“Perhaps the prevalence of pedantry may be largely accounted for by the common error of thinking that, because useful knowledge should be remembered, any kind of knowledge that is at all worth learning should be remembered too.” ThinkingShouldKindMayCommonErrorsRememberedPedantsPedantryUseful Knowledge Author:Albert J. Nock
“I think I have more in common with a carpenter than you might think. We're putting things together.” ThinkingMightTogetherCommonCarpenter Author:Dave Van Ronk
“I think the tendency to over-explain and over describe is one of the most common failings in fantasy. It's an unfortunate piece of Tolkien's legacy. Don't get me wrong, Tolkien was a great worldbuilder, but he got a little caught up describing his world at times, at the expense of the overall story.” ThinkingWorldWritingLittlesStoriesCommonFantasyPiecesFailingCaughtTendenciesLegacyExpensesUnfortunateCaught UpDescribing Author:Patrick Rothfuss
“I think that people with differing points of view find common ground in 'Modern Family' is very flattering, and I'm appreciative of that.” PeopleThinkingViewsCommonModernPoint Of ViewFlatteringCommon GroundAppreciativeModern Family Author:Steven Levitan
“The common, the quotidian, is so much more unyielding to me, really stubborn and hard to work with, and I like this because it makes me think and it makes me worry. I can't just plunge my hand into the meat of it. I need new approaches.” ThinkingNeedsI CanHardHandsCommonWorryApproachMeatStubbornPlungeUnyieldingNew Approach Author:Ben Marcus