Clunes Booktown Quotes & Sayings

Somebody is always reflectively monkeying with some of the parts of an infinite universe - monkeying as distinct from aping. — Willis R. Whitney

The Catholic Church made a serious mistake when they started caring about how many people are in the pews. — Michel Templet

How lucky we are to have such a treasure of memories. — Lady Bird Johnson

Snark from nerds is a leading indicator that I'm wasting their time and when I find it, I ask questions until I understand the inefficiency so I can change it or explain it. — Rands

I had a cousin once who lived in your dictionary, inside the binding, and there was a tiny hole which he used for a door, and it led out between trichotomy and trick. Now what do you think of that? It was only a few minutes walk to trigger, then over the page to trinity, trinket and trional, and there my cousin used to fall asleep. — Janet Frame

Jon Stewart hires people that he thinks are funny. That's it. That's the only requirement. — Olivia Munn

Those who are not true leaders will just affirm people at their own immature level. — Richard Rohr

I not only have a body; I am this body. — Gabriel Marcel

And where are you going?" His voice was playfully challenging.
"To get some breakfast," she said without stopping.
He leered. "I've got something for you to eat," he called after her.
"I might bite it off, though," she said over her shoulder. — Ken Follett

Mainstream people dislike homosexuality because they can't help concentrating on what homosexual men do to one another. And when you contemplate what people do, you think of yourself doing it. And they don't like that. That's the famous joke: I don't like peas, and I'm glad I don't like them, because if I liked them I would eat them and I hate them. — Quentin Crisp

I am struck by how many leading women ... today started as Girl Scouts. It is an organization that obviously develops strong women leaders. — Christine Todd Whitman

What's all the row over at Ben's?" [Mrs. Ide] inquired, placidly, from her comfortable chair.
"Rustlers, cattle, foremen, sheriffs, and Heaven only knows what," replied Hettie, distractedly. — Zane Grey