Wittmayer Scrap Quotes & Sayings

The poet who writes "free" verse is like Robinson Crusoe on his desert island: he must do all his cooking, laundry and darning for himself. In a few exceptional cases, this manly independence produces something original and impressive, but more often the result is squalor dirty sheets on the unmade bed and empty bottles on the unswept floor. — W. H. Auden

I have a jar at home, and I put pennies in it whenever I curse. The other day I spilled the jar. I owe it about $25. — Demetri Martin

He didn't tell Newt all he knew. He didn't tell him that even when life seemed easy, it kept on getting harder. — Larry McMurtry

Yet the Lord knows what is best for me, and my surroundings are determined by Him. Wherever He places me, He does so to strengthen my faith and power and to draw me into closer communion with Himself. And even if confined to a dungeon, my soul will prosper. — Lettie B. Cowman

Football is such a great game, but football players are so dull. — Steve Sabol

The night I shaved it off altogether, a Staff named Mark, whose take-no-prisoners approach I respected and feared, pulled me aside, looked me hard in the face, and said, Marya, your hair. I said, Yeah, so? crossing my arms in front of me. He said, It's harsh. I said, Yeah, well. He leaned down and whispered to me: No matter how thin you get, no matter how short you cut your hair, it's still going to be you underneath. And he let go of my arm and walked down the hall. I didn't want it to be me underneath. I wanted to kill the me underneath. The fact haunted my days and nights. When you realize you hate yourself so much, when you realize that you cannot stand who you are, and this deep spite has been the motivation behind your behaviour for many years, your brain can't quite deal with it. — Marya Hornbacher

Those who build are greater than those who tear down. — Matshona Dhliwayo

Lunch is for wimps. — Oliver Stone

You're going to have to open your eyes. — Josh Malerman

If you don't drink, smoke, or drive a car, you're a tax evader. — Thomas S. Foley

He saved me in so many ways. I didn't see it at first. He saved me from certain death. He's the scariest person I've ever met, but for some reason I felt safe with him. Now I'm just a fading star amongst all the bright ones ... All I want is love and all I get is people trying to kill me and take away what peace I manage to find in between. — Michelle Horst