A sudden dart when a little over a hundred feet from the end of the track, or a little over 120 feet from the point at which it rose into the air, ended the flight. Orville Wright airdartend Change image and share on social
A sudden silence in the middle of a conversation suddenly brings us back to essentials: it reveals how dearly we must pay for the invention of speech. Emile M. Cioran backbringconversation Change image and share on social
A suggestion had been made to me looking toward a professorship in some Western college, but after due consideration, I declined to consider the matter. Simon Newcomb collegeconsiderationdecline Change image and share on social
A suicide kills two people, Maggie, that's what it's for! Arthur Miller killmaggiepeople Change image and share on social
A suit is just a suit: a practical garment, not a ceremonial robe; it can be worn out to dinner with friends or for a visit to an art gallery. Its beauty and craftsmanship are utterly wasted if you think of it as something magical and symbolic. Russell Smith artbeautyceremonial share on social
A summary of every Jewish holiday: They tried to kill us, we won, let's eat! Alan King eatholidayjewish Change image and share on social
A Sunday school is a prison in which children do penance for the evil conscience of their parents. H. L. Mencken childconscienceevil Change image and share on social
A superb tenor voice, like a silver trumpet muffled in silk. Alec Guinness mufflesilksilver Change image and share on social
A superfluity of wealth, and a train of domestic slaves, naturally banish a sense of general liberty, and nourish the seeds of that kind of independence that usually terminates in aristocracy. Mercy Otis Warren aristocracybanishdomestic Change image and share on social