Off Puttingly Quotes & Sayings

Her quickness of mind was like a hiss, a dart, a lethal bite. And there was nothing in her appearance that acted as a corrective. — Elena Ferrante

Creating happens in the midst of chaos. — Nityananda Das

There is no city in America that has reduced crime as much as we have in the last three years. This is not the product of accident. This is the product of design. — Rudy Giuliani

Tengo had no particular desire for other women. What he wanted most of all was uninterrupted free time. If he could have sex on a regular basis, he had nothing more to ask of a woman. He did not welcome the unavoidable responsibility that came with dating a woman his own age, falling in love, and having a sexual relationship. The psychological stages through which one had to pass, the hints regarding various possibilities, the unavoidable collisions of expectations: Tengo hoped to get by without taking on such burdens.
The concept of duty always made Tengo cringe. He had lived his life thus far skillfully avoiding any position that entailed responsibility, and to do so, he was prepared to endure most forms of deprivation. — Haruki Murakami

You don't like me do you?'
'That would take effort,' she replied. 'Indifference is much, much easier. — Jasper Fforde

The Rebbe then elaborated: "All knowledge you'll ever learn, every experience you'll have in life, are the circles. They're not the center. If you don't have a solid center, you'll have jagged circles, incomplete circles, many different circles. I sense that you need that center before you start building your circles. — Joseph Telushkin

Woe to my proud soul, which hoped that if it fell away from you, it would have something better! It turned and turned again upon its back and sides and belly, but all places were hard to it, for you alone are rest. — Augustine Of Hippo

The alt-right's small gains in popularity will not be enough to win Trump the election. This is not Germany in the 1930s. All that's changed is that one of Alex's fans - one of those grumpy looking middle-aged men sitting in David Icke's audience - is now the Republican nominee. But if some disaster unfolds - if Hillary's health declines further, or she grows ever more off-puttingly secretive - and Trump gets elected, he could bring Alex and the others with him. The idea of Donald Trump and Alex Jones and Roger Stone and Stephen Bannon having power over us - that is terrifying. THE — Jon Ronson

An illusion which is a real experience is worth having. — D.H. Lawrence

It is very important that when you put something on the grill, you leave it in place to cook. If you move it around too quickly, chances are it is going to stick. — Bobby Flay

I spend an extraordinary amount of time in my car, so I can justify the expense. That's the only extravagance in my life - it's my car. — Rachel Nichols

I looked into Father McNamee's eyes, and it looked like he had been broken into and robbed again. — Matthew Quick

Today, we're encouraged to believe that we should have a verbal interpretation for what we view as art - when in fact the words are an intrusion on the experience. — Ken Danby

Golf is a game not just of manners but of morals. — Art Spander