Some idea of inflation comes from seeing a youngster get his first job at a salary you dreamed of as the culmination of your career.
At 17, I dreamed of seeing the world. At 19, I had been around the world and back.
I go to sleep at night, and I feel like I just dreamed the whole day.
In my youth I dreamed of being an illustrator.
If you always dreamed of writing a novel or a memoir, and you used to love to write, and were pretty good at it, will it break your heart if it turns out you never got around to it? If you wake up one day at eighty, will you feel nonchalant that something always took precedence over a daily commitment to discovering your creative spirit? If not--if this very thought fills you with regret--then what are you waiting for?
I've dreamed about doing music since I was three or four years old.
The O. Henry has become lingua franca among writers for saying, 'That guy can write a story. ' It's prestigious, respected, coveted, dreamed about. It's very satisfying to be included in this group of writers. Here's a koan: Could O. Henry win an O. Henry?
Whenever someone tells me he dreamed, I wonder if he realizes that he has never done anything but dream.
If you want to get the body you've always dreamed of, you have to earn it.
Writing's a lot like cooking. Sometimes the cake won't rise, no matter what you do, and every now and again the cake tastes better than you ever could have dreamed it would.
I was very sensitive. I liked everything that touched fantasy and beauty. I dreamed of being a ballerina, but Mother said I was too big, too long.
. . . she fell into a long sleep, and dreamed he dreams of the dream tree.
In the near future we will not be looking back at the early church with envy because of the great exploits of those days, but all will be saying that He certainly did save His best wine for last. The most glorious times in all of history have not come upon us. You, who have dreamed of one day being able to talk with Peter, John and Paul, are going to be surprised to find that they have all been waiting to talk to you.
Reminiscing, with obvious emotion, on his long career It has turned out a whole lot better than I ever, ever, ever dreamed.
Coming close to what you thought you wanted can help you attain what you never dreamed you could.
I have dreamed much and have done very little.
I had dreamed about being a college coach for a long time, but with no education, I never thought I would get a chance.
He dreamed of London and of a life that mattered.
When I was in school, I dreamed about becoming a psychiatrist or a ballerina. Like most girls I would dream about being a movie star too. But those dreams are the impossible kind, the kind you don't really set your heart on.
As long as I could remember, since I was 5 years old, I watched the Stanley Cup. I stayed up, made a point of watching it presented, watched the celebration in the locker room, and always dreamed that maybe I'd get there.