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Oprah Winfrey quote: "Every one of us gets through the tough times because somebody..."
Every one of us gets through the tough times because somebody is there, standing in the gap to close it for us. Oprah Winfrey
With a bit of luck, his life was ruined forever. Always thinking that just behind some narrow door in all of his favorite bars, men in red woolen shirts are getting incredible kicks from things he’ll never know. Hunter S. Thompson
So as long as you can forget your body you are happy and the moment you begin to be aware of your body, you are wretched. So if civilization is any good, it has to help us forget our bodies, and then time passes happily without our knowing it. Help us get rid of our bodies altogether. David Herbert Lawrence
Ira Levin quote: "You're not going to get any true confessions out of me," she..."
You're not going to get any true confessions out of me," she said. "I'm a Leo, and our thing is changing the subject. Ira Levin
Charles Bukowski quote: "I will put on my shoes and shirtand get out of here - it'll be..."
I will put on my shoes and shirtand get out of here - it'll be better forall of us. Charles Bukowski
Life sometimes gets so bogged down in the details, you forget you are living it. There is always another appointment to be met, another bill to pay, another symptom presenting, another uneventful day to be notched onto the wooden wall. We have synchronized our watches, studied our calendars, existed in minutes, and completely forgotten to step back and see what we've accomplished. Jodi Picoult
(...the non-conformist, how do you keep from getting scarred?)/i don’t! i got a scar here…and uh i got a scar on my knee…and uh a few scars on my soul. Marlon Brando
The trees have inquisitive eyes, haven't they? -that is, seem as if they had. And the river says,-'Why do ye trouble me with your looks?' And you seem to see numbers of to-morrows just all in a line, the first of them the biggest and clearest, the others getting smaller and smaller as they stand further away; but they all seem very fierce and cruel and as if they said, 'I'm coming! Beware of me! Beware of me! Thomas Hardy
It was one of those humid days when the atmosphere gets confused. Sitting on the porch, you could feel it: the air wishing it was water. Jeffrey Eugenides
You're a witness. You're always standing around watching what's happening, scribbling in your book what other people do. You have to get in the middle of it. You have to take sides. Make a contribution to the fight. Any fight. The one you believe in. Until you do, you'll never be a writer, Eugene. Neil Simon
When a man gets into his head an idea that the public voice calls for him, it is astonishing how great becomes his trust in the wisdom of the public. Anthony Trollope
Terry Prachett quote: "Tell someone you are going to rob them and all that will..."
Tell someone you are going to rob them and all that will happen is that you'll get a reputation as a truthful man. Terry Prachett
Cool is spent. Cool is empty. Cool is ex post facto. When advertisers and pundits hoard a word, you know it's time to retire from it. To move on. I want to suggest, therefore, that we begin to avoid cool now. Cool is a trick to get you to buy garments made by sweatshop laborers in Third World countries. Cool is the Triumph of the Will. Cool enables you to step over bodies. Cool enables you to look the other way. Cool makes you functional, eager for routine distraction, passive, doped, stupid. Rick Moody
I don't want to have 'carnal knowledge' with any old Zuni, asshole." From the way she seemed to relish the word asshole as it unwound from her lips, I guessed that she rarely used it. It sounded like a mark of esteem, and I was momentarily very jealous of Arthur. I wondered what it might take to get Jane to call me an asshole too. Michael Chabon
Neal Stephenson quote: "The hour of noon has passed,' said Judge Fang. 'Let us go and..."
The hour of noon has passed,' said Judge Fang. 'Let us go and get some Kentucky Fried Chicken. Neal Stephenson

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