favourite lines or phrases - BoomerWomenSpeak.com

You are not logged in. [Log In] Boomer Women Speak » Forums » Writing » Women Writers » favourite lines or phrases

Site Links

Who's Online

0 Registered (), 116 Guests and 3 Spiders online.

Key: Admin, Global Mod, Mod

Forum Stats

3239 Members
63 Forums
16332 Topics
210704 Posts

Max Online: 409 @ 01/17/20 03:33 AM

Topic Options

#37310 - 10/22/03 08:14 PM favourite lines or phrases
Evie Member Registered: 08/27/03 Posts: 791 Loc: Nipigon, Ontario Canada	Writer's collect words and images, n'est pas? So, I was wondering what people's favorite phrases or word images are - either from something you've read, watched or heard i.e songs, poems or movies? I have a couple, and interestingly enough they both come from songs: "the smell of hospitals in winter" - from a song by Counting Crows "she's as shady as cheap sunglasses" - from a song off the Practical Magic soundtrack... anybody want to share theirs?
Top

#37311 - 10/22/03 09:31 PM Re: favourite lines or phrases
jawjaw Da Queen Registered: 07/02/03 Posts: 12025 Loc: Alabama	Oh I love this game! The ones that have captured me lately are: "At the end of the game, the King and the Pawn go in the same box" - Italian Saying "I intended to give you some advice but now I remember how much is left over from last year unused." - George Harris "If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors, to live the life which he imagined, he will meet with success, unexpected, in common hours - Henry David Thoreau and my favorite: "I can do all things through Christ which strengthens me" - PHILIPPIANS 4:13
Top

#37312 - 10/23/03 03:23 AM Re: favourite lines or phrases
Julie Member Registered: 03/18/03 Posts: 332 Loc: Australia	Here's one I found yesterday that is useful for the poets amongst us when the poem won't come out the way you want it: "By God," quod he, "for pleynly, at a word, / Thy drasty rymyng is nat worth a toord!" [Chaucer, Geoffrey. The Canterbury Tales "Sir Thopas" l. 929] And a much more modern one I've been using on difficult & demanding students expecting instant gratification this past week: "You can't always get what you want". I'm sure you all know the source of that one.
Top

#37313 - 12/14/03 04:59 AM Re: favourite lines or phrases
Vicki M. Taylor Member Registered: 01/06/03 Posts: 2196 Loc: Tampa, FL	TANSTAAFL There ain't no such thing as a free lunch - anything free costs twice as much in the long run or turns out worthless -- Robert A Heinlein [ December 13, 2003, 09:00 PM: Message edited by: Vicki M. Taylor ]
Top

Previous Topic

Index

Next Topic

Hop to:

Boomer Women Speak
9672 W US Highway 20, Galena, IL 61036 • info@boomerwomenspeak.com • 1-877-BOOMERZ

Boomer Women Speak cannot be held accountable for any personal relationships or meetings face-to-face that develop because of interaction with the forums. In addition, we cannot be held accountable for any information posted in Boomer Women Speak forums.

Boomer Women Speak does not represent or endorse the reliability of any information or offers in connection with advertisements,
articles or other information displayed on our site. Please do your own due diligence when viewing our information.

Privacy Policy • Terms of Use • Disclaimer

Copyright 2002-2019 • Boomer Women Speak • BoomerCo Inc. • All rights reserved