#the

No life form on this planet undergoes such a slow and graceful death as the tobacco leaf. ↗

— Mark McGinty

#historical-fiction #the-cigar-maker #ybor-city #death

Why can’t they see that spiritualism and science are one? That bodies evolve and souls evolve and the universe is a fluid place that marries them both in a wonderful package called a human being. ↗

— Garth Stein

#enzo #racing-in-the-rain #zoe #art

What did Kevin Ye get arrested for anyway? Didn't he steal a car?" "He stole the driver's ed car." I laughed. Then I saw how Adam was looking at me. "He gave it back." "They MAKE you give stuff back, Lori, after they arrest you for stealing it. ↗

— Jennifer Echols

#adam-vader #boys-next-door #comedy #echols #endless-summer

Adam thinks that you two are in an argument." My body zinged into alert mode. My mind didn't know what Mrs. Vader meant, but my body already did. Even Sean glanced over at her with a cautious look. "He does?" I asked faintly. "A bad one," she confirmed. "How could we be in a bad argument without me even knowing about it? ↗

— Jennifer Echols

#adam-vader #boys-next-door #comedy #echols #endless-summer

Walking with Murphy through the bone-freezing chill toward the bus stop, I start shivering. And somehow, when he slips his arm around me to warm me up, it feels right. Righter than anything ever has. ↗

— Sonya Sones

#what-my-mother-doesn-t-know #romantic

Taking his hand I said "Fank woo." "Hm " he laughed with his mouth closed. ↗

— Jennifer Echols

#adam-vader #boys-next-door #comedy #echols #endless-summer

What modern day burlesquer hasn't been influenced by Sally Rand? My own pink ostrich fans -designed by Catherine, naturally- were the largest fans on any stage in the world (even I must up the ante). They are absolutely stunning! Made with four graduated shades of pink and hundreds of rose-colored crystals, they measure seven feet across and weigh 2.3 pounds each. ↗

— Dita Von Teese

#feather-fans #sally-rand #strippers #art

Some part of him had hoped that a woman might one day see beyond his scars to the man he was inside. But Megan was doing more than just ignoring his ugliness. She was _accepting_ it with a woman's gentleness, her touch soothing memories of savage pain, grief, loneliness. ↗

— Pamela Clare

#romantic-suspense #soldier #romantic

Come on, Rory! It isn't rocket science, it's just quantum physics! -The Doctor (Matt Smith) ↗

— Steven Moffat

#doctor-who #humour #matt-smith #the-god-complex #science

Inspiration comes unawares, from unaccountable sources that have nothing to do with planning or intelligence. Let it cool ever so slightly, and you are left, pen or brush in hand, with no inspiration at all. Gifted people need not, therefore, make a song and dance about being or supposing themselves superior. They simply happened to be born with that fortunate, subconscious equipment of theirs, and the mystery exists independently of intelligence or ambition. ↗

— Maurice Chevalier

#artist #inspiration #the-muse #art