#waiting

Publishing a volume of verse is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. ↗

— Don Marquis

#canyon #down #dropping #echo #grand

Writing a book of poetry is like dropping a rose petal down the Grand Canyon and waiting for the echo. ↗

— Don Marquis

#canyon #down #dropping #echo #grand

When you are a hero you are always running to save someone, sweating, worried and guilty. When you are a villain you are just lurking in the shadows waiting for the hero to pass by. Then you pop them in the head and go home... piece of cake. ↗

— James Marsters

#cake #go #go home #guilty #head

When 'Twilight' hit the New York Times bestseller list at number 5, for me that was the pinnacle, that was the moment. I never thought I would be there. And I keep having moments like that where you just stop and say, wait a minute - how is this still going up? I'm waiting for the rug to be pulled out from under me. ↗

— Stephenie Meyer

#going #having #hit #how #i

Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation. ↗

— Gary Miller

#committed #draft #ensure #fiscal #fiscal responsibility

But God really did bless me, you know? He really said, All right. Come on. I'm still waiting for you. Get over here. Get over here. ↗

— Liza Minnelli

#come #did #get #god #here

The songwriting was almost like something I did while I was waiting for my daughter to come back. ↗

— Joni Mitchell

#back #come #daughter #did #i

I'm in this position where I can afford to wait, I'm lucky enough to be financially secure to not have to do anything that's thrown at me. You know the next couple of jobs are going to be pretty crucial in terms of how you're perceived by people. So I'm just waiting. ↗

— Dominic Monaghan

#anything #couple #crucial #enough #financially

No matter how great you are, the next great one is already sitting there waiting to take your place. ↗

— Joe Theismann

#great #how #matter #next #place

Being in the stands is very difficult. I was never playing but I am nervous watching, waiting. ↗

— Yannick Noah

#being #difficult #i #i am #nervous