#jan

If you are good, they say you are weak. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#dejan-stojanovic #good #literature #literature-quotes #philosophy

There is only as much space, only as much time, Only as much desire, only as many words, Only as many pages, only as much ink To accept all of us at light-speed Hurrying into the Promised Land Of oblivion that is waiting for us sooner or later. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#desire #ink #light-speed #literature #literature-quotes

Neither alive nor dead; No one lets up, No one wins. ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#circling #dead #dejan-stojanovic #letting-go #literature

After Homer and Dante, is a whole century of creating worth one Shakespeare? ↗

— Dejan Stojanovic

#books #century #creating #dante #dejan-stojanovic

I know about Woodstock probably as much as your average person who is over 30, where I'd know Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Grateful Dead. ↗

— Demetri Martin

#average #average person #dead #grateful #grateful dead

I feel it's like being a kid and dressing up, because that's what Baby Jane is. ↗

— Millicent Martin

#because #being #dressing #feel #i

January, month of empty pockets! let us endure this evil month, anxious as a theatrical producer's forehead. ↗

— Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

#empty #endure #evil #forehead #january

There is a shortage of teachers but the January 2001 schools census showed that teacher numbers were at their highest level than at any time since 1984 - and 11,000 higher than 1997. ↗

— Estelle Morris

#census #higher #highest #highest level #january

They danced again, and when the assembly closed, parted, on the lady’s side at least, with a strong inclination for continuing the acquaintance. Whether she thought of him so much while she drank her warm wine and water and prepared herself for bed as to dream of him when there, cannot be ascertained; but I hope it was no more than in a light slumber, or a morning doze at most, for if it be true, as a celebrated writer has maintained, that no young lady can be justified in falling in love before the gentleman’s love is declared, it must be very improper that a young lady should dream of a gentlemen before the gentleman is first known to have dreamed of her. ↗

— Jane Austen

#jane-austen #love #northanger-abbey #romance #dreams

In January '77 I went out to LA and have been here 26 years. ↗

— Ted Shackelford

#here #i #january #la #out