#ding

Read the best books first, or you may not have a chance to read them at all. ↗

— Henry David Thoreau

#chance

Classic' - a book which people praise and don't read. ↗

— Mark Twain

#classic #reading #people

You get a little moody sometimes but I think that's because you like to read. People that like to read are always a little fucked up. ↗

— Pat Conroy

#reading #people

Books are for people who wish they were somewhere else. ↗

— Mark Twain

#people

We're actors in our lives, pretendin' to be who we want people to think we are. ↗

— Simone Elkeles

#pretending #think

One night I was standing on Third Avenue playing my guitar, when this big Irish policeman came strolling by, and stopped to listen to my singing and playing. When I was done, he politely handed me a ticket for disturbing the peace, while at the same time telling me how much he liked my voice. I wish I still had that ticket. ↗

— Frank Stallone

#big #came #disturbing #done #guitar

Like a church bell, a coffin, and a vat of melted chocolate, a supply closet is rarely a comfortable place to hide. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#comfort

This is the essence of Rembrandt's advice to Van Hoogstraten: the authentic craft develops naturally from one's own experience. So, it seems reasonable to suggest that the search should not be for the lost secrets, but for one's own practice. This is in fact easy, you start making things. At first they might not be perfect, but the information here should provide you with a running start. And, if you are cut out for this the learning curve will not be daunting, because you will realize that you are finally headed in the right direction: towards the living craft. ↗

— Tad Spurgeon

#craft #experience #finding-self #art

For every shrill and violent voice that throws itself in front of microphones and cameras in the name of God, there are countless lives of gentleness and good works who will not. We need to see and hear them, as well, to understand the whole story of religion in our world. ↗

— Krista Tippett

#faith #god #religion #understanding #faith

You have to remember that it is impossible to commit a crime while reading a book. ↗

— John Waters

#reading #commitment