When I left, I had learnt nothing. I took nothing with me. At least, that's what I thought then. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes learn leave think
That profound night freedom was agreeable and exciting. Carmen Laforet agreeableexcitfreedom Change image and share on social
I write short, my words tight to the thread of the narrative. Carmen Laforet narrativeshortthread Change image and share on social
It was the first time I traveled alone, but I was not scared. Carmen Laforet scaretimetravele Change image and share on social
It is only when you watch the dense mass of thousands of ants, crowded together around the Hill, blackening the ground, that you begin to see the whole beast, and now you observe it thinking, planning, calculating. It is an intelligence, a kind of live computer, with crawling bits for its wits. Lewis Thomas antbeastbegin share on social
Socialism has no moral justification whatsoever; poor people are not morally superior to rich people, nor are they owed anything by rich people simply because of their lack of success. Charity is not a socialist concept - it is a religious one, an acknowledgment of God's sovereignty over property, a sovereignty the Left utterly rejects. Ben Shapiro acknowledgmentcharityconcept share on social
If I'm serious, yes, I'd like to have done what Shakespeare did... to act and write. You learn so much from acting. One of our great writers, Alan Bennett, does both supremely well. When I write a story, I tend to speak it aloud as I'm writing it. Michael Morpurgo actalanaloud share on social