#comin

What did one say when a gentleman confessed to a shortcoming? She couldn’t recall ever hearing one do so before, but surely, sometime in the course of history, some gentleman had. (Lucy about Gregory, On the Way to the Wedding, Bridgertons #8, by Julia Quinn). ↗

— Julia Quinn

#men

The Auden/Kallman relationship had this to be said for it: It affirmed that it's better to be blatant than latent. ↗

— Christopher Hitchens

#coming-out #homosexuality #relationships #the-closet #wh-auden

Indeed, organizing atheists has been compared to herding cats, because they tend to think independently and will not conform to authority. But a good first step would be to build up a critical mass of those willing to 'come out,' thereby encouraging others to do so. Even if they can't be herded, cats in sufficient numbers can make a lot of noise and they cannot be ignored. ↗

— Richard Dawkins

#cats #coming-out #organization #atheist

Most success springs from an obstacle or failure. I became a cartoonist largely because I failed in my goal of becoming a successful executive. ↗

— Scott Adams

#because #becoming #cartoonist #executive #failed

Being in your forties - any woman who isn't there yet, I just have to say to you: Euphoria is coming to you. ↗

— Tori Amos

#being #coming #euphoria #forties #i

At fifteen, beauty and talent do not exist; there can only be promise of the coming woman. ↗

— Honore de Balzac

#coming #exist #fifteen #only #promise

Well, we were never coming back to Fox... that was clear. ↗

— Will Arnett

#clear #coming #fox #never #well

For the first time I realized adults could back themselves into corners so remote that love, or its memory, could no longer reach them. ↗

— Kirby Wright

#memoir #molokai #age

And I believe we need heroes, I believe we need certain people who we can measure our own shortcomings by. ↗

— Richard Attenborough

#certain #heroes #i #i believe #measure

All I can do is leave it in God's hands and hope that my fans feel where I'm coming from. ↗

— Aaliyah

#fans #feel #god #hands #hope