Quotes About Meaning

The simple act of writing Fraser's name had given him a sense of connexion, and he realized that the desperate need for such connexion was what had driven him to write it.

Futility. Uselessness. Bloody entrophy. Death matters, at least sometimes.

I know why the Jews and Muslims have nine hundred names for God; one small word is not enough for love. I

Without one word of direct explanation or apology, he had given me the message he intended. I gave you justice, it said, as I was taught it. And I gave you mercy, too, so far as I could. While I could not spare you pain and humiliation, I make you a gift of my own pains and humiliations, that yours might be easier to bear.

You don't need to know the purpose as you write, but when you read over something you've written, you should be able to point to any given element—be that a line of dialogue, a descriptive phrase, a plot point—and say why it's there.

This is why you use imagery when writing about sex; it's a means both of evoking immediacy and of distilling emotion.

On ne pense qu'à quoi ? – Tu sais très bien ce que je veux dire. – Pour ça, oui. Je me demandais simplement... c'est une insulte ou un compliment ? J'ouvris la bouche, puis la refermai, lui renvoyant son regard rêveur. – Si la chaussure sied à ton pied, enfile-la, déclarai-je.

The story detailed all of his works, and then concluded in these words—'And so he died, at the conclusion of an eminently useful life, and thus obtained his crown in Paradise.' " She paused, flexing her hands lightly on her knees. "There was something about that that appealed most strongly to me. 'An eminently useful life.' " She smiled at me. "I could think of many worse epitaphs than that, milady.

She may be a good whore, but she's no hand at cards.

balefully at his figures, rumpling a hand through his

Live with Highlanders long enough, and every damn rock and tree meant something! Perhaps

SonsuzluÄŸun yan?nda günler ve haftalar?n ne anlam? ola bilirdi ki?... Bu bir anlamda insana huzur veren bir fikirdi. EÄŸer sonsuz zamana sahip olsayd?k, yaÅŸad???m?z anlar çok daha hafif yükler verirdi bize.

means. To be what I am doesna mean only that I'll spill my own blood when I must. It means I must sacrifice other men to the ends of my own cause—not only those I kill as enemies, but

Perhaps Raymond was right, she added in a softer tone; it's only the essence of a thing that counts. When time strips everything else away, it's only the hardness of the bone that's left.

appealing than truth and rationality. The words

Ah? Oh, it means honeylips, all right. More or less." "But—" "It's no your mouth he was referring to, Sassenach," Jamie said dryly.

Un libro —cualquier libro— tenía un significado que iba mucho más allá de su contenido para un hombre que hubiera vivido en un tiempo en el que se tenía muy poco acceso a la palabra escrita

Though I suppose if you're honest with yourself and know what you are, at least you're less likely to feel that you've wasted your life, doing the wrong thing.

When you write a script, you always think about what your heart is asking.

'Australian Rules' was such a beautiful film - it was art for me.

I have a lot of art in the house, but it's mine, friends'. Not necessarily - like, I didn't spend thousands of dollars to attain it. It's authentic, at least.

Divinity. That's what I'm trying to get at, in everything I write.

People never read my books for the quality of the documentary value.

Fans watching need to be able to connect the dots in your match and the story that you're trying to tell.