#style

In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigor it will give your style. ↗

— Sydney Smith

#every #general #general rule #give #idea

I quickly, swiftly, reach in, pluck out, and peer into the mirror. 'I am still here.' I am in the glass, in this moment. After this moment, I may not be here; I may be a person who does not know where she is, or why. I leave the kitchen table to bathe, and to dress for church. If only my closet held on its shelves an array of faces I could wear rather than dresses, I would know which face to put on today. As for the dresses, I haven't a clue. ↗

— Tim Cummings

#afterlife #astrology #brothers #children-of-celebrities #class-struggle

I haven't stuck to any formula. Most great writers stick to the same style, but I wanted to be more various. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

#formula #great #haven #i #more

You must avoid giving hostages to fortune, like getting an expensive wife, an expensive house, and a style of living that never lets you aford the time to take the chance to write what you wish. ↗

— Irwin Shaw

#chance #expensive #fortune #getting #giving

Well, Peter has a writing style, but again, time changes subject matters and attitudes. ↗

— Josh Silver

#attitudes #changes #matters #peter #style

My style icon really for my whole life has been my mother. ↗

— Jessica Simpson

#icon #life #mother #really #style

Weight Watchers is not intimidating. It's not a diet. It's a lifestyle. ↗

— Jessica Simpson

#intimidating #lifestyle #weight

We're traditional and don't do cutting-edge styles, but after 17 years we're holding our own. ↗