#phrase

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

— Terry Pratchett

#men

As Jane Austen might have put it: It is a truth universally acknowledged that young protagonists in search of adventure must ditch their parents. ↗

— Philip Pullman

#plot #parenting

There is no God and we are his prophets. ↗

— Cormac McCarthy

#paraphrased #religion #religion

We have seen the best minds of our generation destroyed by boredom at poetry readings. ↗

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

#paraphrased #poetry #dreams

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#failure

Accentuaute the positives - medicate the negatives. ↗

— Amy Sedaris

#paraphrased #influence

Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light. ↗

— Groucho Marx

#paraphrased #light

Ideas improve. The meaning of words participates in the improvement. Plagiarism is necessary. Progress implies it. It embraces an author's phrase, makes use of his expressions, erases a false idea, and replaces it with the right idea. ↗

— Guy Debord

#embraces #erases #expressions #false #his

Some are born great, others achieve greatness. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#shakespeare #achievement

Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint. ↗

— Banksy

#paraphrased #painting