#piece

A careful inspection showed them that, even if they succeeded in righting it by themselves, the cart would travel no longer. The axles were in a hopeless state, and the missing wheel was shattered into pieces. ↗

— Kenneth Grahame

#cart #even #hopeless #inspection #into

I think that a song, when it works, never mind a piece of long form music, even a song is something that speaks to itself but has a language all of its own, ideally. ↗

— Steve Hackett

#form #i #i think #ideally #itself

It's nice to establish yourself as an actor first and a singer second. Proof is such a tremendous piece of work, and I'm incredibly lucky to be a part of it. I'm sure that the musicals will happen in the future, though. ↗

— Neil Patrick Harris

#establish #first #future #happen #i

Not a single piece of material culture - not a single object - has been found at Giza that can be interpreted to come from a lost civilization. ↗

— Zahi Hawass

#civilization #come #culture #found #interpreted

Lots of people can write a good first page but to sustain it, that's my litmus test. If I flip to the middle of the book and there's a piece of dialogue that's just outstanding, or a description, then I'll flip back to the first page and start it. ↗

— Carl Hiaasen

#book #description #dialogue #first #flip

A painting is a symbol for the universe. Inside it, each piece relates to the other. Each piece is only answerable to the rest of that little world. So, probably in the total universe, there is that kind of total harmony, but we get only little tastes of it. ↗

— Corita Kent

#each #get #harmony #inside #kind

Anyone who has obeyed nature by transmitting a piece of gossip experiences the explosive relief that accompanies the satisfying of a primary need. ↗

— Primo Levi

#anyone #experiences #explosive #gossip #nature

It's very likely that graduates, current employees and retirees have some wonderful pieces of Deer Park history in their closets or garages. ↗

— Matt Lucas

#current #deer #employees #graduates #history

Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock. ↗

— Page McConnell

#develop #every #follow #fusion #identity

Introductions, that is, belong to the masterpieces and classics of the world, to the great and ancient and accepted things; and I am here introducing a short, small story of my own which appeared in The Evening News about ten months ago. ↗

— Arthur Machen

#accepted #ago #am #ancient #appeared