„But be careful; sand is already broken but glass breaks. The shoes are for dancing, not running away.“
— Francesca Lia Block American children's writer 1962
Fonte: The Rose and the Beast: Fairy Tales Retold
„But when I know that the glass is already broken, every minute with it is precious.“
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„Honestly Jace, don't you know better than to play with broken glass?“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Clary to Jace, pg. 466
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)
„Wait a minute. I already know my fortune, it's partying!“
— Chris Pontius American actor 1974
Jackass: The Movie
„Lovers lie around in it
Broken glass is found in it
Grass
I like that stuff“
— Adrian Mitchell British writer 1932 - 2008
"Stufferation", from Adrian Mitchell's Greatest Hits (1991).
Other stanzas follow this pattern. Roger McGough wrote a version with the refrain "I like that stuff".
„I’m packed with broken glass and memories and it all hurts.“
— Henry Rollins American singer-songwriter 1961
Fonte: Solipsist
„Broken glass. It's just like glitter, isn't it?“
— Pete Doherty English musician, writer, actor, poet and artist 1979
NME (New Musical Express), November 2005
Definitions and objects
„I did think about giving up smoking, but I decided not to, because I'm not a quitter. And I know that every cigarette I smoke takes five minutes off my life, but I also know it takes ten minutes to smoke it. That's a clear five-minute net gain, I reckon.“
— Ed Byrne Irish comedian 1972
Pedantic & Whimsical (2006)
„What matters is how I use what I know, every minute of every day; how I use it to remember, in the midst of the game.“
— Richard Bach American spiritual writer 1936
Fonte: Running from Safety: An Adventure of the Spirit
„Everyone can commit to 20 minutes, especially if there’s a glass of Chardonnay afterwards.“
— Kate Winslet English actress and singer 1975
Of working out in a gym
Isn’t She Deneuvely?: Vanity Fair, Dec 2008 http://www.vanityfair.com/culture/features/2008/12/winslet200812
„Fortune is like glass—the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.“
— Publilio Siro Latin writer
Maxim 280
Sentences
Original: (la) Fortuna vitrea est: tum cum splendet frangitur.
„You know, you put more value on every minute … I mean, I always thought I kind of did that. I really always enjoyed myself. But it's more valuable now. You're reminded to enjoy every sandwich, and every minute of playing with the guys, and being with the kids and everything.“
— Warren Zevon American singer-songwriter 1947 - 2003
Remarks on his attitude after discovering he had terminal mesothelioma, on The Late Show with David Letterman (30 October 2002)
„Silence is worse when you know it won't be broken.“
— Mitch Albom, livro As Cinco Pessoas Que Encontramos no Céu
Fonte: The Five People You Meet in Heaven
„The faded photographs
The frames of broken glass
The shattered memories
Time will soon erase all these souvenirs
Falls from a thousand tears
But when I wake up you are never there.“
— Anastacia American singer-songwriter 1968
Pieces of a Dream
Pieces of a Dream (2005)
„When the forces of oppression come to maintain themselves in power against established law; peace is considered already broken.“
— Ernesto Che Guevara, livro Guerrilla Warfare
Fonte: Guerrilla Warfare (1961), Ch. I: 1. Essence of Guerrilla Warfare
„The minute I knew I was in love was the minute when there was no question about it.“
— David Levithan American author and editor 1972
Fonte: How They Met, and Other Stories
„More than anything." Rob persisted. "You'd crawl on your belly over broken glass for her. Easy.“
— L.J. Smith American author 1965
Fonte: The Passion
