The tension between standing apart, and being fully involved; that is what makes a writer.
Nadine GordimerNadine Gordimer If you’re standing in the manure pile, it’s somebody’s job to mention the stink.
Barbara KingsolverBarbara Kingsolver A lot of kneeling keeps one in good standing.
Barbara JohnsonBarbara Johnson Everything in life has some good in it. And when something awful happens, the goodness stands out even more–it’s sad, but that’s the truth.
Banana YoshimotoBanana Yoshimoto I was standing on the deck of the USS Blue, a destroyer. We were all alone out there at this buoy, tied up.
Barney RossBarney Ross Those who work standing … carpenters, sawyers, carvers, blacksmiths, masons … are liable to varicose veins … [because] the strain on the muscles is such that the circulation of the blood is retarded.
Bernardino RamazziniBernardino Ramazzini He should not remain standing while he considers what he ought to do, as though the fate of a human being were a mere trifle; rather let him condescend to sit down for awhile.
Bernardino RamazziniBernardino Ramazzini If you’re really in love, you don’t care about all the other girls that are standing in line for you.
Bill KaulitzBill Kaulitz Emerging first in the form of denunciations of standing armies in the reign of William III, left an indelible imprint on the “country” mind everywhere in the English-speaking world.
Bernard BailynBernard Bailyn Caesar without the legions of Caesar: without a standing army, without a bodyguard, without a palace, without a fixed revenue.
Benjamin SmithBenjamin Smith Find someone who can hear you even when you’re silent.
Brad NeatonBrad Neaton Shadows follow me the way a vulture stalks death. One small step ahead.
Danielle MontgomeryDanielle Montgomery Hidden in the ashes, of a fallen building lays a child’s family photo, with whom he could never unite in life.
Heba NazarHeba Nazar To love something, someone. You don’t need to own them.
Sonika MSonika M When you miss someone, you realize their worth and your faith.
Aradhna S BirenAradhna S Biren The bed was the canvas, we were the art.
Jonny OxJonny Ox
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