If anything was, that
If anything was, that the world will always–it can only–disappoint. Galt Niederhoffer
Disappoint
Venice, that capital city
Venice, that capital city of dream and intrigue, that double city (one above and seemingly solid, one below, wavering and reflected in the waters), which never disappoints. Erica Jong
Each day you must
Each day you must choose, the pain of discipline or the pain of regret. Eric Mangini
Disappointment is a sort
Disappointment is a sort of bankruptcy – the bankruptcy of a soul that expends too much in hope and expectation. Eric Hoffer
Cyndi Lauper was hilarious
Cyndi Lauper was hilarious and generous, someone I’d loved from childhood who didn’t disappoint. Emma Forrest
I would also hope
I would also hope that readers receive a larger understanding, or a different understanding, of what it means to be human, than they might have had before. We suffer from being quick to judge, quick to make excuses for ourselves and others, and I would like the reader to feel that we are all, more … Read more
And while I was
And while I was not an admirer of people in the specific, I liked them in the abstract. It is only the execution of the idea that disappoints. Elizabeth McCracken
As for discipline—it\\’s important,
As for discipline—it’s important, but sort of overrated. The more important virtue for a writer, I believe, is self-forgiveness. Because your writing will always disappoint you. Your laziness will always disappoint you. Elizabeth Gilbert
All the way up
All the way up the river she’s been holding back somehow, waiting. Now you’ll both have to wait. I’m not going to disappoint her, Kit. When I take you on board the Witch, it’s going to be for keeps. Elizabeth George Speare
God will never disappoint
God will never disappoint us… If deep in our hearts we suspect that God does not love us and cannot manage our affairs as well as we can, we certainly will not submit to His discipline. …To the unbeliever the fact of suffering only convinces him that God is not to be trusted, does not … Read more