#needle

Wanted: a needle swift enough to sew this poem into a blanket. ↗

— Charles Simic

#blanket #enough #into #needle #poem

The wise man does not expose himself needlessly to danger, since there are few things for which he cares sufficiently; but he is willing, in great crises, to give even his life - knowing that under certain conditions it is not worthwhile to live. ↗

— Aristotle

#certain #conditions #crises #danger #does

Knitting is very conducive to thought. It is nice to knit a while, put down the needles, write a while, then take up the sock again. ↗

— Dorothy Day

#conducive #down #knit #knitting #needles

I'm scared of needles. ↗

— Dwyane Wade

#needles #scared

You can't do television shows caring whether or not the network picks you up. You can only do them enjoying the work, because if you're always on pins and needles about whether you'll be picked up, you'll lose your mind. I learned that the hard way. ↗

— Jon Cryer

#always #because #caring #enjoying #hard

Kittens are wide-eyed, soft and sweet. With needles in their jaws and feet. ↗

— Pam Brown

#feet #jaws #kittens #needles #soft

I would as soon put a girl alone into a closet to meditate as give her only the society of her needle. ↗

— Maria Mitchell

#closet #girl #give #her #i

Mrs. Pocket was at home, and was in a little difficulty, on account of the baby's having been accommodated with a needle case to keep him quiet during the unaccountable absence (with a relative in the Foot Guards) of Millers. And more needles were missing than it could be regarded as quite wholesome for a patient of such tender years either to apply externally or to take as a tonic. ↗

— Charles Dickens

#dickens #great-expectations #needle #tonic #home

I drink a bucket of white tea in the morning. I read about this tea of the Emperor of China, which is supposedly the tea of eternal youth. It's called Silver Needle. It's unbelievably expensive, but I get it on the Web. ↗

— Antonio Banderas

#bucket #called #china #drink #emperor

True as the needle to the pole, Or as the dial to the sun. ↗

— Barton Booth

#needle #pole #sun #true