Short Beatnik Quotes & Sayings

I yawned and stretched luxuriously in the morning. I make noises when I stretch because it feels ten times better than stretching silently. — Kevin Hearne

The loss, the harshness, the unpredictability of the Australian country. Can I deal with this? Maybe only with Aiden by my side. What would that life be like? The pleasure, the satisfaction, the love. — Stella Knights

The conquest of the earth is not a pretty thing. — Joseph Conrad

I enjoyed writing for someone else's voice, but I wasn't very good at it. — Anthony Jeselnik

I really wanted to raise my boys in a place where 'celebrity' wasn't important, and where I could be closer to where I grew up (upstate NY). I love it here - it reminds me of my childhood. It seems more open minded and inclusive, and I love the seasons. — Lauren Holly

I, for one, find writing excruciating. Some mornings, as I'm on my way to my desk, my hands actually tremble with fear. The fear, of course, is that I'll sit down at the desk and discover that what I've written is claptrap. Fear inevitably leads to procrastination. — Rosemary Mahoney

I'm satisfied. It's straight, ... but it's just so hot, and I'm just so fraustrated. — Homer

Make it easier for your citizens to be healthy and smart and they will save you in ways you have yet to imagine. Make it difficult and your nation will swirl history's toilet on its way to hell. — Rob Delaney

It reminded me of the blood that runs through me, blessed and chosen by God to survive all and whatever comes my way. I remember when I hold it that I have the strength of the Lord on my side, and I can survive ... All and whatever. — Maureen Lang

I'm not drunk, Andrew. I'm Percocet." "Ah. So dangerously relaxed? — Inger Ash Wolfe

You have left me so long to struggle against death, alone, that I feel and see only death! I feel like death! — Emily Bronte

In books, the proportion of exceptional to commonplace people is very high; in reality, very low. — Aldous Huxley

What we do in life is determined by how we communicate to ourselves. In the modern world, the quality of life is the quality of communication. — Tony Robbins