Funny Numerical Quotes & Sayings

Murphy is a writer's best friend, but you have to keep an eye on him, or he'll steal the silver. — Patricia C. Wrede

In the autumn of 1929 the mightiest of Americans were, for a brief time, revealed as human beings. — John Kenneth Galbraith

The lieutenant paused at the low, rhythmic hum sounding from inside the cabin, obviously loud enough for him to hear. Jena moved farther from the door. "What the hell is that?" he asked.
Jena lowered her voice. "It's Ceelie Savoie, chanting or singing or something." She paused, but couldn't resist adding, "She has some new chicken bones."
There was a long pause.
"Chicken bones. Golsalmighty." Warren sighed. — Susannah Sandlin

It's now possible to play and take lessons from any place of the world. The concept of physical distance doesn't exist in the online world, and that is so cool! — Alexandra Kosteniuk

Another way of putting this is that black Baptists were outsiders to the dominant white/European way of doing church. Instead, they forged a history of their own, and even their own distinct form of sacred music. — Thomas S. Kidd

Gentlemen are often invited to stay in other people's houses. Rooms hardly ever are. — Susanna Clarke

Accept the fact that girls squeal when they're happy or confused or excited or scared or because they just saw a certain boy in line. — Harry H. Harrison Jr.

I love this idea of expanding the game universe. It has been limited. I guess probably because the genre was so successful, and the people who were creating those games made so much money at it they just had no desire to sort of open it up. — James Patterson

C-68 has little to do with gun control or crime control, but it is the first step necessary to begin the social re-engineering of Canada. — Sharon Carstairs

What's weird is that she looks like she's in a windstorm all of a sudden. Her hair's blowing and her dress is slightly billowing. I check under the table to see if there's a vent or something, but there isn't. See? Other mothers don't have their own private weather. She's smiling at us so warmly, like we're puppies, and something catches in my chest. — Jandy Nelson