Solitary Diner Quotes & Sayings

I am tired and drunk and still hungry. He is full of steak and Coca-Cola and, presumably, energy: enough energy to cross the road and walk up the steps inside the tower of the cathedral, which I have never entered. — Joanna Walsh

God Almighty Himself must have been hilarious when human beings so mingled iron and water and fire as to make a railroad train! — Kurt Vonnegut

You have the patience of a saint," I grumbled, slouching into a chair. "And besides, you don't hang out with him 24/7."
"Neither will you. It's only 24/6."
"Same difference. It might as well be 24/10."
She frowned. "That doesn't make any sense. — Richelle Mead

I said I have committed incest father I said — William Faulkner

The bird cawed. The loud cry echoed off the mountains. The raven swooped down before them again, narrowly missing Richard's head. Gaining height, the bird circled. The air whistled through its feathers as it dove at them, driving them back from the water. "Is that bird crazy?" Kahlan asked. "Maybe it's protecting a nest? Or do all ravens behave like that? — Terry Goodkind

Men must either be caressed or else destroyed. — Niccolo Machiavelli

I grew up in Delhi, where there are no Parsis. But once I came to Mumbai, I realised how quirky Parsis are. — Cyrus Broacha

Sooner or later we learn to throw the past away, history will teach us nothing. — Sting

They clomp together through the narrow streets, Marie-Laure's hand on the back of Madame's apron, following the odors of her stews and cakes; in such moments Madame seems like a great moving wall of rosebushes, thorny and fragrant and crackling with bees. Still-warm — Anthony Doerr

No single step in the persuit of enlightenment should ever be considered sacred; only the search was. — Ann Druyan

USUMCASANE: To be a king, is half to be a god. — Christopher Marlowe

It's broadening. You meet people in your family you'd never happen to run into otherwise. — Deborah Eisenberg

He had always thought of solitary diners as sad. But now that he was the solitary diner, he felt rather superior. On account of the book, mostly. Learning something while everyone else was wasting time. Like working at night. — Mark Haddon

Hydrogen, helium, lithium -"

She stared at him. "What are you doing now?"

"Listing the chemical elements so I can answer the door without a boner."

"And knowing my mother is on your porch isn't taking care of that?"

"Good point. — Jill Shalvis

Former design studios that now do nothing more than curate their blogs showing other people's work and sell ad space to make a living. It all feels very strange to me. — Craig Ward