Shaggy Dog Story Quotes & Sayings

My notion of a great novel is something like a five-hundred-page shaggy-dog story, with only the punch line omitted. — Edward Abbey

I was always going to the bookcase for another sip of the divine specific. — Virginia Woolf

I always love the moment someone begins a journey. — Edmond Manning

Keep fighting until the last buzzer sounds. — Albert Einstein

I lived among the Japanese, and saw their mode of living, in regions unaffected by European contact. — Isabella Bird

We believe that worship is far more than prayer and preaching and gospel performance. The supreme act of worship is to keep the commandments, to follow in the footsteps of the Son of God, to do ever those things that please Him. It is one thing to give lip service to the Lord; it is quite another to respect and honor His will by following the example He has set for us. — Joseph Fielding Smith

By the time you're an adult, you're used to seeing your friends disappear into their five-year plans. They drop out to get married, have babies, go to grad school, get divorced. They start a band or enter the penal system. They vanish for years at a time - some come back, some don't. Some of them you wait for and some you let go. Sometimes the only way they come back is in a song. — Rob Sheffield

I think that being a producer is business and being an actor is art. — Vincent D'Onofrio

A sense of humor is a major defense against minor troubles. — Mignon McLaughlin

From the true antagonist illimitable courage is transmitted to you. — Franz Kafka

The artist is he who can take something ordinary and wring out of it attar of roses. — Walter Sickert

Loving someone doesn't mean you have to bow down to them or drop everything and run to their relentless calls. They must understand and love you enough to give you the respect that you deserve. Loving someone doesn't mean you have to shower them with gifts all the time. Give them your honesty, hope, joy, and encouragement on a daily basis. — Amaka Imani Nkosazana