The role of a writer is not to say what we all can say, but what we are unable to say. – Anaïs Nin Category: Writing
I have succeeded in arresting some casual wing of thought as it flew, some transient wave of emotion as it subsided… – William Watson, “A Note on Epigram,” 1883 Category: Writing
Words were the only net to catch a mood, the only sure weapon against oblivion. – Jan Struther, Mrs. Miniver, 1930s Category: Writing
If you start to think about your physical or moral condition, you usually find that you are sick. – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Proverbs in Prose Category: Health
It is wise to direct your anger towards problems — not people, to focus your energies on answers — not excuses. – William Arthur Ward Category: Excuses