#tin

That sounds almost practiced, James Carstairs. How many girls have you made swoon with that observation?" "There is only one girl I care to make swoon," he said. "The question is, does she?" She smiled at him. "She does. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#observation

A word to the wise is infuriating. ↗

— Hunter S. Thompson

#wise #word

Bad writing is more than a matter of shit syntax and faulty observation; bad writing usually arises from a stubborn refusal to tell stories about what people actually do -- to face the fact, let us say, that murderers sometimes help old ladies cross the street. ↗

— Stephen King

#fiction #good-writing #writing #observation

If you believe you can accomplish everything by "cramming" at the eleventh hour, by all means, don't lift a finger now. But you may think twice about beginning to build your ark once it has already started raining ↗

— Max Brooks

#procrastination #zombie #procrastination

Laughter is poison to fear. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#catelyn-stark #fear #george-r-r-martin #happiness #laughter

Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a harder battle. ↗

— Plato

#kindness #fighting

The things you used to own, now they own you. ↗

— Chuck Palahniuk

#things #fighting

If you can't go back to your mother's womb, you'd better learn to be a good fighter. ↗