#reception

The man behind the check-in counter gives the impression that he has just axe-murdered the motel's owner (and family, and family pet) and is going through these procedures of hostelry so as not to arouse suspicion. ↗

— Paul Quarrington

#humour #murder #receptionists #family

There is something so amiable in the prejudices of a young mind, that one is sorry to see them give way to the reception of more general opinions. ↗

— Jane Austen

#general #give #mind #more #opinions

It's a great, great experience to finally get the reception that you know you rightfully deserve. ↗

— Kendrick Lamar

#experience #finally #get #great #know

She was no longer struggling against the perception of facts, but adjusting herself to their clearest perception. ↗

— George Eliot

#preception #truth #life

Något av det viktigaste i all konst: att överlåta en anständig del åt läsaren, betraktaren, den medverkande. Det ska finnas en tom plats vid det dukade bordet. Den är hans. ↗

— Gunnar Ekelöf

#reception #the-reader #art

Be the responsibility on their heads who raise this novel and extraordinary question of reception, going to the unconstitutional abridgment, as I conceive, of the great right of petition inherent in the People of the United States. ↗

— Caleb Cushing

#extraordinary #going #great #heads #i

Singing is my dream and, while it may have not been a commercial success, critically I was thrilled with the reception my first album got. ↗

— Minnie Driver

#been #commercial #commercial success #critically #dream

With the question of the effect of a poem, the topic of investigation shifts from that of textual autonomy to textual reception - to the issue of what we actually look for or find in reading a poem. ↗

— Thomas Harrison

#autonomy #effect #find #investigation #issue

I really, really thought that it was a no-brainer in terms of being a hit. And so it does surprise that that hasn't been the manifested reception of it so far. ↗

— Ron Glass

#being #does #far #hasn #hit

There's an expression in Australia that's called 'Go Bush,' which means to get out of the city and relax. I try and 'go bush' to places where there's no cell reception. But, I don't get to do that often, so for the most part, it's just a state of mind. ↗

— Cate Blanchett

#bush #called #cell #city #expression