#sharp

The world is full of magical things patiently waiting for our wits to grow sharper. ↗

— Bertrand Russell

#full #grow #magical #our #patiently

Contrasting sharply, in the developing countries represented by India, Pakistan, and most of the countries in Asia and Africa, seventy to eighty percent of the population is engaged in agriculture, mostly at the subsistence level. ↗

— Norman Borlaug

#agriculture #asia #contrasting #countries #developing

I was able to interpret the difference between the sharp, quick sound and the slow, deep sound of percussion and manipulate it, get a third sound out of things, if the beats were rapid enough. ↗

— Sunny Murray

#beats #between #deep #difference #enough

A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use. ↗

— Washington Irving

#constant #edged #grows #keener #never

The world continues to offer glittering prizes to those who have stout hearts and sharp swords. ↗

— F. E. Smith

#glittering #hearts #offer #prizes #sharp

Age is irrelevant where two people have deep, sincere feelings for each other. ↗

— K.J. Parker

#age

Yes, the wind came up--" Mrs. Sharpe began. She paused. "And changed us all," Petra said softly. ↗

— Blue Balliett

#mrs-sharpe #petra #wind #change

To live, a man needs food, water, and a sharp mind. ↗

— Louis Zamperini

#live #sharp-mind #survival #water #food

Be careful you don't cut yourself. The edges are sharp enough to shave with.' 'Girls don't shave', Arya said. 'Maybe they should. Have you ever seen the septa's legs? ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#a-song-of-ice-and-fire #arya-stark #cutting #funny #george-r-r-martin

You have two emotions—apathy and rage—and nothing in between.” Ellie wanted him to stop, but she could hear the truth in his words. She closed her eyes for his killing blow. “It’s like you’re not even a person. You’re an…organism.” “That’s not true.” Ellie forced her eyes open. “I am a person. I’m just not good at it. ↗

— S.G. Redling

#funny