#y

Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket. ↗

— Charles Simic

#blanket #enough #into #needle #poem

When you work with the same people for 10 years, they become family. Now when I see them - it might not be for nine months - but when I see them, it's great. ↗

— Molly Sims

#family #great #i #i see #might

When I introduced you to Mary Ann, I wanted to call you my girlfriend, Elli,” he looked up at her to see her eyes were wide, “I’ve never had a girlfriend, so I’m not sure if I’ll do the boyfriend/girlfriend thing right, but the thought of you being with someone else, or me with someone else, actually hurts my gut, so I guess what I’m trying to say is,” he took a deep breath, this was huge, and he thought he sounded stupid but with the way her eyes were glazing over, maybe he was doing this right. “I was wondering if you wanted to be my girlfriend.” She smiled at him lovingly, cupping his face in her hands. “Are you sure? I’m kinda crazy.” He laughed, kissing her palm. “I’m sure.” “Then, yes, Shea, I would love to be your girlfriend. ↗

— Toni Aleo

#cute #funny #sweet #funny

Man's nature, originally good and common to all, should develop unhampered. ↗

— Georg Simmel

#develop #good #man #nature #originally

The earliest phase of social formations found in historical as well as in contemporary social structures is this: a relatively small circle firmly closed against neighboring, strange, or in some way antagonistic circles. ↗

— Georg Simmel

#antagonistic #circle #circles #closed #contemporary

His eyes burned with intensity. I wondered briefly if someone he knew was being held in that cold room that smelled like death. Someone he loved? ↗

— Jaye Wells

#humor #science-fiction #urban-fantasy #death

As long as my sixth graders showed an average improvement of five years, the principal and district pretty much left me alone to create my own curriculum and teach whatever I wanted. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#average #create #curriculum #district #five

I loved almost everything about being a teacher, but I was an unusual teacher. ↗

— Dan Simmons

#almost #being #everything #i #loved

The Silent Service is all together too silent. It's important to begin to highlight the critical importance of the Silent Service to our national security. ↗

— Rob Simmons

#critical #highlight #importance #important #national

You can't go through life and leave things the way they are. We can all make a difference, and if I die today, I know I made a difference. ↗

— Gene Simmons

#difference #go #i #know #leave