I think the writing of literature should give pleasure. What else should it be about? It is not nuclear physics. It actually has to give pleasure or it is worth nothing.
Stephen Greenblatt
Related It is what it is, it is what you make it. JAMES DURBIN I regret that I wasn't more successful with my marriages, but it is what it is. TED TURNER It is what it is, and it ain't nothin' else... Everything is clearly, openly, plainly delive... DAN FLAVIN Unpredictability means what it means. I don't know how you define it. It is what it is. MICHAEL KEATON I am Happy and satisfied with what I am.
10000 will take me wrong, 1000 will go against me, 100 will... NEHA KOTHARI If our mind was an ocean then every now and then we would have the perfect storm happening in it.Gar... GARY F EVANS... With '10,000,' our aim was to make a film that was entertaining and a roller-coaster ride; i... STEVEN STRAIT I never like it when a celebrity goes on Twitter and says, 'This isn't true!' It is what... HARRY STYLES I have spend a lot of time on everything and what's impresses me about people I have written that in... DEYTH BANGER To stand on the brink of what is coming, feeling eager, optimistic anticipation—with no feeli... ASK AND IT IS GIVEN You know, I don't think my music is important, I don't think it's changing the world, I ... SUFJAN STEVENS The king may rule the kingdom, but it's the queen who moves the board. D.M. TIMNEY I saw that there is no Nature, That Nature doesn’t exist, That there are hills, valleys,... ALBERTO CAEIRO To kill yourself for earning a salary is not worth it. NARGIS FAKHRI It is a lie. ARTHUR MILLER It ends or it doesn't. That’s what you say. That’s how you get through it. The tu... CAITLYN SIEHL You get to the point where you're like, 'I'm just doing me, and if people don't like... BEBE REXHA I’m glad I see with my eyes and not the pages I’ve read. ALBERTO CAEIRO You don't go into space just for the science. Economically, it is not worth it. I think the reas... HELEN SHARMAN They float, they all float... and when you're down here with me, fat boy, you'll float too. STEPHEN KING The sense of love should not like coffee, which only gives pleasure to the enjoy. But it must be lik... ISRA You don't find interesting stuff because you don't search enough, ... every book has it's own lesson... DEYTH BANGER Things don’t have significance: they only have existence. Things are the only hidden meaning ... ALBERTO CAEIRO I take the good with the bad. I always wanted to be a comic, and part of that, for me, was that I wa... ERIK GRIFFIN Bound by custom or unique by choice. MARGARET MCHEYZER In the East, fames are won. In the west, deeds are done. RALPH WALDO EMERSON The consolation of an imaginary thing is still a real consolation. ROGER SCRUTON To be honest, there are no problems between me and Messi. People have their own opinions about who t... CRISTIANO RONALDO The Madden Curse has really taken on a life of its own. People just love talking about it, and it is... DREW BREES I'm probably the least harsh on myself, and I try not to scrutinize everything about my body. As... KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN If you do something that you're not genuinely passionate about, it is a little soul-crushing. Ju... CLAIRE DANES See the world for what it is. BEAUTIFUL! ANTHONY T. HINCKS Stay away from drugs. They're not worth it. I've tried, but there's none of them that... RANDY NEWMAN Life is not all about sticking or stopping your thoughts to old memories but LIFE STARTS when you st... NEHA KOTHARI If it's about what I like, I like opera as a music and deathstep and dubstep. DEYTH BANGER Integrity is not everything, but it is the only thing that matters. JEFFREY FRY I'm not an Emontional, but how??? I live with the thought that "Nothing can be returned, it has... DEYTH BANGER When you're recording to analog tape, it captures performance and you can't necessarily mani... DAVE GROHL Everything known and referred to as “impossible” is often what has not been attempted before. It... ISRAELMORE AYIVOR The fact that I am Latino is not a secret. There's not much I can do about that. It is what it i... PETE GALLEGO The man stopped talking and was looking at the sunset. But what does someone who hates and love... ALBERTO CAEIRO I'm not sure what the future holds but I do know that I'm going to be positive and not wake ... NICOLE KIDMAN Want a balloon? STEPHEN KING I consider a dream like I consider a shadow,” answered Caeiro, with his usual divine, unexpected p... ÁLVARO DE CAMPOS When you give, you will be blessed. When you give, it will be given back to you. CRAIG GROESCHEL If I knew I was going to die tomorrow, And Spring came the day after tomorrow, I would die... ALBERTO CAEIRO Between what i see in a field and what I see in another field There passes for a moment the fig... ALBERTO CAEIRO It’s an already inside outside, The philosophers say it’s the soul But it’s not the ... ALBERTO CAEIRO Do I believe a thing has limits!? Of course! Nothing exists that doesn’t have limits. Existence me... ÁLVARO DE CAMPOS Not everybody wants be texting their 15-year-old asking how his math tutor was. They would rather be... RENEE JAMES I'm living with every step. I can't live with regret. The past is the past. I'm not worr... RYAN SHECKLER He had a harder time helping her out though. He was asleep while she was doing stars. Without wings,... LAURIE FRANKEL There was no Jace Wayland more real than the one he saw in her eyes when she looked at him. CASSANDRA CLARE These $40 burgers with foie gras and truffles and all of that flies in the face of one of the most p... ADAM RICHMAN 37. It is better to be single and unhappy than unhappily married. JAMES C. DOBSON My relationship with my body has changed. I used to consider it as a servant who should obey, functi... FEDERICO FELLINI What comes, when it comes, will be what it is. ALBERTO CAEIRO Night doesn’t fall for my eyes But my idea of the night is that it falls for my eyes. Be... ALBERTO CAEIRO I’m in no hurry: the sun and the moon aren’t, either. Nobody goes faster than the legs they... ALBERTO CAEIRO I never had a problem with my face on screen. I thought it is what it is, and I was turned off by ac... ROBERT REDFORD It is what it is. I balled out, had some good years, man, had fun and did it with some guys and made... CALVIN JOHNSON Instinct's the iron skeleton under all our ideas of free will. STEPHEN KING I speak the truth. Not everyone who says they are ready to hear it really are. MONIKA ZANDS When I was in college, I remember fearing that the dreary grind of adulthood would feature infinitel... , VLOGBROTHERS, IS COLLEGE WORTH IT?, 08-21-12 It has been my experience that maximizing income is a helluva lot less important than maximizing pas... , VLOGBROTHERS, IS COLLEGE WORTH IT?, 08-21-12 It is not known precisely where angels dwell -- whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has... VOLTAIRE (FRANçOIS-MARIE AROUET) It is not known precisely where angels dwell -- whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has... VOLTAIRE Truth is, everybody is going to hurt you; you just gotta find the ones worth suffering for. BOB MARLEY Happiness isn't a constant. You get fleeting glimpses. You have to fight for those moments, but they... TAYLOR SWIFT I want to feed my kid something that is real and not processed. It's hard to do. People are work... TOM COLICCHIO I was born subject like others to errors and defects, But never to the error of wanting to unde... ALBERTO CAEIRO Accept the universe As the gods gave it to you. If the gods wanted to give you something e... ALBERTO CAEIRO Let your actions speak LOVE. No matter what it is. NAPZ CHERUB PELLAZO I think good art should always be entertaining, or at least give pleasure of some sort. And my chief... KENNETH OPPEL 35. God is entitled to a portion of our income—not because He needs it but because we need to give... JAMES C. DOBSON Mrs. Cole was a perfect democrat. She hated all kids equally. STEPHEN KING Will they attack us? Yes. Will they smear our backgrounds and distort our records? Undoubtedly. Will... CHRISTINE O'DONNELL If we could have the ability to change the past and right our wrongs would it make us learn from any... GARY F EVANS... To be in a time of technological change and advancement is an awesome thought indeed as long as it i... GARY F EVANS... Even so, I’m somebody. I’m the Discoverer of Nature. I’m the Argonaut of true sensat... ALBERTO CAEIRO To me, the greatest pleasure of writing is not what it's about, but the inner music that words m... TRUMAN CAPOTE Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it SARA SHEPARD It is not known precisely where angels dwell whether in the air, the void, or the planets. It has no... VOLTAIRE Life is weird and wonderful like that, is it not. SONYA.E.WILLIAMS it's always important to do what you want, Life is too short to live with Regrets. SHELLI THOMPSON It's not worth it, it's not about money, especially when you're dealing with a culture. ... ANTOINE FUQUA When I die it will be game over,... but I know one life is short, to be selfish is not the best deci... DEYTH BANGER It is a pleasure to give advice, humiliating to need it, normal to ignore it. SOURCE UNKNOWN It is a pleasure to give advice, humiliating to need it, normal to ignore it. Tell your story to the universe and Let your actions speak LOVE.' No matter what it is. NAPZ CHERUB PELLAZO I'm one of my sensations. ALBERTO CAEIRO Boxing's a poor man's sport. We can't afford to play golf or tennis. It is what it is. I... SUGAR RAY LEONARD I want to be honest, and even if that's scary, I know it's worth it. EMM GRYNER Do. Then talk. In that order. SOTERO M LOPEZ II If you want a revenge, don't hold it. It poisons you. Either you just let the grudge go, or mak... TOBA BETA You must be the person you have never had the courage to be. Gradually, you will discover that you a... PAULO COELHO If people do not know what is going to make them better off or give them pleasure, then the idea tha... DANIEL KAHNEMAN I don't want to just add another DVD to the pile. So I think, 'Is this going to have an impa... LARRY CHARLES Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who ... SIR PEREGRINE WORSTHORNE Old books that have ceased to be of service should no more be abandoned than should old friends who ... BERNARD M. BARUCH
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STEPHEN CHBOSKY Put my head under my pillow, and let the quiet put things where they are supposed to be. STEPHEN CHBOSKY It was the kiss by which all the others of his life would be judged and found wanting. STEPHEN KING If this is going to be a Christian nation that doesn't help the poor, either we have to pretend that... STEPHEN COLBERT Nobody knows you as well as our spouse. And that means no one will be quicker to recognize a change ... STEPHEN KENDRICK Almost every sinful action ever committed can be traced back to a selfish motive. It is a trait we h... STEPHEN KENDRICK I think Eros should be dirty. In Greek legend, as I'm sure you are aware, he fell in love with the m... STEPHEN FRY When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and ye... STEPHEN KING Time takes it all whether you want it to or not, time takes it all. Time bares it away, and in the e... STEPHEN KING The most valuable gift you can receive is an honest friend. STEPHEN RICHARDS I don’t know if you’ve ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for a thousand years. Or ju... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Power is the faculty or capacity to act, the strength and potency to accomplish something. It is the... STEPHEN COVEY Both Rowling and Meyer, they’re speaking directly to young people. … The real difference is that... STEPHEN KING And all the books you've read have been read by other people. And all the songs you've loved have be... STEPHEN CHBOSKY We humans are naturally disposed to worship gods and heroes, to build our pantheons and valhallas. I... STEPHEN FRY The downside of my celebrity is that I cannot go anywhere in the world without being recognized. It ... STEPHEN HAWKING Hearts can break. Yes, hearts can break. Sometimes I think it would be better if we died when they d... STEPHEN KING Even a broken clock is right twice a day. STEPHEN HUNT The only time you fail is when you fall down and stay down. STEPHEN RICHARDS The scariest moment is always just before you start. STEPHEN KING The most important things are the hardest to say. They are the things you get ashamed of, because wo... STEPHEN KING The road to hell is paved with adverbs. STEPHEN KING If you don't have time to read, you don't have the time (or the tools) to write. Simple as that. STEPHEN KING Some birds are not meant to be caged, that's all. Their feathers are too bright, their songs too swe... STEPHEN KING He watched the young actress playing the central part of a wife who mistakenly believes her husband ... STEPHEN HARRIGAN [Prison Break is] one of the craziest, most unpredictable roller-coaster rides on TV today. STEPHEN KING It’s hard to let go. Even when what you’re holding onto is full of thorns, it’s hard to let go... STEPHEN KING On Friday night, I was reading my new book, but my brain got tired, so I decided to watch some telev... STEPHEN CHBOSKY