#arrangement

The work of Henry James has always seemed divisible by a simple dynastic arrangement into three reigns: James I, James II, and the Old Pretender. ↗

— Philip Guedalla

#arrangement #divisible #henry #henry james #i

I don't necessarily think that installation is the only way to go. It's just a label for certain kinds of arrangements. ↗

— Barbara Kruger

#certain #certain kinds #go #i #installation

There are few things more pleasing than the contemplation of order and useful arrangement. ↗

— Arthur Phillip

#contemplation #few #few things #more #order

Intuitively, she sensed Leonardo’s gaze on her, and she caught sight of him near the entrance to the balcony. He was watching her, though he should have been engrossed in the conversation with the two other people with whom he was standing, one of which was the redhead. Even from that distance across the room, she could sense his desire for her, and there was an answering pounding of the blood in her veins as their gazes locked. Maybe it was the kiss between Russell and Joan and the romantic notion of long-lasting love, but Alexa found her thoughts straying to memories of sharing passionate kisses with Leonardo. She carefully placed her glass of wine on the table before it slipped from her damp fingers and crashed onto the expensive white carpet. She felt nervous and jittery because she knew the reason for Leonardo’s smoldering scrutiny. She was fully aware of what was expected of her, and she found herself breathlessly anticipating the end of the evening. ↗

— Delaney Diamond

#delaney-diamond #interracial-romance #the-arrangement #love

In making a speech one must study three points: first, the means of producing persuasion; second, the language; third the proper arrangement of the various parts of the speech. ↗

— Aristotle

#first #language #making #means #must

We must examine then the concerns of the Government of Japan about the language of the treaty itself - of SOFA - and of the interim and further arrangements that have been made since 1995, and see whether or not we need to make any changes. Those are decisions I cannot make. ↗

— Howard Baker

#any #arrangements #been #cannot #changes

There's sort of an open offer to work with a guy in Los Angeles who does big band and orchestra arrangements who was at least an acquaintance to Les Baxter before he passed away. ↗

— Jello Biafra

#angeles #arrangements #away #band #baxter

Great men are seldom over-scrupulous in the arrangement of their attire. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#arrangement #attire #great #great men #seldom

But I think traveling around and going around the world and making arrangements for moving around is the most difficult thing, 'cuz you don't know what's going to happen. ↗

— Brian Epstein

#arrangements #cult thing #cuz #difficult #difficult thing

The effect of sailing is produced by a judicious arrangement of the sails to the direction of the wind. ↗

— William Falconer

#direction #effect #judicious #produced #sailing