“As small letters hurt the sight, so do small matters him that is too much intent upon them; they vex and stir up anger, which begets an evil habit in him in reference to greater affairs.” MatterEvilHurtGreaterToo MuchHabitLettersSightAffairTriflesBegetsVex Book:Plutarch's Morals Source: Plutarch's Morals
“Nothing hurts more than the friendly letter that one never got around to writing.” WritingFriendshipHurtLettersFriendly Author:Brendan Behan
“How circumstantial reality is! Facts are like individual letters, with their spikes and loops and thorns, that make up words: eventually they hurt our eyes, and we long to take a bath, to rake the lawn, to look at the sea.” LooksLongFactsRealityEyeIndividualHurtSeaLettersBathsThornsLawnsLoopsRakes Author:John Updike
“I receive a lot of letters on tour, and read about a lot of people hurting.” PeopleHurtLetters Author:Alex Gaskarth
“I've always had a very developed superego. I also had a very powerful id, but there was no ego in the middle. So writing was always like letters sent from the id to the superego, saying, "What's going on here?" What I loved about writing was that I was totally weightless. I was amazed at the fact that I could be myself without being afraid that anyone would get hurt.” WritingFactsHurtPowerfulMiddleEgoLettersAmazedVery PowerfulBeing AfraidSuperego Author:Etgar Keret