#read

The word "Christianity" is already a misunderstanding - in reality there has been only one Christian, and he died on the Cross. ↗

— Friedrich Nietzsche

#been #christian #christianity #cross #died

Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors, that they are ready to repeat their lesson as often as we please. ↗

— Louis Nizer

#always #books #counselors #disinterested #hand

It wasn't a good idea to work on 'Naked' in the first months of a marriage. I was living apart from my wife in a flat overflowing with books I was reading for the part. ↗

— David Thewlis

#books #first #flat #good #good idea

If it were not for the fact that editors have become so timorous in these politically correct times, I would probably have a greater readership than I have. ↗

— Pat Oliphant

#correct #editors #fact #greater #i

When the student is ready... the lesson appears. ↗

— Gene Oliver

#lesson #ready #student

I wouldn't say that processed food, ready meals and even takeaways aren't relevant to modern life, it's just that over the past 40 years there are three generations of people who have come out of school and gone through their home life without ever being shown how to cook properly. ↗

— Jamie Oliver

#come #cook #even #ever #food

It's just us trying to start a movement where everybody passes on a bit of cooking knowledge. We estimate that one person can potentially affect 180 others very quickly so we're just trying to spread the word. ↗

— Jamie Oliver

#bit #cooking #estimate #everybody #just

Almost anything is too much. I am trying in my poems to have the reader be the experiencer. I do not want to be there. It is not even a walk we take together. ↗

— Mary Oliver

#am #anything #even #i #i am

As a child, what captivated me was reading the poems myself and realizing that there was a world without material substance which was nevertheless as alive as any other. ↗

— Mary Oliver

#any #captivated #child #material #me

I worked probably 25 years by myself, just writing and working, not trying to publish much, not giving readings. ↗

— Mary Oliver

#i #just #much #myself #probably