#because

My father was the editor of an agricultural magazine called 'The Southern Planter'. He didn't think of himself as a writer. He was a scientist, an agronomist, but I thought of him as a writer because I'd seen him working at his desk. ↗

— Tom Wolfe

#because #called #desk #editor #father

Because I don't have to be careful of people's feelings when I teach literature, and I do when I'm teaching writing. ↗

— Tobias Wolff

#because #careful #feelings #i #i do

That, for me, is a very important test of a young writer's commitment because most of them are going to have to continue doing that when they've finished the program. ↗

— Tobias Wolff

#commitment #continue #doing #finished #going

You know, acting is very fascinating. But being an actress is not, because you become so concentrated on yourself. ↗

— Beatrice Wood

#actress #because #become #being #concentrated

Sometimes, I feel I am really blessed to be blind because I probably would not last a minute if I were able to see things. ↗

— Stevie Wonder

#am #because #blessed #blind #feel

Throughout our courtship, Kenny told me that he had proof that Saddam Hussein was a threat because he possessed weapons of mass destruction. I told him, 'You had me at weapons.' ↗

— Renee Zellweger

#courtship #destruction #had #him #hussein

Don't order one for the road, because the road is already laid out. ↗

— Flip Wilson

#because #laid #order #out #road

If you want to get a facelift, get a facelift. Don't sit there and talk about why you got it because of the pressure. ↗

— Debra Winger

#because #facelift #get #got #pressure

Never read a book through merely because you have begun it. ↗

— John Witherspoon

#begun #book #merely #never #read

Sometimes I even now feel like a stranger in my country. But I knew there would be problems because I had seen the world as a skater. And now? A lot of people in eastern Germany have lost jobs, rents went up, food costs went up, unemployment went to 20 percent. Freedom is good, but it is not easy. ↗

— Katarina Witt

#costs #country #eastern #easy #even