Quotes of All Topics . Occasions . Authors
It is because I dove into the abyss that I am beginning to love the abyss I am made of.
In the world there exists no aesthetic plane, not even the aesthetic plane of goodness.
How we put our collective talents to work is a social issue, not solely a personal one.
What I wanted to do was to try to create a philosophy upon a completely new foundation.
Barbie's one of those fads whose popularity makes you lose all faith in the human race.
Time passes too quickly when you're getting ready to do something you don't want to do.
I do think I was trying to entertain the reader more than I was trying to purge myself.
I think in general, novels by men tend to be taken more seriously than novels by women.
Looks like it's time to liven up this dead little town!" - Saint Dane (The Reality Bug)
If we speak poorly about that which we do well... people will assume we perform poorly!
For better or worse, you must play your own little instrument in the orchestra of life.
You can dramatize your ideas in business or in any other aspect of your life. It’s easy
I expect the audience to assume TV is stupid. I accept that it's my job to overcome it.
Emotionally, shows like 'Cheers' and 'Taxi' were classic sitcoms when I was growing up.
[The Devil's] laws are easy, and his gentle sway, Makes it exceeding pleasant to obey .
People are strange, but more than that, they're good. They're good first, then strange.
When mind and heart come together, mind serves consciousness instead of serving itself.
Professionals have to decide on which subjects they are prepared to give nagging rights
One day robots may even babysit our kids, a job that has always required a human touch.
Choosing an agenda that supports the apparatuses of racial violence always pays better.
The loneliness you feel with another person, the wrong person, is the loneliest of all.
Listening without bias or distraction is the greatest value you can pay another person.
Life is like a field of newly fallen snow. Where I choose to walk every step will show.
The truth is how you say it, and to be 'one's self' is the most shocking custom of all.
To know when to go away and when to come closer is the key to any lasting relationship.
I am very unmusical. I can't carry a tune. I would never be able to play an instrument.
When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels.
I was born trash in a land where the people all believe themselves natural aristocrats.
Don't spin your wheels and stress. Take a deep breath, center yourself and make a plan.
Time travel, by its very nature, was invented in all periods of history simultaneously.
I'm sorry to say so but, sadly, it's true that Bang-ups and Hang-ups can happen to you.
Look at me! Look at me! Look at me NOW! It is fun to have fun But you have to know how.
Prejudice is a great time saver. You can form opinions without having to get the facts.
Trust me, Wilbur. People are very gullible. They'll believe anything they see in print.
All that I hope to say in books, all that I ever hope to say, is that I love the world.
Mother: It's broccoli, dear. --- Child: I say it's spinach, and I say the hell with it.
When you hug someone, you learn something else about them. An important something else.
Fear is a tyrant and a despot, more terrible than the rack, more potent than the snake.
It is certainly very hard to write about sex in English without making it unattractive.
But I can see. I can see everything. I can see things that Mom and Dad can’t. Or won’t.
I reckon there's as much human nature in some folks as there is in others, if not more.
Regrets are the most useless form of guilt. They always arrive too late to do any good.
People who are able to do their own thinking should not allow others to do it for them.
The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure contumely without resentment.
The final proof of greatness lies in being able to endure criticism without resentment.
If God himself wills such misery on people whom I love, then I say I will deal with him
I can't decide if I'm a hippie or elegant older woman, a farmer's wife, a crazy person.
I'm very interested in my new kitchen equipment shop. I've started it with two friends.
No, but a cello is the perfect string bass for an accordion. Works with it beautifully.
In a novel, I could submerge my ego in a character's and let his perceptions take over.