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two debt possession
Charles Caleb Colton There are two things that bestow consequence; great possession, or great debts.
two firsts quarrels
Charles Caleb Colton Two things, well considered, would prevent many quarrels: first, to have it well ascertained whether we are not disputing about terms, rather than things; and, secondly, to examine whether that on which we differ is worth contending about.
two iron gold
Charles Caleb Colton There are two metals, one of which is omnipotent in the cabinet, and the other in the camp--gold and iron. He that knows how to apply them both may indeed attain the highest station.
two together mistress
Charles Caleb Colton If often happens too, both in courts and in cabinets, that there are two things going on together,--a main plot and an under-plot; and he that understands only one of them will, in all probability, be the dupe of both. A mistress may rule a monarch, but some obscure favorite may rule the mistress.
two may acquaintance
Charles Caleb Colton Make the most of the day, by determining to spend it on two sorts of acquaintances only--those by whom something may be got, and those from whom something may be learned.
two people way
Charles Caleb Colton There are two way of establishing a reputation, one to be praised by honest people and the other to be accused by rogues. It is best, however, to secure the first one, because it will always be accompanied by the latter.
two literature may
Charles Caleb Colton The two most precious things this side of the grave are our reputation and our life. But it is to be lamented that the most contemptible whisper may deprive us of the one, and the weakest weapon of the other.
two small-changes society
Charles Dickens That sort of half sigh, which, accompanied by two or three slight nods of the head, is pity's small change in general society.
half linux firsts
Charles Stross I was Computer Shopper's linux columnist for more than half a decade, from the late 90s onwards. Yes, I know about Linux. (My first review of a Linux distro in the press was published in late 1996.)
half empty gods-will
Aiden Wilson Tozer If I empty out half of my life, God can only fill half...God will fill as much of us as we allow Him to fill.
half mirth life-is
Edith Wharton Half the trouble in life is caused by pretending there isn't any.
half scottish hard
David Duchovny I'm half Jewish, half Scottish. It's hard for me to buy anything.
half saws watches
August Wilson I've never seen 'Seinfeld', never seen 'The Cosby Show'; I just don't watch it. I saw half of 'Oprah' one time. I'd rather read.
half dozen archives
Antony Beevor I just love the days when you come out of the archives with half a dozen excellent descriptions or poignant accounts of personal experiences.
half intensity played second slow
Linda Flohr We started slow today. In the second half we played with better intensity than we did in the first half.
halfway michigan respecting seven state ten
Kristy Curry We are at the turn, we are halfway around the track. It's just about respecting Michigan State and approaching like we have the other seven (Big Ten games).
halftime hard played struggled
Jim Mott We struggled a little and they made it very hard to penetrate the middle. We made some adjustments at halftime and played better.
narrative information different
Alan Moore The comics medium has some unusual features that do make it very different, in that it's combining a verbal narrative with a visual one that allows for much richer possibilities of transmitting information.
narratives
Matthew Tobin Anderson A lot of the drive to make narratives came from having to play by myself as a 5- or 6-year-old in the woods.
narrative
Djuna Barnes I have a narrative, but you will be put to it to find it.
narrative nonfiction labels
David Shields Nonfiction, qua label, is nothing more or less than a very flexible (easily breakable) frame that allows you to pull the thing away from narrative and toward contemplation, which is all I've ever wanted.
narrative plot resolution
David Shields Resolution and conclusion are inherent in a plot-driven narrative.
narrative allies honest
David Shields I'm not interested in collage as the refuge of the composition-ally disabled. I'm interested in collage as (to be honest) an evolution beyond narrative.
narrative adhesive film
Carter Burwell Music is the subliminal connecting adhesive in film, or at least in narrative feature films.
narrative
Ajay Naidu I hear music as narrative.
narrative shows
Brian Eno My shows are not narratives.