#rushing

And there stood Basta with his foot already on another dead body, smiling. Why not? He had hit his target, and it was the target he had been aiming for all along: Dustfinger’s heart, his stupid heart. It broke in two as he held Farid in his arms, it simply broke in two, although he had taken such good care of it all these years. ↗

— Cornelia Funke

#death #dustfinger #death

What would be the good of rushing? You want these books to last. ↗

— Robert Caro

#good #last #rushing #these #want

Before marriage, many couples are very much like people rushing to catch an airplane; once aboard, they turn into passengers. They just sit there. ↗

— Paul Getty

#airplane #before #catch #couples #into

Somebody warned me early on to be very careful about brushing up against the chocolate. ↗

— Geena Davis

#against #brushing #careful #chocolate #early

If people want to be better writers, they can't just read the blogs! You've got to look at something that's outside this rushing world of evanescent words. ↗

— Camille Paglia

#blogs #evanescent #got #just #look

I don't know how an actress is supposed to observe and create new stuff if she hasn't been on the streets, brushing up against humanity. You have to have a life. ↗

— Sarah Jessica Parker

#against #been #brushing #create #hasn

Most government officials are rushing headlong to solve the problems of 50 years ago, with their ears assailed by the sound of snails whizzing by. ↗

— Eric Johnston

#assailed #ears #government #government officials #headlong

Can we swim?" Sky asks, resting her chin on my shoulder. "Did you bring a suit?" Please say no, please say no... "Yeah." Crap. "Great. ↗

— Jolene Perry

#jameson-sky #lol #such-a-guy-thing #lol

Losing my parents was the most crushing thing that ever happened to me. I lost my dad when I was 26, and it changed my life entirely. ↗

— Harlan Coben

#crushing #dad #entirely #ever #happened

Winning is great, sure, but if you are really going to do something in life, the secret is learning how to lose. Nobody goes undefeated all the time. If you can pick up after a crushing defeat, and go on to win again, you are going to be a champion someday. ↗

— Wilma Rudolph

#again #champion #crushing #defeat #go