#read

He who gives what he would as readily throw away, gives without generosity; for the essence of generosity is in self sacrifice. ↗

— Henry Taylor

#essence #generosity #gives #readily #sacrifice

My goal is to spread the word about the need for more blood donors. ↗

— Niki Taylor

#blood #donors #goal #more #need

Guard your roving thoughts with a jealous care, for speech is but the dialer of thoughts, and every fool can plainly read in your words what is the hour of your thoughts. ↗

— Alfred Lord Tennyson

#every #fool #guard #hour #jealous

If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ↗

— William Makepeace Thackeray

#author #become #books #could #down

When I diagnose my depression now, I think it was partially about saying goodbye to these kids that I always expected to have but already knew that I wouldn't. ↗

— Elizabeth Gilbert

#already #always #depression #expected #goodbye

First you have to spread on the rust performer, then you add a coat of protective enamel, and then you spray on the satin finish so you look good. ↗

— Vinny Testaverde

#coat #finish #first #good #look

I think my imagination dictates the technologies I use. But at the same time, my imagination can be technologic. Sometimes I see a tool and I know immediately how to use it, but most of the time I use the tool for an idea I already have. ↗

— Michel Gondry

#dictates #how #i #i see #i think

Normally you read a screenplay - and I read a lot of them - and the characters don't feel like people. They feel like plot devices or cliches or stereotypes. ↗

— Joseph Gordon-Levitt

#cliches #devices #feel #i #like

I like to build places online where readers can have productive conversations about books. ↗

— John Green

#books #build #conversations #i #like

Read a lot. Read broadly... Tell stories to your friends, and pay attention to when they get bored... Write a lot. ↗

— John Green

#bored #broadly #friends #get #lot