#paraphrased

It's a truth universally acknowledged that an FBI special agent in possession of great skill and talent is likely to engage in trash talk every now and then. ↗

— Julie James

#paraphrased #love

There is no God and we are his prophets. ↗

— Cormac McCarthy

#paraphrased #religion #religion

We have seen the best minds of our generation destroyed by boredom at poetry readings. ↗

— Lawrence Ferlinghetti

#paraphrased #poetry #dreams

Ambition is the last refuge of the failure ↗

— Oscar Wilde

#failure

Accentuaute the positives - medicate the negatives. ↗

— Amy Sedaris

#paraphrased #influence

Some are born great, others achieve greatness. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#shakespeare #achievement

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

— Banksy

#paraphrased #painting

And then what?" "I'll burn that bridge when I cross it. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#paraphrased #ilona-andrews

What's in a name, anyway? That which we call a nose by any other name would still smell. ↗

— Reduced Shakespeare Company

#paraphrased #romeo-and-juliet #shakespeare #humor

What doesn't kill us makes us funnier. ↗

— Marian Keyes

#paraphrased #stories #humor