Favourite Quotes and Quotations

[kingzeppelin]

A pessimist sees the difficulty in every opportunity; an optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.


Winston Churchill

[blunthead]

Reading is the creative center of a writer's life. I take a book with me wherever I go, and find there are all sorts of opportunities to dip in. The trick is to teach yourself to read in small sips as well as in long swallows. Waiting rooms were made for books--of course! But so are theater lobbies before the show, long and boring checkout lines, and everyone's favorite, the john. You can even read while you're driving, thanks to the audiobook revolution. Of the books I read each year, anywhere from six to a dozen are on tape. As for all the wonderful radio you will be missing, come on--how many times can you listen to Deep Purple sing "Highway Star"? -Stephen King (On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft)

[kingzeppelin]

But there are advantages to being elected President. The day after I was elected, I had my high school grades classified Top Secret.


Ronald Reagan

[Sigmund]

False words are not only evil in themselves, but they infect the soul with evil.
Socrates

From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.
Socrates

[kingzeppelin]

Don't go around saying the world owes you a living.
The world owes you nothing. It was here first!


Mark Twain

[Chuggs]

From a song by the greatest band in the world. "I will hold the candle 'till it burns up my arm." --Pearl Jam
I also like, from the same song, "I'll swallow poison unitll I grow immune." and "I will scream my lungs out 'till it fills this room."

Also love, also from PJ -- I'm still alive."

And there are many, many others from this great band...and even more from other bands. And Sai King has more than a few that I love as well.

[kingzeppelin]

People want to know why I do this, why I write such gross stuff. I like to tell them I have the heart of a small boy... and I keep it in a jar on my desk.


Stephen King

[blunthead]

Writing is at its best--always, always, always--when it is a kind of inspired play for the writer. I can write in cold blood if I have to, but I like it best when it's fresh and almost too hot to handle. - Stephen King (On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft)

[Becks19]

Wisdom is always an overmatch for strength.
- Phaedrus

Have you had a kindness shown? Pass it on; 'Twas not given for thee alone, Pass it on; Let it travel down the years, Let it wipe another's tears, Til in Heaven the deed appears - Pass it on.

- Rev. Henry Burton

[kingzeppelin]

Dogs never bite me. Just humans.


Marilyn Monroe