Spanerican Quotes & Sayings

[Henry Miller] was such a scribomaniac that even when he lived in the same house as Lawrence Durrell they often exchanged letters. For most of his life, Henry wrote literally dozens of letters a day to people he could have easily engaged in conversation - and did. The writing process, in short, was essential. As it is to all real writers, writing was life and breath to him. He put out words as a tree puts out leaves. — Erica Jong

I don't like the piano player music of the movies, the Michael Nyman, and sometimes that piano music makes me puke. It's not really romantic. It's just trying to get your Pavlovian juices flowing because it's a technique now. — Charlemagne Palestine

Satan's warming me a throne, that's how long [I've been watching you]. Not a chair, not a seat at the bar. The big guy's got a throne with my name on it. — Sarah Winter

Poverty is the only load which is the heavier the more loved ones there are to assist in bearing it. — Jean Paul

Beyonce gave us direction, and she had like four or five studios going at one time, but then she only sings what she likes. "Back Up" was one of those records. — Rodney Jerkins

All government, without exception, conceal from the people everything that might further their emancipation, and encourage all that degrades and demoralizes them: all manner of amusements of the senses, even physical means of stupefaction, such as tabacco and alcohol. — Leo Tolstoy

Growing up in Denver, I'm sure it started with loving the Colorado mountains. — Gale Norton

Teach honesty by all means - you do know what it is, don't you? — Idries Shah

In the human heart one generation of passions follows another; from the ashes of one springs the spark of the next. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

The dancing and the faggotry of the Bon Soir is 'kiss my ass if you don't like it. I've got nothing to hide or lose' style. Much like what you see uptown and with a strong Spanerican flavor. This can be a make-out bar, but in truth this place belongs to the people who are already making it. This is where they come to have a good time, to 'go out.' It's yeastier. It's lower-class. It's a fun bar. It's the kind of place where on the slow ones you can belly-rub and grind your interforked aching bodies together and know that since it's your own thing, you can damn well do it without interference or apology. — Angelo D'Arcangelo

It is real, isn't it? It's not a joke? Petunia says you're lying to me. Petunia says there isn't a Hogwarts. It is real, isn't it?"
"It's real for us," said Snape. "Not for her. — J.K. Rowling

What if I should discover that the poorest of the beggars and the most impudent of offenders are all within me; and that I stand in need of the alms of my own kindness, that I, myself, am the enemy who must be loved
what then? — Carl Jung

Like, if you are a celebrity, then anyone will let you be in a film or on a TV show, and if you're an actor, chances are if you are successful, you are becoming a celebrity. — Penn Badgley

Experience taught me to listen to your gut, no matter how good something sounds on paper. — Donald Trump

If she felt my gaze upon her, I assume she was accustomed to being stared at, just as I was used to wanting what I could not have. — Alice Hoffman

It is clear before God and man that the entire war on HIV and AIDS has not been waged with any degree of piety, responsibility and care. — Mangosuthu Buthelezi