#ass

My ass contemplates those who talk behind my back. ↗

— Francis Picabia

#back #behind #contemplates #talk #those

The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider's web. ↗

— Pablo Picasso

#artist #come #earth #emotions #over

We must not discriminate between things. Where things are concerned there are no class distinctions. We must pick out what is good for us where we can find it. ↗

— Pablo Picasso

#class #class distinctions #concerned #discriminate #distinctions

Most people in America want an easy read. I call it McFiction - books which pass right through you without you even digesting them. I don't mean a book that has two-syllable words. I mean chapters you can read in a toilet break. Happy endings. We are more of a TV culture. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#book #books #break #call #chapters

I had absolutely no trauma in my childhood. If anyone ever assumed that my books were autobiographical, they'd be sorely disappointed, because none of these things happened to me. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#anyone #assumed #autobiographical #because #books

My first job was as an assistant in the local library. Self-fulfilling prophecy? ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#first #job #library #local #prophecy

When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

#concerns #despair #into #lives #people

People are always afraid of the unknown - and banding together against the Thing That Is Different From Us is a time-honoured tradition for rallying the masses. ↗

— Jodi Picoult

#against #always #banding #different #masses

Maybe it's because I'm getting older, I'm finding enjoyment in things that stop time. Just the simple act of tasting a glass of wine is its own event. You're not downing a glass of wine in the midst of doing something else. ↗

— David Hyde Pierce

#because #doing #downing #else #enjoyment

I used to lie awake at night, willing myself to put in the hard work, the determination, the passion. ↗

— Kevin Pietersen

#determination #hard #hard work #i #lie