Poke Quotes
![William Petersen quote: "Grissom is a character who doesn't really want people poking..."](/pic/164554/600x316/quotation-william-petersen-grissom-is-a-character-who-doesnt-really-want.jpg)
![Charlaine Harris quote: "There's not much I dislike more than being addressed as "Hey..."](/pic/386521/600x316/quotation-charlaine-harris-theres-not-much-i-dislike-more-than-being.jpg)
One of the creatures in the front circle shook itself all over and, still shaking, moved very, very slowly toward Spock. He didn't move a muscle. The creature put out a long slender pseudopod, gleaming in the sunshine like suddenly blown glass, and poked Spock's boot with it. Then it made the scratchy sound again, more laughter, and said a word: "Gotcha!" It jumped back into place. All the other creatures began to echo the scratch-laughter. Spock looked around him in mild bemusement. ...
Diane Duane
I have never felt like I was creating anything. For me, writing is like walking through a desert and all at once, poking up through the hardpan, I see the top of a chimney. I know there's a house under there, and I'm pretty sure that I can dig it up if I want. That's how I feel. It's like the stories are already there. What they pay me for is the leap of faith that says: "If I sit down and do this, everything will come out OK.
Stephen King
![Joseph Gordon-Levitt quote: "I collect flickering starsin old pickling jars, poking holes..."](/pic/366960/600x316/quotation-joseph-gordon-levitt-i-collect-flickering-starsin-old-pickling.jpg)