Finest Flannel Quotes & Sayings

The sneakiest form of literary subtlety, in a corrupt society, is to speak the plain truth. The critics will not understand you; the public will not believe you; your fellow writers will shake their heads. Laughter, praise, honors, money, and the love of beautiful girls will be your only reward. — Edward Abbey

Dreadful science can pass for seminal research in the field of obesity. — Gary Taubes

Good and bad are really arbitrary words when it comes to character. — Anson Mount

The Austin music scene is the reason why so many of them moved here. — Bob Livingston

The cunning man steals a horse, the wise man lets him alone. — Benjamin Franklin

And remember, "Doof me, Doof you, Doof us. — Heinz Doofenshmirtz

The sage seeks freedom from desire. He does not collect precious things. He learns not to hold on to ideas. He brings men back to what they have lost. — Laozi

History is merely a list of surprises,' I said. 'It can only prepare us to be surprised yet again. Please write that down. — Kurt Vonnegut

Peace is the work of justice indirectly, in so far as justice removes the obstacles to peace; but it is the work of charity (love) directly, since charity, according to its very notion, causes peace. — Thomas Aquinas

Dalton Ames. Dalton Ames. Dalton Shirts. I thought all the time they were khaki, army issue khaki, until I saw they were of heavy Chinese silk or finest flannel because they made his face so brown his eyes so blue. Dalton Ames. It just missed gentility. Theatrical fixture. Just papier-mache, then touch. Oh. Asbestos. Not quite bronze. — William Faulkner

You got no one, then?' she asked.
'No one but enemies.'
'Why aren't you fighting them?'
'Fighting? It's got me everything I have.' And he held his big empty hands up to show her. 'Nothing but an evil reputation and an awful lot of men with a burning need to kill me. Fighting? Hah! The better you are at it, the worse off it leaves you. I've settled some scores, and that can feel grand, but the feeling don't last long. Vengeance won't keep you warm nights, and that's a fact. Overrated. Won't do on its own. You need something else.'
Ferro shook her head. 'You expect too much out of life, pink.'
He grinned. 'And here was me thinking you expect too little.'
'Expect nothing and you won't be disappointed.'
'Expect nothing and you'll get nothing.'
Ferro scowled at him. That was the thing about talk. Somehow it always took her where she did not want to go. Lack of practice, maybe. — Joe Abercrombie

Photography, like all camera-made images such as film and video, effaces the marks of its making (and maker) at the click of a shutter. A photograph appears to be self-generated - as though it had created itself. — Abigail Solomon-Godeau

Would you care for something to drink?" "Is it poisoned?" "It's Saturday," I said. "We only serve poison during the week. — Ilona Andrews

I have studied this Book, and I would never even dream of saying I've come to the bottom of the Word of God. — Adrian Rogers

You can always trust that an audience is smarter than a studio thinks it is. — Drew Goddard