#pen

I know many married men, I even know a few happily married men, but I don't know one who wouldn't fall down the first open coal hole running after the first pretty girl who gave him a wink. ↗

— George Jean Nathan

#coal #down #even #fall #few

A life spent in constant labor is a life wasted, save a man be such a fool as to regard a fulsome obituary notice as ample reward. ↗

— George Jean Nathan

#constant #fool #labor #life #man

It is only the cynicism that is born of success that is penetrating and valid. ↗

— George Jean Nathan

#cynicism #only #penetrating #success #valid

The test of a real comedian is whether you laugh at him before he opens his mouth. ↗

— George Jean Nathan

#comedian #him #his #laugh #mouth

And so I put down some of the things that he said, about keeping your tools sharpened and not letting them lie on the ground where they get hurt or get abused and dirty and can't find them. And some thoughts about how his father used to do things. ↗

— Bruce Nauman

#dirty #down #father #find #get

If I feel strongly, I say it. I know I can do more good by being vocal than by staying quiet. I'd have a whole lot more money if I lied, but I wouldn't enjoy spending it. ↗

— Martina Navratilova

#enjoy #feel #good #i #i can

If you want a transcript of tonight's program, get a pen and write down everything I said. ↗

— Kevin Nealon

#everything #get #i #pen #program

Part of keeping space open is not to try to choose a form - to spend more time thinking about content, and let form take care of itself. ↗

— Holly Near

#care #choose #content #form #itself

From Flood, Flash, and Pheromones--coming soon: As Cassie’s body hurled toward him in the swirl, she realized the brevity of the situation. This was it. This was the moment that determined whether she lived to see another day or drowned in this filthy brown water. This was the moment she proved she had never been a quitter, never been a weakling. All the problems she’d dealt with at work today seemed trivial. ↗

— Shelley K. Wall

#novel #romancel #romantic-suspense #suspense #thriller

Every cliche about kids is true; they grow up so quickly, you blink and they're gone, and you have to spend the time with them now. But that's a joy. ↗

— Liam Neeson

#about #blink #cliche #every #gone