#inking

Are you as much of a criminal if you don't act when there's a crime taking place in front of you as you are one of the participants? That was something that I was thinking about a lot because there are many moments in 'Less Than Zero' where horrific things happen and Clay could do something about them, but his passivity stops him. ↗

— Bret Easton Ellis

#act #because #clay #could #crime

I don't mind you thinking I'm stupid, but don't talk to me like I'm stupid. ↗

— Harlan Ellison

#like #me #mind #stupid #talk

Life is but thought ↗

— Sarah Teasedale

#life #thinking #life

Responsibility to yourself means refusing to let others do your thinking, talking, and naming for you; it means learning to respect and use your own brains and instincts; hence, grappling with hard work." (Claiming an Education, 1977) ↗

— Adrienne Rich

#empowerment #feminism #independent-thought #responsibility #self-determination

All I'm thinking about today is cleaning my bathroom. ↗

— Linda Fiorentino

#bathroom #cleaning #i #thinking #today

David wasn't thinking of being king when he was tending sheep; he was just doing what God sat before him. ↗

— John Fisher

#being #david #doing #god #him

Because I was promoted as a sort of a siren and played all those sexy broads, people made the mistake of thinking I was like that off the screen. They couldn't have been more wrong. ↗

— Ava Gardner

#been #broads #i #like #made

Most important, though, I had to wait until I found the perfect traveling/eating/drinking/napping companion. And I did finally find him, two years ago - my Brazilian-born, French-speaking, wine-worshipping, tripe-consuming, uncomplaining traveler of a sweetheart. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#companion #did #drinking #eating #finally

I've watched a lot of guys through the years, and they hold their breath until they finally win The Big One, thinking then they can exhale and chill out. You have to breathe through life, man. Have fun. ↗

— Lee Haney

#breath #breathe #chill #chill out #finally

I am a camera with its shutter open, quite passive, recording, not thinking. ↗

— Christopher Isherwood

#camera #i #i am #open #passive