He is clearly bookish.
He is clearly bookish. I did not follow a single word of their conversation at dinner last night, not one jot of it. He must be bookish. Gail Carriger
Single Word
What drove me and
What drove me and kept me going over the decades? If I had to use a single word, it would be ‘curiosity. Eve Arnold
I sat with him
I sat with him for three hours and we did not exchange a single word. At the end he handed me, as he had done before, an envelope with money in it. It would have been much nicer if he had enclosed a greeting or a loving word. I would have been so pleased if … Read more
Sometimes I try my
Sometimes I try my hand at turning out small profundities and uncertain short stories, but I always end up with just one single word: God. Etty Hillesum
The character of the
The character of the tribunes was, in every respect, different from that of the consuls. The appearance of the former was modest and humble; but their persons were sacred and inviolable. Their force was suited rather for opposition than for action. They were instituted to defend the oppressed, to pardon offences, to arraign the enemies … Read more
The American Constitution is
The American Constitution is a written instrument full and complete in itself. No Court in America, no Congress, no President, can add a single word thereto, or take a single word threreto. It is a great national enactment done by the people, and can only be altered, amended, or added to by the people. Frederick … Read more
Officials are highly educated
Officials are highly educated but one-sided; in his own department an official can grasp whole trains of thought from a single word, but let him have something from another department explained to him … he won’t understand a word of it. Franz Kafka
A single word indicative
A single word indicative of doubt, that any thing, or every thing, in that country is not the very best in the world, produces an effect which must be seen and felt to be understood. If the citizens of the United States were indeed the devoted patriots they call themselves, they would surely not thus … Read more
Writing a story, regardless
Writing a story, regardless of length, begins always with a single word. Don Roff
Never oversimplify yourself by
Never oversimplify yourself by using a single word or category to describe who you are. Take the time to tell your story. Derek Webb