Archivarius 3000 Quotes & Sayings

The gratification comes in the doing, not in the results. — James Dean

I've had enough of chasing after poetry; I believe that poetry lies at one's very door or perhaps in one's very bed. I'm still a man on the run, but I shall try to stop and wait. — Gerard De Nerval

When stones lying warm in the sun were turned over, they exposed the cold, damp earth underneath; and that was where Masako had burrowed deep. There was no trace of warmth in this dark earth, yet for a bug curled up tight in it, it was a peaceful and familiar world. — Natsuo Kirino

Only foolish fishes wish to fly! — Israelmore Ayivor

Know that once we have received Jesus, we can't continue to live our old sinful lifestyle. Now that we have His Holy Spirit living in us, guiding us, and transforming us, we have no excuse. — Stormie O'martian

Girls are always like, 'Oh, you're much better-looking in person than in pictures.' I'm kinda like, 'Er, thank you? I think? As in, I'm not as ugly as you thought?' — Kid Rock

There will be sex after death, we just won't be able to feel it. — Lily Tomlin

Well I thought my pickin' would set them on fire, but nobody wanted to hire a guitar man. — Jerry Reed

It's less about technology for me, and more about religion. [on hacking] — Adrian Lamo

You know I hate disappointing even one person, and I really hate disappointing everyone but I love burlington coat factory — Michael Scott

When Tito was born, I was writing my fifth novel.

That was how I saw my future: living in Venice and jumping from novel to novel.

Tito's birth changed all that. — Diogo Mainardi

Oh, Brignall banks are wild and fair, And Greta woods are green, And you may gather garlands there Would grace a summer's queen. — Walter Scott

Our credulity is greatest concerning the things we know least about. And since we know least about ourselves, we are ready to believe all that is said about us. Hence the mysterious power of both flattery and calumny. — Eric Hoffer

A writer's work has to take account of many rhythms: Vulcan's and Mercury's, a message of urgency obtained by dint of patient and meticulous adjustments and an intuition so instantaneous that, when formulated, it acquires the finality of something that could never have been otherwise. But it is also the rhythm of time that passes with no other aim than to let feelings and thoughts settle down, mature, and shed all impatience or ephemeral contingency. — Italo Calvino

I get most of my inspiration from older records and older production styles, and that ends up rearing its head in the records that I make. — M. Ward