#paraphrase

Sometimes it's better to light a flamethrower than curse the darkness. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#men

As Jane Austen might have put it: It is a truth universally acknowledged that young protagonists in search of adventure must ditch their parents. ↗

— Philip Pullman

#plot #parenting

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#failure

Blessed are the cracked, for they shall let in the light. ↗

— Groucho Marx

#paraphrased #light

Some are born great, others achieve greatness. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#shakespeare #achievement

Speak softly, but carry a big can of paint. ↗

— Banksy

#paraphrased #painting

To paraphrase Winston Churchill, I did not take the oath I have just taken with the intention of presiding over the dissolution of the world's strongest economy. ↗

— Ronald Reagan

#did #dissolution #economy #i #intention

The best we can do, to paraphrase Pollan, is to eat whole foods, mostly plants, and not too much. ↗

— A. J. Jacobs

#eat #foods #mostly #much #paraphrase

How do you know if a demon is lying? His lips are moving. ↗

— Richelle Mead

#insult #paraphrased #insult

We didn't land on plymouth rock, Plymouth rock landed on us". ↗

— Malcolm X

#cole-porter #paraphrased #song-lyrics #song-lyrics