Perhaps one has to be very old before one learns to be amused rather than shocked. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes amuse learn shock
Fail I alone, in words and deeds? Why, all men strive and who succeeds? Robert Browning deedfailman Change image and share on social
Oh, the little more, and how much it is! And the little less, and what worlds away. Robert Browning world Change image and share on social
On the earth the broken arcs; in the heaven a perfect round. Robert Browning arcbreakearth Change image and 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
James Bond is quite serious about his drinks and clothing and cigarettes and food and all that sort of thing. There is nothing wry or amused about James Bond. Ken Follett amusebondcigarette Change image and share on social
The cruel ambush of 9/11 supposedly 'changed everything,' slapping us back to reality. Yet we are constantly shocked, shocked by the foreseeable. Frank Rich ambushbackchange Change image and share on social