#ra

As Gregor Samsa awoke one morning from uneasy dreams he found himself transformed in his bed into a gigantic insect. ↗

— Franz Kafka

#first-sentence #insects #transformation #dreams

How sweet is the assurance, how comforting is the peace that come from the knowledge that if we marry right and live right, our relationship will continue, notwithstanding the certainty of death and the passage of time. Men may write love songs and sing them. They may yearn and hope and dream. But all of this will be only a romantic longing unless there is an exercise of authority that transcends the powers of time and death. ↗

— Gordon B. Hinckley

#lds #religious #uplifting #death

My grandparents told endless stories about the town they were from. It became an almost mythic place. ↗

— Vincent Schiavelli

#almost #became #endless #grandparents #mythic

Quentin Tarantino asked me to work with him but there is no way I am going to do that while Matthew Vaughn is working in film. ↗

— Claudia Schiffer

#asked #film #going #him #i

Hollywood is an extraordinary kind of temporary place. ↗

— John Schlesinger

#hollywood #kind #place #temporary

On an average day, we allow ourselves the fiction that we own a piece of our workplace. That's part of what it takes to get the job done. Deeper down, we know it's all on loan. ↗

— Mary Schmich

#average #day #deeper #done #down

I rarely watch TV but I guess I'd watch the weather report since I fly so much. ↗

— Fred Schneider

#guess #i #much #rarely #report

Advertising generally works to reinforce consumer trends rather than to initiate them. ↗

— Michael Schudson

#consumer #generally #initiate #rather #reinforce

Let me never fall into the vulgar mistake of dreaming that I am persecuted whenever I am contradicted. ↗

— Ralph Waldo Emerson

#correcting #correction #criticism #inspirational #dreams

This is not about being liberal. This is not about being conservative. This is about making sure our government works for all Americans. ↗

— Francine Busby

#all americans #being #conservative #government #liberal