#scribe

To describe happiness is to diminish it. ↗

— Stendhal

#describe #diminish

I put it to you that there are no British poets, there are no British novelists. I have heard myself described as one, but I think really I'm an English novelist; there are Scottish poets and Scottish novelists. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#described #english #heard #i #i think

For Christmas my family bought me a new Scrabble board (the one that swivels!) and cat treats. Am I eighty five? ↗

— Taylor Swift

#family

In one sentence, I'd describe myself as indescribable. But, I wouldn't end it with a period. I'd end it with three dots. ↗

— Jason Schwartzman

#dots #end #i #indescribable #myself

Once someone asked me three words that best describe me and I said 'Loud, Louder, and Loudest'! ↗

— Anastacia

#best #describe #i #loud #louder

Never ascribe to malice that which is adequately explained by incompetence. ↗

— Napoleon Bonaparte

#ascribe #explained #incompetence #malice #never

'Mad' is a term we use to describe a man who is obsessed with one idea and nothing else. ↗

— Ugo Betti

#describe #else #idea #mad #man

I describe my plots as follows; A character is walking down the street when all of a sudden a piano falls on them. They spend the rest of the story digging out from under that piano. How they dig, how long and how well, this all depends entirely on the character. ↗

— Sarah Zettel

#depends #describe #dig #digging #down

To really be tortured by a song, it needs to be more than just something you don't like or don't get; it has to make your skin crawl by getting under it. Strangely, that last clause could describe provocative or daring music, as well. ↗

— Carrie Brownstein

#could #crawl #daring #describe #get

In our system of democracy, our government works on a system of checks and balances. Instead of stripping power from the courts, I believe we should follow the process prescribed in our Constitution - consideration of a Constitutional amendment. ↗

— Dennis Cardoza

#balances #believe #checks #consideration #constitution