#paraphrase

Writing is 1 percent inspiration, and 99 percent elimination. ↗

— Louise Brooks

#on-writing #paraphrased #inspirational

Familiarity breeds complacency. ↗

— Rick Warren

#life

Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#men

There is no God and we are his prophets. ↗

— Cormac McCarthy

#paraphrased #religion #religion

Some are born great, others achieve greatness. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#shakespeare #achievement

How do you know if a demon is lying? His lips are moving. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#insult #paraphrased #insult

What's in a name, anyway? That which we call a nose by any other name would still smell. ↗

— Reduced Shakespeare Company

#paraphrased #romeo-and-juliet #shakespeare #humor

What doesn't kill us makes us funnier. ↗

— Marian Keyes

#paraphrased #stories #humor

So many things to see, people to do. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#paraphrased #humor

I may not agree with you, but I will defend to the death your right to make an ass of yourself. ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#paraphrased #self-expression #death