Sarah Orne Jewett Quotes

The thing that teases the mind over and over for years, and at last gets itself put down rightly on paper - whether little or great, it belongs to Literature.

Sarah Orne Jewett

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 3, 1849 - June 24, 1909

Topics

GreatMindLiteratureDownOver

If I'm free, it's because I'm always running.

Jimi Hendrix

FreeAlwaysBecauseRunning

In fact, I don't believe I'm guilty of any crimes, but I've always been drawn to and fascinated by physical, sexual and psychological change, and there's an erotic aspect to that.

Jock Sturges

ChangeBelieveGuiltyAlwaysBeen

The decree of a coercive tribunal would not need to conform to the true standard of wages, the final productivity of social labor. It would introduce into distribution a genuinely arbitrary element, with a very large ultimate power to pervert the natural system.

John Bates Clark

PowerLaborTrueNeedSystemFinal

I think the idea of losing your hair is still very potent, emotional thing.

Jennifer Saunders

LosingHairThinkEmotionalIdea

I think I would spend the first 30 weeks not writing, just clearing my head and seeing parts of the world I haven't seen and going back to places I have seen and love.

Michael Connelly

LoveWritingWorldThinkSeeing

I like taking the subway to work.

John Stossel

WorkSubwayLikeTaking

I'm writing exactly the kinds of books I like to write. And they're the kinds of books I like to read. They're popular commercial fiction. That's what they are.

Joy Fielding

WritingWriteFictionKindsBooks

Clarity is the most important thing. I can compare clarity to pruning in gardening. You know, you need to be clear. If you are not clear, nothing is going to happen. You have to be clear. Then you have to be confident about your vision. And after that, you just have to put a lot of work in.

Diane von Furstenberg

WorkVisionGardeningConfidentYou

Men must stop being jealous of their power and generously allow freedom and responsibility to others. The reward is harmonious families and society.

Delphine de Girardin

FreedomPowerResponsibilityMen

It's funny because as a composer, you want to hear your songs live on. I think a lot of times people will create a song and it becomes stagnant or something that they're no longer interested in playing, and they leave it alone.

Christian Scott

FunnyLiveAlonePeopleSongThink

I grew up in a very celebratory town. We celebrate everything, from life to death and everything in between. So a lot of dramatics come into my aesthetic. And I'm an actor, so that adds more to the dramatic - I don't mean over-the-top. The main thing is never to be boring.

Bryan Batt

LifeDeathCelebrateAestheticActor

My mum and dad aren't together, but she plays a massive part in my life. We have deep conversations: I tell her where I need support, where I feel she's lacking, and I support her with whatever she needs. I understand she won't be here forever, and I want no regrets.

Anthony Joshua

LifeTogetherSupportDeepMy Life

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