#omen

There's a really nice moment in the life of a piece of writing where the writer starts to get a feeling of it outgrowing him - or he starts to see it having a life of its own that doesn't have anything to do with his ego or his desire to 'be a good writer.' ↗

— George Saunders

#desire #ego #feeling #get #good

Men would find it much harder because men have such odd personal relationships with each other. They don't really emotionally connect, whereas women do. I think women become very close. ↗

— Jennifer Saunders

#become #close #connect #each #emotionally

Linguistics will have to recognise laws operating universally in language, and in a strictly rational manner, separating general phenomena from those restricted to one branch of languages or another. ↗

— Ferdinand de Saussure

#branch #general #language #languages #laws

I just had one of those "what the hell are we doing" moments. ↗

— Adam Savage

#had #hell #i #just #moments

Women can go on marrying and pretending that their boyfriends and husbands are Mr. Darcy or some RomCom dream man. But where's that going to get 'em? Besides divorce court? ↗

— Dan Savage

#court #divorce #dream #get #go

I get letters every year from women who think Valentine's Day is an empty exercise, but are ironically pretty exercised when their boyfriends neglect or forget it. ↗

— Dan Savage

#empty #every #exercise #exercised #forget

Spending waiting moments doing crossword puzzles or reading a book you brought yourself. ↗

— Marilyn vos Savant

#brought #crossword #doing #moments #puzzles

Popularity is a crime from the moment it is sought; it is only a virtue where men have it whether they will or no. ↗

— George Savile

#men #moment #only #popularity #sought

A fact of modern life is that it takes women longer to get ready than men. ↗

— Jessica Savitch

#get #life #longer #men #modern

Women didn't want to watch other women on television because they were jealous of their husbands' diverted attention. ↗