#master

He drank in her misery like fine wine, savoring every drop, letting it soothe his mind, his tension flowing out the fingertips that held the paddle. ↗

— Verity Ant

#masters-hunt #sadomasochism #bdsm

A man has to learn that he cannot command things, but that he can command himself; that he cannot coerce the wills of others, but that he can mold and master his own will: and things serve him who serves Truth; people seek guidance of him who is master of himself. ↗

— James Allen

#coerce #command #guidance #him #himself

Let the master praise him, and say, "Here ye do well." For, I assure you, there is no such whetstone to sharpen a good wit, and encourage a will to learning, as is praise. ↗

— Roger Ascham

#encourage #good #here #him #i

I have a master plan as an artist. I've always said I'm not going to be punching nobody's clock. I will work as an artist to survive in this world. ↗

— Erykah Badu

#artist #clock #going #i #master

A schoolmaster should have an atmosphere of awe, and walk wonderingly, as if he was amazed at being himself. ↗

— Walter Bagehot

#atmosphere #awe #being #himself #schoolmaster

That is the way a great master carpenter feels, or an architect or composer or anyone who creates anything - people want to be appreciated for what they have done. ↗

— David Amram

#anything #appreciated #architect #carpenter #composer

The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth. ↗

— Mikhail Bakunin

#earth #first #god #heaven #long

The essays in The Great Taos Bank Robbery were my project to win a Master of Arts degree in English when I quit being a newspaper editor and went back to college. ↗

— Tony Hillerman

#arts #back #bank #bank robbery #being

We've mastered the art of making pretty music that makes you want to die. ↗

— Sean Kinney

#die #makes #making #mastered #music

All day long the superior man is creatively active. ↗

— Fu Xi

#creation #maker #mastery #change