Combobulated Quotes & Sayings

Asking a working writer what he thinks about critics is like asking a lamp-post what it feels about dogs.
[Time Magazine, October 31, 1977] — John Osborne

I'm afraid that's the wicked way of the world. Everything's covered in smoke and mirrors. — Lemony Snicket

There aren't nearly enough worldly mansions for the kind folks who deserve them. — Bryant A. Loney

My opinion? I'm discombobulated. Before dinner = fully combobulated. Now = completely and totally without combobs. — Rachel Harris

I have fallen in love with writing, unknowingly. Instead of thinking whether people will like what I write or not, I decide to write only for one person- myself! I told myself that 'I as an author is going to entertain I as an audience.' And everything changed that day!

When you find your passion, don't succumb to the pressure of succeeding.Follow your passion just for yourself and for the sheer joy of it. You will see amazing things will follow- that's a guarantee. — Vishwas Mudagal

1. Jealousy is a destructive emotion, particularly for those who harbor it; and 2. Envy is a natural feeling that can be positive if it's used for motivation. — David Mezzapelle

Once she had fired the pistol," Stealth continued, "she was no longer a potential threat, but an actual one. Smith had not ordered me to deal with actual threats. — Peter Clines

Strength of body. Strength of mind. strength of personality. All this things lie within a person. They define us. They determine our limits. — Patrick Rothfuss

My escape is to just get in a boat and disappear on the water. — Carl Hiaasen

And there I was with the stars hanging above my house like live wiresand the night sky the color of stockings.I stuck out my tongue to taste the skybut could not taste.I inhaled deeplybut could not smell.I used to look to the sky for comfortand now there was nothing, not even a seam,and I looked down and saw that it did not even reach the ground.And my only company was the satellites counting their sleep — Matthew Rohrer

And while I stood there I saw more than I can tell and I understood more than I saw; for I was seeing in a sacred manner the shapes of all things in the spirit, and the shape of all shapes as they must live together like one being. — Black Elk