F. Scott Fitzgerald

(1896—1940)

U.S. novelist

All good writing is swimming underwater and holding your breath.

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F. Scott Fitzgerald

(1896-1940), quoted in Sheilah Graham's Beloved Infidel Cut out all those exclamation points. An exclamation point is like laughing at your own joke. www.sky-net-eye.com

hold one's breath

[hold one's breath] {v. phr.} 1. To stop breathing for a moment when you are excited or nervous. * /The race was so close that everyone was holding his breath […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

in the same breath

[in the same breath] {adv. phr.} 1. At the same time; without waiting. * /John would complain about hard times, and in the same breath boast of his prize-winning horses./ […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

breath

[breath] See: [CATCH ONE'S BREATH], [DRAW A LONG BREATH] or [TAKE A LONG BREATH], [HOLD ONE'S BREATH], [IN THE SAME BREATH], [OUT OF BREATH], [SAVE ONE'S BREATH], [SECOND WIND] also […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

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сколько лет, сколько зим!

[сколько лет, сколько зим] {interj.} Used to express a delight when you meet someone you have not seen for […]

part

[part] See: [DISCRETION IS THE BETTER PART OF VALOR], [FOOL AND HIS MONEY ARE SOON PARTED], [FOR MY PART], [FOR ONE'S […]

pick one's teeth

[pick one's teeth] {v. phr.} To clean one's teeth with a toothpick. * /It is considered poor manners to pick one's teeth in […]

Phyllis McGinley

(1905-1978) U.S. poet Not reading poetry amounts to a national pastime here.