#ice

He suddenly found himself on the precipice of utility. ↗

— J. F. Powers

#himself #precipice #suddenly #utility

A book is still atemporal. It is you, in silence, hearing voices in your head, unfolding at a time that has nothing to do with the timescale of reading. And for the hours that we retreat into this moratorium, with the last form of private and silent human activity that isn't considered pathological, we are outside of time. ↗

— Richard Powers

#book #considered #form #head #hearing

Hard work - I mean, does anybody use that term anymore? Laziness doesn't fly. It's all in the practice. It does take work and it ain't easy - but man, the rewards! ↗

— Susan Powter

#anymore #does #easy #fly #hard

My advice is this. For Christ's sake, don't write a book that is suitable for a kid of 12 years old, because the kids who read who are 12 years old are reading books for adults. I read all of the James Bond books when I was about 11, which was approximately the right time to read James Bond books. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#advice #approximately #because #bond #book

The most watched programme on the BBC, after the news, is probably 'Doctor Who.' What has happened is that science fiction has been subsumed into modern literature. There are grandparents out there who speak Klingon, who are quite capable of holding down a job. No one would think twice now about a parallel universe. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#after #bbc #been #capable #doctor

I have offices all over the place and I avoid work everywhere. I don't like to write - I like to be finished. ↗

— Richard Price

#everywhere #finished #i #like #offices

Be yourself is about the worst advice you can give to some people. ↗

— J. B. Priestley

#advice #be yourself #give #people #some

In my proper character, I am an officer of the United States Army. ↗

— Zebulon Pike

#army #character #i #i am #officer

The bottom line is how do we best provide for the security of the traveling public in light of a determined enemy who is adept at constructing well-designed, well-concealed devices which would not show up in a walk-through metal detector? We're trying to employ the best technology to identify any possible threat. ↗

— John Pistole

#any #best #bottom #bottom line #constructing

One man cannot practice many arts with success. ↗

— Plato

#cannot #man #many #practice #success