#intro

I'm a shreddermouf, aren't I?' 'I was afraid of that,' said Tansy. He was going to keep her in his larder until he was hungy again, and then he was going to rip her apart. 'Dis is my lair', said the shreddermouth proudly. 'It's de best lair in Tiratattle.' 'Is it?' said Tansy. 'Oh yes. It's a drainage tunnel. Goes right up to de surface, it does. Lots of storage space. My name's Gulp.' 'Tansy,' said Tansy, deciding not to ask him what he kept in his storage space and wondering whether introductions were quite the thing. ↗

— Elizabeth Kay

#hopeless-situation #humor #introductions #lair #men-eating-monster

There is music in words, and it can be heard you know, by thinking. ↗

— E.L. Doctorow

#power-of-words #reflection #music

A good roast of sun, it slows you, lets you relax–and out here if there's anything wrong, you can see it coming with bags of time to do what's next. This is the place and the weather for peace, for the cultivation of a friendly mind. ↗

— A.L. Kennedy

#nature #outdoors #peace #sun #war

Amongst the many trials to which the human mind is subjected, that of holding intercourse, real or imaginary, with the world of spirits: of finding itself alone with a being terrific and awful, whose nature and power are unknown, has been justly considered the most severe. ↗

— Joanna Baillie

#nature

The problem with introspection is that it has no end. ↗

— Philip K. Dick

#ego #infinity #introspection #meditation #self

A man wrapped up in himself makes a very small parcel. ↗

— John Ruskin

#psychology #self-importance #self-involvement #psychology

When corruptors blame each other, the strongest wins. Apabila sesama koruptor saling menyalahkan, yang terkuat menang. ↗

— Toba Beta

#introspection #introspection

In my circle of friends, I've always been loud and funny and talkative. But as soon as I step out of that circle, I get very quiet and introspective. I don't want the spotlight on me. ↗

— Rosie Perez

#been #circle #friends #funny #get

I believe if we introduced the Lord's Prayer here, senators would propose a large number of amendments to it. ↗

— Henry Wilson

#here #i #i believe #introduced #large

Where else but cyberspace does the introvert have the opportunity to start in our comfort zone of written communication and talk later? ↗

— Laurie Helgoe

#communication