To set a forest on fire, you light a match. To set a character on fire, you put him in conflict.
The way our brain is wired, we only see what we believe is possible. We match patterns that already exist within ourselves through conditioning.
The words we read and words we write never say exactly what we mean. The people we love are never just as we desire them. The two symbola never perfectly match. Eros is in between.
While I'm at second slip I'm not just thinking of what I'm going to have for tea. I'm considering the match as well, wondering how I can help, if there is anything I can offer.
To play a match for the World Championship is the cherished dream of every chess player.
No one in life can ever match fiction
A lot of the job that one has to do as a writer is to protect the thing that doesn't match the world.
Whether it's a friendly match, or for points, or a final, or any game - I play the same. I'm always trying to be my best, first for my team, for myself, for the fans, and to try and win.
No one will match up to Ric Flair and how he lives.
Bushido is all very well in its way, but it is no match for a 30-06.
The advantage does lie with us because we're at home and if we can't motivate ourselves for this match then we can't motivate ourselves for any match. I think the crowd will be up for it as well.
The only relaxed boss is Big Ron. He had me drinking pink champagne - before the match.
Common sense is no match for the voice of God.
When the music and the characters are flawlessly synchronized, the opera develops an emotional force that movies and plays cannot match.
My biggest problem will be lack of match toughness but I am a positive, optimistic person.
During a charity boxing match on Friday, Mitt Romney lasted two rounds against Evander Holyfield and raised a million dollars. It was just like Holyfield's fight with Mike Tyson, except Romney chewed off his other ear talking about his 18 grandchildren.
Tom Finney would have been great in any team, in any match and in any age, even if he had been wearing an overcoat.
The simile has to match the tone of its surroundings and has to be like a little joke. Writing a simile that isn't funny on some level is quite hard.
Misery is a match that never goes out.
If you are gonna wear gloves when you lift, just make sure they match your purse.