“Writing is so hard.... The first draft writing is so hard that sometimes in the beginning, before the work itself takes over, carrying you on its flood, you must give yourself rewards. "When I write this chapter, I can call my boyfriend." "When I finish one page more, I can get an ice cream cone." "If I write this section, I'll find a check in the mail."” IfsGivingWritingFirstsI CanSometimesHardPagesRewardsChecksIceMailChaptersFloodCreamSectionsIce CreamMy BoyfriendConesIce Cream Cones Author:Sophy Burnham
“It seems like yesterday I was up there watching my first NHL game, and I was skating on the ice this time. It brings back memories, but at the same time it's something I'll remember forever.” FirstsSeemsRememberGamesMemoriesForeverYesterdayIceNhlSkating Author:Sidney Crosby
“We must always remember with gratitude and admiration the first sailors who steered their vessels through storms and mists, and increased our knowledge of the lands of ice in the South.” FirstsRememberLandGratitudeGratefulSouthStormIceAdmirationVesselMistSailorAeroplanesThrough The Storm Book:The South Pole Source: The South Pole
“Life on this earth first emerged from the sea. As the polar ice melts and sea level rises, we humans find ourselves facing the prospect that once again we may quite literally become ocean.” FirstsHumansMayEarthLevelsSeaOceanIceSea Level Rise Author:John Luther Adams
“If we seriously contemplate life it appears an agony too great to be supported, but for the most part our minds gloss such things over & until the ice finally lets us through we skate about merrily enough. Most people, I'm convinced, don't think about life at all. They grab what they think they want and the subsequent consequences keep them busy in an endless chain till they're carried out feet first.” PeopleIfsThinkingWantMindFirstsEnoughFeetConsequenceBusyConvincedEndlessIceChainsContemplatingAgonySkatesGloss Author:Philip Larkin