We cannot think of the old days when we were dealing with SARS. It's a totally different ballgame now.
In old days books were written by men of letters and read by the public. Nowadays books are written by the public and read by nobody.
Composers in the old days used to keep strictly to the base of the theme, as their real subject. Beethoven varies the melody, harmony and rhythms so beautifully.
In the old days, the media is who held people accountable when they lied in politics. That isn't happening anymore.
Tipsy, they tumbled early into bed - to get as much sleep as they could. So they would feel less hunger. The summer catch had been poor; there wasn't much food. They ate with care and looked sideways at the old: the old were gluttons, everybody knew ...
Catch me on a good day, I think half of my books aren't too bad. Catch me on a bad day, I think I've never written a good line.
Bernstein: Every day above ground is a good day.
If I don't laugh at least 20 times a day - it hasn't been a good day.
You have tasted of death now,” said the old man. “Is it good?” “It is good,” said Mossy. “It is better than life.” “No,” said the old man: “it is only more life.
Writing all day every day is good, but it’s not good enough. You need to have your clone ghostwriting for you too.
When I was one day old, I learned how to read. When I was two days old, I started to write. By the time I was three, I had finished 212 short stories, 38 novels, 730 poems, and one very funny limerick, all before breakfast.
Money is only good for a weekday, a holiday, and a rainy day.
But, he thought, I keep them with precision. Only I have no luck anymore. But who knows? Maybe today. Every day is a new day. It is better to be lucky. But I would rather be exact. Then when luck comes you are ready.
God willing, we shall this day meet that old enemy Who has give us so many a good beating. Thank God we have a cause worth fighting for, And a cause worth losing and a good song to sing.
I wake up every day and I think, 'I'm breathing! It's a good day.'
On a good day I write, all day.
There is no good day or a bad day, but our perception makes it so.
If you don't think every day is a good day, just try missing one.
If old age is good for anything it's good for being generous.
Old people love to give good advice; it compensates them for their inability to set a bad example.
The secret of good writing is to say an old thing in a new way or to say a new thing in an old way.
