Howerton Quotes & Sayings

I was entirely wrapped up in the idea of becoming an actor. I learned how to write on the job, basically out of necessity. I always thought it'd be fun to write something, but it never was an ambition of mine, per se. I just thought, "Well, maybe I'll do it one day just for the hell of it and see if it works." — Glenn Howerton

One of my biggest pet peeves is that I just don't like it when characters do things that are funny to the writer, but you don't know why they're doing it and it doesn't make any sense. — Glenn Howerton

You know it's a small world when you bump into friends you haven't seen since grade school on the, It's A Small World Ride, at Disney World. — Kilburn Hall

Q: What literary complexities do you find most interesting? That is, what do you like most to "solve," so to speak, as a novelist?
A: One wishes to create characters who will speak directly to the minds of comparative literature professors and intelligent book reviewers. — Gilbert Sorrentino

When you have a clear idea of what your character is trying to accomplish, it makes it a lot easier to riff on things. — Glenn Howerton

Freedom has nothing to do with having the right to vote for your oppressor; freedom is not having any form of oppression. — Ralph Waldo Emerson

To save my child, I'd rather go hungry. I got all of Ethiopia inside of me. — Neneh Cherry

One of the things that makes any good entertainment, whether it's a play, drama, comedy, television, film, whatever, is that you feel a certain amount of spontaneity. — Glenn Howerton

There is still such crookedness in my heart. I had thought loving two people so much would straighten it. — Jenny Offill

I'm really bad at writing jokes. — Glenn Howerton

There is so much data available to us, but most data won't help us succeed. — Thomas Carlyle

I think if I have any kind of unique gift, it's more in the comedy area than it is in the dramatic area. — Susan Sullivan

Erotica is using a feather; pornograpy is using the whole chicken. — Isabel Allende

I take my work very seriously, and that's the only way for it to be fun for me. — Glenn Howerton

I always thought it'd be fun to write something, but it never was an ambition of mine, per se. — Glenn Howerton

I am not afraid.
fuck safety.
i rock on purpose ALL THE TIME — Amanda Palmer

I pray that in the heat of planning, of running, of achieving and performing, that you would pause. Hear the Lord calling you to draw close to him. God loves you, and as unbelievable as it is, he wants to be with you. Find some time today to climb up in your Father's arms, let him drive the universe, and just rest. He's a strong dad. And you never get too big for his lap. — Mike Howerton

These evil freaks," Karrin said. "They always pick the most charming places to hang out."
"Dark energy here," I said. "Keeps people from wandering in and randomly interfering. And it feels homey."
"I know you haven't burned down any buildings in a while," she said, "but if you start feeling the need ... — Jim Butcher

If the library in the morning suggests an echo of the severe and reasonable wishful order of the world, the library at night seems to rejoice in the world's essential, joyful muddle. — Alberto Manguel