#andy

I just do art because I’m ugly and there’s nothing else for me to do. ↗

— Andy Warhol

#art #ugly #warhol #art

The dandy turns idleness into an art form. The couch potato, into a snack form. But the supreme idler is the couch dandy: his art is superficial flavoring. ↗

— Bauvard

#dandyism #idleness #snacking #art

Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it: by confucius NOT andy warhol ↗

— Confucius

#confucius #not-andy-warhol #wisdom #beauty

If everyone isn't beautiful, then no one is. ↗

— Andy Warhol

#beauty

After all, they'd be busy for a while, they were Candymakers now, and they had a whole lotta candy to make. ↗

— Wendy Mass

#business

This is not about you,” reminded the inneru. I know… thought Andy. It’s about all the people in the Land of Oomaldee. It is about the King, Mermin, Alden, Marta, Hans and everyone I’ve come to love here. “You don’t usually think about others first,” replied his inneru. Maybe this is my chance to change that. ↗

— L.R.W. Lee

#lrwlee #change

Take courage. You do not yet see your own abilities because you have never been tested. You have never demonstrated to yourself or anyone all that you can do. Put your fears aside and trust that you can succeed in the challenges that lie ahead." - King Hercalon IV, Former King of Oomaldee ↗

— L.R.W. Lee

#dragon #fantasy #middle-grade #courage

It would be fun," Skullduggery nodded. "I like kicking Wreath in the face. I haven't had a chance to do it nearly as much as i'd like. ↗

— Derek Landy

#humour #skullduggery-pleasant #death

Fletcher appeared beside her. He peered at the baby. "Can it do any tricks yet?" "I'm still working on it. Want to hold her?" "God, no," Fletcher said laughing. "I'd drop it." "It's not an it, it's my baby sister. Go on, hold her. You won't make a mess of it, i swear. Only an idiot could drop a baby." "You always say I am an idiot." "But you're a special kind of idiot. Here." She passed Alice into his arms, and he stood there, rigid, a look of intense concentration on his face. ↗

— Derek Landy

#derek-landy #idiots #skulduggery-pleasant #death

My father was very much a handy person round the house, and I learnt a lot of carpentry from him. ↗

— John Henry Carver

#father #handy #him #house #i