#word

I asked Ring Lardner the other day how he writes his short stories, and he said he wrote a few widely separated words or phrases on a piece of paper and then went back and filled in the spaces. ↗

— Harold Ross

#back #day #few #filled #his

When you have exhausted all possibilities, remember this - you haven't. ↗

— Thomas A. Edison

#wise-words #inspirational

My task, which I am trying to achieve is, by the power of the written word, to make you hear, to make you feel--it is, before all, to make you see. ↗

— Joseph Conrad

#power-of-words #writing #inspirational

But remember, boy, that a kind act can sometimes be as powerful as a sword. ↗

— Rick Riordan

#kind #kindness #powerful #sword #inspirational

I demolish my bridges behind me...then there is no choice but to move forward ↗

— Fridtjof Nansen

#letting-go #moving-on #wise-words #inspirational

Love me, then, or hate me, as you will," I said at last, "you have my full and free forgiveness: ask now for God's, and be at peace. ↗

— Charlotte Brontë

#forgiveness #love-and-hate #forgiveness

if people do not have responsibility, do not expect them to behave responsibly. ↗

— Carne Ross

#truth #wise-words #change

Today we are afraid of simple words like goodness and mercy and kindness. We don't believe in the good old words because we don't believe in good old values anymore. And that's why the world is sick. ↗

— Lin Yutang

#anymore #because #believe #good #goodness

When you write songs, you can't really point out the exact thing you're inspired by. It's more a state or a mood or an atmosphere that you're trying to put into words. ↗

— Keren Ann

#exact #inspired #into #mood #more

Words mean more than what is set down on paper. It takes the human voice to infuse them with deeper meaning. ↗

— Maya Angelou

#deeper meaning #down #human #human voice #infuse