“Letters crossing in the post, unfamiliar tunes heard three times in one day, the way that blows of fate descend upon the same bowed shoulders, and the beams of good fortune glow perpetually upon the blessed. Fairy tales, as I said, are lived out daily. There is far more going on in the world than we ever imagine.” WorldWayLifeSaidThreeFateImagineHeardOne DayLettersBlessedFortuneBlowShouldersTalesPostsFairyTunesFairy TaleThree TimesGood FortuneCrossingsBeamUnfamiliar Author:Fay Weldon
“For my workout, I'm up at 4am. I say my prayers, count my blessings, and I work out right away. I just get it done. One day I'll tone - chest, back and shoulders - and the next day it's biceps and triceps. I also do 45 minutes of cardio every day. I do that before I even leave the house.” DoneNextHousePrayerMinutesOne DayBlessingWork OutShouldersToneChestsNext DayWorkoutGet It DoneCardioMy BlessingBicepsTriceps Author:Richard Simmons
“In 1951 I took my first art course. And one day I looked over my shoulder and there was this tall gentleman standing, very well-dressed and groomed, and he asked, "What is your name? I don't know you. What is your major?" I said history. And he looked at my drawing and looked at me and said, "You don't belong over there; you belong here." He was James A. Porter.” KnowsFirstsWellsArtSaidCoursesNamesOne DayMajorsStandingDrawingShouldersGentlemanTallWell Dressed Author:David C. Driskell
“Or perhaps is is that time doesn't heal wounds at all, perhaps that is the biggest lie of them all, and instead what happens is that each wound penetrates the body deeper and deeper until one day you find that the sheer geography of your bones - the angle of your hips, the sharpness of your shoulders, as well as the luster of your eyes, the texture of your skin, the openness of your smile - has collapsed under the weight of your griefs.” WellsBodyHappensEyeLyingGriefOne DaySkinsWeightDeeperBonesWoundsShouldersHealHipsOpennessSheerAnglePenetrateGeographyTextureYour SmileSharpnessLuster Author:Thrity Umrigar
“If your Soviet neighbor is trying to set fire to your house, you can't be worrying about the Arab down the block. If suddenly it's the Arab in your backyard , you can't be worrying about the People's Republic of China and if one day the ChiComs show up at your front door with an eviction notice in one hand and a Molotov cocktail in the other, then the last thing you're going do is look over his shoulder for a walking corpse.” PeopleIfsTryingLooksShowsHandsLastsHouseWorryFireDoorsFrontsWalkingOne DayChinaNeighborShouldersBlockRepublicSovietCorpsesCocktailsBackyardsFront DoorsEvictionWorld War ZMolotovMolotov Cocktail Book:World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War Source: World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
“One day I’m going to find a way to rid you of that beast resting on your arm. (Artemis) (He looked at her over his shoulder.) And one day I’m going to find a way to rid myself of the beast resting on my back. (Acheron)” WayArmsOne DayShouldersBeastArtemis Book:Dance With the Devil Source: Dance With the Devil