#at

I can write, He floated up to the ceiling, and a baby rabbit came out of his pocket, grew wings, and flew away. And you will believe that it really happened. That's magic, isn't it? ↗

— Humphrey Carpenter

#baby #believe #came #ceiling #flew

One could make money and get a career going with a low-budget horror film about killers attacking on holidays. It is always flattering to have somebody copy you. ↗

— John Carpenter

#always #attacking #career #copy #could

You were all given the same chance. This day was your test. The monk who dropped the scale did so at my request. I was watching to see what you would do. I need someone who can wait with patience, and yet know when it is time to act without fear. Someone who is able to see patterns even when none may be obvious. Someone who can also express his own artistic viewpoint...I want someone who will leave the world a more beautiful place than he found it. ↗

— Lisa Mangum

#beauty

Attack is only one half of the art of boxing. ↗

— Georges Carpentier

#attack #boxing #half #one half #only

Every human being must find his own way to cope with severe loss, and the only job of a true friend is to facilitate whatever method he chooses. ↗

— Caleb Carr

#chooses #cope #every #facilitate #find

I'm still a firm believer that we were definitely put here to use our minds, and that is what makes us different. And that that's the key. If there is anything that is going to stop mankind from being such a beastly, destructive creature, it is reason. ↗

— Caleb Carr

#beastly #being #believer #creature #definitely

I, like most of my friends, couldn't believe I bought a mountain called Misery Mountain, because it was so appropriate. ↗

— Caleb Carr

#because #believe #bought #called #friends

Anyone who doesn't think the welfare-industrial complex is trying to increase dependency isn't paying attention. ↗

— Howie Carr

#attention #complex #dependency #increase #paying

What is lovely never dies, but passes into other loveliness, Star-dust, or sea-foam, flower or winged air. ↗

— Thomas Bailey Aldrich

#beauty #inspiration #lovely #art

Because the development of inner calm & energy happens completely within & isn’t dependent on another person or a particular situation, we begin to feel a resourcefulness and independence that is quite beautiful—and a huge relief. ↗

— Sharon Salzberg

#compassion #inspiration #meditation #mindulness #beauty