Bothmer Exercises Quotes & Sayings

You have a long history," he said, when Lanya indicated her story was finished.
"Ah, Harrier, were I to tell you a long story, we should be here for a sennight, perhaps more. Long stories are best saved for deep winter, when the days are short and time grows heavy." Lanya glanced at the sky. — Mercedes Lackey

Story ideas had never been a problem for him, there'd always been more ideas than time to write them, he'd reject one perfectly good notion because he fell more simpatico toward a different one. But of course he could never go back to any of those ancient story stubs, they wouldn't still have juice in them.

For him, creating a novel was like gardening; you choose your seed, you treat it exactly the way the package says, and gradually a thing of beauty - or of sturdiness, or of nutrition - grows up and becomes yours. The seed you don't nurture doesn't wait to be doted over later; it shrivels and dies. — Donald E. Westlake

I'm the least-experimental writer. The idea of trying things just for the sake of pushing the envelope, that's never really interested me. — Jhumpa Lahiri

Thou hast created us for Thyself, and our heart is not quiet until it rests in Thee. — Saint Augustine

My point is that she's not smart. She's not nice. And most importantly, she's not you. If Quin can't see that, he doesn't deserve you. — Ellery A. Kane

Magnetism is one of the Six Fundamental Forces of the Universe, with the other five being Gravity, Duct Tape, Whining, Remote Control, and The Force That Pulls Dogs Toward The Groins Of Strangers. — Dave Barry

I know I shouldn't say this - I know it as surely as I know the earth is round and beats are evil - and yet here it comes: It's not too late to change your mind. — Sara Zarr

I didn't know who she was, but I had this fire inside me for someone I knew existed. — Simon Van Booy

I only do one thing at a time; otherwise, I get confused and then I can't trick you. — Judy Sheindlin

Lobbyists didn't descend from a spaceship. They evolved organically from the way we do business. — Christopher Buckley

A garden is a grand teacher ... above all it teaches entire trust. — Gertrude Jekyll

It's seriously unfortunate when an elected official of the federal government says she's [Michelle Bachmann] going to deliberately break the law. I don't know what kind of signal she thinks that sends, but if she believes that's a good signal, I'm sad for the country. I think that it's deeply, deeply, unfortunate that a member of Congress would, in effect, invite other people who feel that way to say, "Well, I don't have to do it either." — Kenneth Prewitt

The most important part of any CrossFit workout is posting about it endlessly on social media. How about you just brag about all the kettlebell burpees you did to the other whackos in your cult? — Daniel Tosh