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A good name, like good will, is attained by many actions and may be lost by one.
A good name, like good will, is attained by many actions and may be lost by one.
A good name is better than precious ointment.
A good name is better than precious ointment.
I know there's a Derby out there with my name on it.
I know there's a Derby out there with my name on it.
Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability read more
Every human being has hundreds of separate people living under his skin. The talent of a writer is his ability to give them their separate names, identities, personalities and have them relate to other characters living with him.
In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the United States, I'm a bum.
In England, I'm a horror movie director. In Germany, I'm a filmmaker. In the United States, I'm a bum.
Above any Greek or Roman name.
Above any Greek or Roman name.
Who hath not own'd, with rapture-smitten frame,
The power of grace, the magic of a name.
Who hath not own'd, with rapture-smitten frame,
The power of grace, the magic of a name.
Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.
Suburbia is where the developer bulldozes out the trees, then names the streets after them.
We call a fig a fig, and a skiff a skiff.
[Lat., Ficum vocamus ficum, et scapham scapham.]
We call a fig a fig, and a skiff a skiff.
[Lat., Ficum vocamus ficum, et scapham scapham.]