#written

And yet, in a culture like ours, which is given to material comforts, and addicted to forms of entertainment that offer immediate gratification, it is surprising that so much poetry is written. ↗

— Mark Strand

#comforts #culture #entertainment #forms #given

There was reference made to a book written in Greek by a former Rabbi who had been converted to Christianity. There was reference to a publication of a high clergyman of Milan. Not even did Jews raise objections to that book. ↗

— Julius Streicher

#book #christianity #clergyman #converted #did

If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ↗

— William Makepeace Thackeray

#author #become #books #could #down

If I live for another ten years I shall probably have written all that I want to write. ↗

— Laurence Housman

#i #live #probably #shall #ten

The saddest songs are written when a person is happy. ↗

— Merle Travis

#person #saddest #songs #written

So no one should rely on television either for their knowledge of music or for news. There's just more going on. It's an adjunct to the written word, which I think is still the most important thing. ↗

— Kurt Loder

#either #going #i #i think #important

A symphony is a stage play with the parts written for instruments instead of for actors. ↗

— Colin Henry Wilson

#instruments #parts #play #stage #stage play

The very first schoolbook that was written had God all over it. ↗

— Dave Mustaine

#god #had #over #over it #very

Barton Fink got written very quickly, in about three weeks. I don't know what that means. ↗

— Joel Coen

#got #i #know #means #quickly

I did an album a long time ago called 'Replicas,' which was entirely science-fiction driven, or science-fantasy. Since then it's been a song here, a song there. It's not really a constant theme. I've written far more about my problems with religion, with God and all that. ↗

— Gary Numan

#ago #album #been #called #constant