“But the thing that stands eternally in the way of really good writing is always one: the virtual impossibility of lifting to the imagination those things which lie under the direct scrutiny of the senses, close to the nose. It is this difficulty that sets a value upon all works of art and makes them a necessity. The senses witnessing what is immediately before them in detail see a finality which they cling to in despair, not knowing which way to turn. Thus this so-called natural or scientific array becomes fixed, the walking devil of modern life.” WayWritingArtLyingValuesTurnsImaginationNaturalKnowingModernWalkingDespairDevilDirectDifficultyDetailsSensesNosesFixedWorks Of ArtNot KnowingImpossibilityModern LifeLiftingScrutinyGood WritingFinality Book:Kora in Hell: Improvisations Source: Kora in Hell: Improvisations
“The mob is a sort of bear; while your ring is through its nose, it will even dance under your cudgel; but should the ring slip, and you lose your hold, the brute will turn and rend you.” ShouldTurnsLosesBearsRingsNosesSlipsBrutes Author:Jane Porter
“I get really frustrated with people who turn their noses up at talent shows like 'The Voice' and 'X-Factor.'” PeopleShowsTurnsVoiceTalentFactorsNosesFrustratedGet RealTalent Show Author:Ricki-Lee Coulter
“You have heard me say, a great many times, that there is not that man or woman in this Church, and there never was and never will be, who turn up their noses at the counsel that is given them from the First Presidency, but who, unless they repent of and refrain from such conduct will eventually go out of the Church and go to hell, every one of them” MenFirstsTurnsGivenChurchHellHeardNosesGreat MenPresidencyRepentRefrainGo To Hell Author:Brigham Young
“The life insurance policies advertised on the radio with the line "You cannot be turned down for this coverage!" are actually saying, "For policies this small, it would cost us more to decide whom to turn down than simply to accept everybody - and make them pay through the nose."” TurnsLinesPayAcceptingPolicyCostRadioNosesCoverageTurned DownInsurance PolicyLife Insurance Policy Author:Andrew Tobias
“A man once said that the pinnacle of success Is when you've finally lost interest In money, compliments, and publicity A noble enough idea, I suppose How on earth he does this, heaven only knows I know I need a lot more of all three of those Before I ever have the nerve to turn up my nose At any money, compliments, and publicity.” KnowsMenNeedsDoeSaidIdeasEnoughEarthTurnsThreeLostHeavenInterestNobleNosesNervesComplimentPublicityPinnacle Author:Todd Snider
“And Paul hits this chord, and I turn to him and say, 'That's it! Do that again!' In those days we really used to absolutely write like that - both playing into each other's noses.” WritingUsedTurnsMusicMusic IsNosesSongwritingChords Author:John Lennon
“First draft: let it run. Turn all the knobs up to 11. Second draft: hell. Cut it down and cut it into shape. Third draft: comb its nose and blow its hair. I usually find that most of the book will have handed itself to me on that first draft.” FirstsBookRunningTurnsHellCuttingHairShapesThirdsDown AndBlowNosesCombsKnobs Author:Terry Pratchett
“... Take another glass of wine, and excuse my mentioning that society as a body does not expect one to be so strictly conscientious in emptying one's glass, as to turn it bottom upwards with the rim on one's nose.” DoeBodyFunnyTurnsExpectationsHumorousWineBottomGlassesExcuseNosesWine GlassRimsGreat Expectations Important Book:Great Expectations Source: Great Expectations
“Yet the companions of the Muses will keep their collective nose in my books And weary with historical data, they will turn to my dance tune.” BookTurnsHistoricalDataNosesTunesCollectivesCompanionMuseWeary Book:New Selected Poems and Translations Source: New Selected Poems and Translations