Mandating Def Quotes & Sayings

A lot of straight people think I'm nuts. — Pia Zadora

No offense, Dorian. Oh, what the hell, take all the offense you want, it's not like I give a shit. (Savitar) — Sherrilyn Kenyon

Order and surprise: these are two intertwined elements that make for any great library or collection. — Michael Dirda

For what that passes among mortals everywhere is not full of folly, done be fools in the presence of fools? — Erasmus

Everyone joins the military thinking they will be Luke Skywalker and leaves knowing they were just another storm trooper. — Unknown

The little honesty that exists among authors is discernible in the unconscionable way they misquote from the writings of others. — Arthur Schopenhauer

The universe hands you opportunities for a while, and if you don't take them, the universe says to itself, 'Oh I see, this person doesn't like opportunities' and stops giving them to you. — Douglas Coupland

There will always be people like me, who believe that to ripple the pages of a printed book is a special experience, one that through the centuries has taken millions from the darkness into the light. — Quintin Jardine

Choreography is writing on your feet. — Bob Fosse

Religions, to a large extent, became divisive rather than unifying forces. Instead of bringing about an ending of violence and hatred through a realization of the fundamental oneness of all life, they brought more violence and hatred, more divisions between people as well as between different religions and even within the same religion. They became ideologies; belief systems people could identify with and so use them to enhance their false sense of self. Through them they could make themselves "right" and others "wrong" and thus define their identity through their enemies, the "others", the "nonbelievers" or "wrong believers" who not infrequently they saw themselves justified in the killing. — Eckhart Tolle

Technology brings mankind closer to divinity or extinction. — Toba Beta

I wanted it to be a surprise. I wanted to catch him as a sort of late birthday present. Because your party...well, it kinda sucked, and you deserve to get something you really want for your birthday. Something other than death, horror, and mayhem. — Rachel Vincent

Dining rooms are really all about the table and the chairs. — Candice Olson