#fire

I'm glad I don't have to explain to a man from Mars why each day I set fire to dozens of little pieces of paper, and then put them in my mouth. ↗

— Mignon McLaughlin

#dozens #each #explain #fire #glad

Fashion is like the ashes left behind by the uniquely shaped flames of the fire, the trace alone revealing that a fire actually took place. ↗

— Paul de Man

#alone #ashes #behind #fashion #fire

How could I stand by and watch my house on fire? ↗

— Kamisese Mara

#fire #house #how #i #stand

It is common knowledge that smoking is considered one of the nation's leading causes of preventable death, but it's less widely known that cigarettes are also the leading cause of fatal fires. ↗

— Ed Markey

#cause #causes #cigarettes #common #common knowledge

We can no longer tolerate losing one more innocent child or putting one more firefighter at risk in a fire that could have been prevented at the cost of pennies by making a couple simple changes to the construction of a cigarette. ↗

— Ed Markey

#changes #child #cigarette #construction #cost

But love, like the sun that it is, sets afire and melts everything. what greed and privilege to build up over whole centuries the indignation of a pious spirit, with its natural following of oppressed souls, will cast down with a single shove. ↗

— Jose Marti

#build #cast #centuries #down #everything

I knew I could only play Cyrano if he were Americanized. I had no intention of writing the script myself. I was afraid of it. You're playing with fire when you tamper with a classic. So I went looking for a writer. But it was such a personal idea, and anyone I would give it to would make it his own. It's hard to ask Neil Simon to write your idea. ↗

— Steve Martin

#americanized #anyone #ask #classic #could

It is easy enough to be moral after a good dinner beside a snug coal fire, and with our hearts well warmed with fine old port. ↗

— Henry Mayhew

#beside #coal #dinner #easy #enough

I really liked 'Starter For Ten' because I grew up watching 1980s teen films like 'St. Elmo's Fire' and 'The Breakfast Club' and I've always wanted to play the underdog lead hero in a 1980s-inspired film. ↗

— James McAvoy

#because #breakfast #club #film #films

I had daydreams and fantasies when I was growing up. I always wanted to live in a log cabin at the foot of a mountain. I would ride my horse to town and pick up provisions. Then return to the cabin, with a big open fire, a record player and peace. ↗

— Linda McCartney

#big #cabin #fantasies #fire #foot