#in

No human being will work hard at anything unless they believe that they are working for competence. ↗

— William Glasser

#being #believe #competence #hard #human

Shakespeare, Dickens, Mark Twain, and so many others were my dearest friends and greatest teachers. ↗

— Lloyd Alexander

#dickens #friends #greatest #many #mark

I said, 'I'll give myself two years. If I can't support myself as an actress within two years, then I'll go back to choreography.' ↗

— Khandi Alexander

#back #choreography #give #go #i

I suppose more than anything, it's the way of life in this part of the country that influences my writing. In Eastern North Carolina, with the exception of Wilmington, most people live in small towns. ↗

— Nicholas Sparks

#carolina #country #eastern #exception #i

It's not a terribly original thing to say, but I love Raymond Carver. For one thing, he's fun to read out loud. ↗

— Ira Glass

#fun #i #i love #loud #love

I think I will have a lot of opportunities in the future. ↗

— Jean Alesi

#i #i think #lot #opportunities #think

If you were not a sinful, polluted, helpless, and miserable creature, this Savior would not be suited to you, and you would not be comprehended in his gracious invitations to the children of men. ↗

— Archibald Alexander

#comprehended #creature #gracious #helpless #his

It's not hard to read about death abstractly. I do find it tough when a character I love dies, of course. You can truly miss characters. Not like you miss people, but you can still miss them. ↗

— Will Schwalbe

#death #life #missing-someone #reading #death

I paint because I love to cut mats. ↗

— Arthur Alexander

#cut #i #i love #love #mats

If I wasn't writing poems I'd be washing my hands all the time. ↗

— Sherman Alexie

#i #poems #time #washing #writing