment, by the way. In case you were wondering. ↗

— Rachel Caine

#eve-rosser #drama

If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am not for others, what am I? And if not now, when? ↗

— Rabbi Hillel

#i #i am #me #myself #now

I never did anything I'm really ashamed of. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#ashamed #did #i #never #really

Over-commercialization and its resulting restrictions and limitations can be very damaging and distorting to the inherent nature of the individual. I did not deliberately abandon my fans, nor did I deliberately abandon any responsibilities. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#any #damaging #deliberately #did #distorting

When you're young and everything dramatic is exciting, you start to believe that hype that, in order to be an artist, you have to suffer. I've graduated from that school. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#believe #dramatic #everything #exciting #graduated

Since those who believe they need a hero/celebrity outnumber the actual heroes/celebrities, people feel safe and comfortably justified in numbers, committing egregious crimes in the name of the greater social ego. Ironically diminishing their own true hero-celebrity nature in the process. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#believe #celebrities #celebrity #comfortably #committing

When I was working, and when I was making substantial amounts of money, I always filed and paid my taxes. This only stopped, when it was necessary to withdraw from society, in order to guarantee the safety and well-being of myself and my family. ↗

— Lauryn Hill

#family #filed #guarantee #i #i always