For several centuries what has passed for song in literary circles was any text that looked like the lyrics for a commonplace melodic setting. David Antin centurycirclecommonplace Change image and share on social
For several days after my first book was published, I carried it about in my pocket and took surreptitious peeps at it to make sure the ink had not faded. James M. Barrie bookcarryday Change image and share on social
For several decades, I believed it was necessary to be extraordinary if you wanted to write, and since I wasn't, I gave up my ambition and settled down to a life of reading. Diane Setterfield ambitionbelievedecade Change image and share on social
For several years at the University of Virginia, students had an annual tradition of raising hell around campus, burning tar barrels and shooting pistols into the air. Matthew Pearl airannualbarrel Change image and share on social
For several years before I began 'The Folded World,' I worked at an urban college campus and had a job in a tutoring center, and people would come into the tutoring center, and for some reason, they just kept telling me their life stories. Amity Gaige begincampuscenter share on social
For several years I had no idea that I had become anorexic. And I'd be at places with people I cared about, but what I was thinking about was how much extra grease was on the pizza or the calories that I knew was in that shake. Lindsey Stirling anorexiccaloriecare share on social
For several years, I have had my eye on second baseman Del Pratt of St. Louis. I cannot say that he is a better player than our own Joe Gedeon, but he has played better ball, and we wanted him. Well, how did I get him? I paid $15,000 in cash and gave away a number of good players for him. But what can you do? Jacob Ruppert 000ballbaseman share on social
For shameful deeds are taught by shameful deeds. Sophocles deedshamefulteach Change image and share on social
For sheer majestic geography and sublime scale, nothing beats Alaska and the Yukon. For culture, Japan. And for all-around affection, Australia. Sam Abell affectionalaskaaustralia Change image and share on social
For sheer sexiness, a man must be beautiful. Funny. yes. Clever, no. Jilly Cooper beautifulcleverfunny Change image and share on social