#i

It seems to me that those songs that have been any good, I have nothing much to do with the writing of them. The words have just crawled down my sleeve and come out on the page. ↗

— Joan Baez

#been #come #crawled #down #good

You may not know it, but at the far end of despair, there is a white clearing where one is almost happy. ↗

— Joan Baez

#clearing #despair #end #far #happy

In marriage there are no manners to keep up, and beneath the wildest accusations no real criticism. Each is familiar with that ancient child in the other who may erupt again. We are not ridiculous to ourselves. We are ageless. That is the luxury of the wedding ring. ↗

— Enid Bagnold

#again #ageless #ancient #beneath #child

If a dog doesn't put you first where are you both? In what relation? A dog needs God. It lives by your glances, your wishes. It even shares your humor. This happens about the fifth year. If it doesn't happen you are only keeping an animal. ↗

— Enid Bagnold

#animal #both #dog #even #fifth

Judges don't age; time decorates them. ↗

— Enid Bagnold

#judges #them #time

The pleasure of one's effect on other people still exists in age - what's called making a hit. But the hit is much rarer and made of different stuff. ↗

— Enid Bagnold

#called #different #effect #exists #hit

The theatre is a gross art, built in sweeps and over-emphasis. Compromise is its second name. ↗

— Enid Bagnold

#built #compromise #gross #name #second

A team sport is not very good for me, because I can't take losing. ↗

— Donovan Bailey

#good #i #losing #me #take

I love learning new techniques. ↗

— David Bailey

#i love #learning #love #new #techniques

All pictures are unnatural. All pictures are sad because they're about dead people. Paintings you don't think of in a special time or with a specific event. With photos I always think I'm looking at something dead. ↗

— David Bailey

#always #because #dead #dead people #event