“I keep one simple rule that I only move in one direction - I write the book straight through from beginning to end. By following time's arrow I keep myself sane.” WritingBookEndsMovingSimpleFollowingSaneArrowsOne Direction Author:Jonathan Lethem
“The Freemen have 987 levels of membership, the first three of which are achieved merely by filling out an application. The 8th level is granted upon full acceptance into the local lodge, the 13th following Initiation, the 21st at the end of the Initiate's second week, and the 89th the first time he brings snacks.” FirstsEndsThreeLevelsWeekAcceptanceFirst TimeFollowingLocalsGrantedApplicationFillingMembershipInitiateSnacksInitiationFreemanLodges Author:Adam Rex
“To strive endlessly to stir the venturesome spirit that moves you to follow a rainbow to its end... and thus make your travel dreams come true.” InspirationalEndsDreamMovingSpiritTravelStriveFollowingEndlessRainbowVentureDreams Come TrueStirringDreams Do Come True Author:Wally Byam
“I like to summarize what I regard as the pedestal-smashing messages of Darwin's revolution in the following statement, which might be chanted several times a day, like a Hare Krishna mantra, to encourage penetration into the soul: Humans are not the end result of predictable evolutionary progress, but rather a fortuitous cosmic afterthought, a tiny little twig on the enormously arborescent bush of life, which, if replanted from seed, would almost surely not grow this twig again, or perhaps any twig with any property that we would care to call consciousness.” IfsHumansLittlesSoulEndsMightCareGrowsResultsConsciousnessProgressRevolutionMessagesRegardPropertyFollowingSeedsTinyStatementsCosmicPredictableKrishnaMantrasPedestalEnd ResultsHaresSmashingTwigsPenetrationAfterthoughtFortuitousHare Krishna Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“Art is like politics. Any theory carried too far ends in sterility, and freshness is only gained by following some other line.” ArtEndsLinesTheoryArt IsFollowingFreshness Book:Tendencies in Modern American Poetry Source: Tendencies in Modern American Poetry
“The preceding criticism justifies the following definition of the entire human: human existence as the life of "unmotivated" celebration, celebration in all meaning of the word: laughter, dancing, orgy, the rejection of subordination, and sacrifice that scornfully puts aside any consideration of ends, property, and morality.” HumansEndsExistenceSacrificeMoralityLaughterCriticismDancingPropertyDefinitionsFollowingRejectionConsiderationJustifyCelebrationHuman ExistenceSubordinationUnmotivated Author:Georges Bataille
“I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to choose the road that I have the most passion on because then you can never really blame yourself for making the wrong choices. You can always say you're following your passion.” TryingEndsChoicesPassionRegretBlameFollowingLiving My LifeNo RegretsHave No RegretsWrong Choices Author:Darren Aronofsky
“The last verse [In My Secret Life] completely got to me, about how we all have great ideals but in reality we end up conforming, following everyone else. We want to be stronger so we lead that life inside, thinking of ourselves as these great brave souls. I literally thought when I was 15 that I was a musical genius and I could change the world, but in fact you're not and you can't and you don't, and that realisation is almost heartbreaking.” ThinkingWorldWantSoulEndsFactsRealityLastsSecretGeniusIdealsStrongerBraveMusicalFollowingChanging The WorldVersesConformGreat IdeaHeartbreakingRealisationSecret LifeBrave SoulsMusical Genius Author:Katie Melua
“If you see to it each day that your conduct is impeccable, the following day will be completely clear, and you will be free to carry out your plans, always vigilant that you leave no loose ends. In this way, each new day will find you free and well disposed.” IfsWayWellsEndsClearPlansFollowingEach DayNew DayDiligenceVigilantImpeccableLoose EndsEach New Day Author:Omraam Mikhael Aivanhov
“If you feel someone suspicious is following you, the best thing to do is to talk on your cell phone, Even if you just act as if someone is on the other end, it will make them think twice.” IfsThinkingFeelsEndsPhonesFollowingCellsBest ThingsThings To DoSuspiciousCell PhoneThink Twice Author:Arthur Mitchell