Magnus gazed dreamily in his direction. "You should leave him here. I could hang hats on him and things.
Like forearm veins, my interests spread in different directions and eventually led to the hands, to writing.
The masks. that men have as faces, the outward shells they hold up for others to see while their minds shift in hidden directions. Discard 2
Sometimes it's better not to ask-or to listen-when tell you something can't be done. I didn't ask for permission or approval. I just went ahead and did it.
Frustration is an important directional arrow. It shows you where to go to move forward. And what to move away from.
Instead of waiting for beauty to show up at your doorstep, create so much beauty within you that it will inevitably overflow in all directions.
I pray that the Holy Spirit puts His Words in my mouth, His movement in my heart and His direction in my path.
They are moved less by the direct presence of their gods than by the more indirect feeling that they would somehow like their gods to be present.
The single biggest advantage of being completely surrounded is that it gives you the opportunity to attack the enemy in any direction you choose.
I loved the full heat of being drunk, like I was made of melting chocolate and spreading in all directions.
In the event of a total loss of direction in life, be sure to sort our your own shit before you start telling people what to do.
Controlling unwanted thoughts is not the problem. Believing, thrusting, and taking direction from them is.
Sometimes it seemed to him that his life was delicate as a dandelion. One little puff from any direction, and it was blown to bits.
There are actually no political aspirations. I think you need to have the right attitude and aptitude for it. I don't think I have the right aptitude for it. I think it is unfair to push somebody in that direction just because my father happens to be...
Remember, you and you alone are responsible for maintaining your energy. Give up blaming, complaining and excuse making, and keep taking action in the direction of your goals - however mundane or lofty they may be.
Iran has long sponsored terrorists who carry out homicide bombings in Israeli cities. However, it is a mistake to believe the danger Iran poses is directed at Israel alone.
When I work alone, it can be like dabbling with a canvas. Maybe you paint over bits, and it starts to form its own life and lead you off in a direction. It becomes an intuitive, subconscious process.
Making beautiful things for everyday use is a wonderful thing to do - making life flow more easily - but art confronts life, allowing it to stop and perhaps change direction - they are completely different.
Whether it be in comics, games or film, you can trace the art direction and influences back to some earlier, real-life historic period or artistic movement.
If you take 2001: A Space Odyssey as an example of somebody who creates a new language in film by what he was able to accomplish with art direction, photography, lighting, etc., it is still a gold standard for science fiction.
Every mind which has given itself to self-expression in art is aware of a directing agency outside its conscious control which it has agreed to label 'inspiration'.
