“Exhibitionism and a nervous wish for concealment, for anonymity, thus battle inside the buyer of any piece of clothing.” WishPiecesBattleClothesNervousClothingsAnonymityBuyersConcealmentExhibitionism Book:Collected Impressions Source: Collected Impressions
“I wish America would stop judging and criticizing teens and instead, try to understand the battles they have to fight every day.” TryingAmericaFightingWishJudgingBattleCriticizeTeens Author:Laurie Halse Anderson
“I wonder, what's in a book while it's closed. Oh, I know it's full of letters printed on paper, but all the same, something must be happening, because as soon as I open it, there's a whole story with people I don't know yet and all kinds of adventures, deeds and battles. And sometimes there are storms at sea, or it takes you to strange cities and countries. All those things are somehow shut in a book. Of course you have to read it to find out. But it's already there, that's the funny thing. I just wish I knew how it could be.” PeopleKnowsKindBookCountrySometimesWholeStoriesCoursesWishCitiesWonderSeaStrangeAdventureBattlePaperHappeningsLettersDeedsStormAll KindsFunny ThingsPrintedCity And Country Author:Michael Ende
“Most men expose themselves in battle enough to save their honor, few wish to do so more than sufficiently, or than is necessary to make the design for which they expose themselves succeed.” MenEnoughWishDesignHonorBattleSucceed Author:Francois de La Rochefoucauld
“You do not really wish to hear more of the Battle of Kadesh. Let me say only that human fat, gorged in considerable quantity, has an intoxicating effect. I became ... drunk.” HumansWishEffectsBattleLet MeFatsDrunkQuantity Book:Ancient Evenings: A Novel Source: Ancient Evenings: A Novel
“I just can't ever be a free spirit and just relax. When it comes to work, this is good. I'm very disciplined, which with writing is often half the battle, or more. But it also means that if I want to, say, play hooky and chocolate and watch Bravo all afternoon, I feel horribly guilty. I wish I could find a nice balance.” IfsWantFeelsWritingMeanPlaySpiritWishHalfWatchesNiceBalanceBattleGuiltyRelaxChocolateAfternoonFree SpiritBravo Author:Sarah Dessen
“The commander must decide how he will fight the battle before it begins. He must then decide who he will use the military effort at his disposal to force the battle to swing the way he wishes it to go; he must make the enemy dance to his tune from the beginning and not vice versa.” WayUseFightingForceWishEffortEnemyMilitaryBattleVicesPreparationTunesSwingsCommandersVice Versa Author:Bernard Law Montgomery