March 2012
“We are a species that needs and wants to understand who we are. Sheep lice do not seem to share this longing, which is one reason why they write so little.”
—Anne Lamott
February 2012
“I have a theory that selflessness and bravery aren’t all that different.”
—Four, Divergent by Veronica Roth
“One nice thing about putting the thing away for a couple of months before looking at it is that you start appreciate your own wit. Of course, this can be carried too far. But it’s kind of cool when you crack up a piece of writing, and then realize you wrote it. I recommend this feeling.”
—Steven Brust
“Writing is one of the few careers for which you essentially train yourself, the other two major ones being juggling and pickpocketing.”
— Maureen Johnson
Virginia State Senator Janet Howell Suggests a Rectal Exam Amendment to a Horrible Abortion Bill →
themarysue.com
In an attempt to “even things up” while the Virginia senate debated a controversial and upsetting anti-choice bill that would require abortion providers to force women to undergo a vaginal sonogram (an invasive procedure) before going through with the procedure, State Senator Janet Howell proposed an amendment — before obtaining a prescription for erectile dysfunction drugs, men would be subject to rectal exams and stress tests. And that makes Senator Janet Howell today’s official State Senatorial Hero.
“Such a small thing to cause so much trouble.”
—Mercy Thompson in Silver Borne by Patricia Briggs
I’ve gotten lost in the Mercy Thompson books and am finding it inconvenient to have to stop to do things like eat. Currently on Silver Borne.
“For me, writing is exploration; and most of the time, I’m surprised where the journey takes me.”
—Jack Dann
Test Tube Chandeliers - Geek Crafts →
geekcrafts.com
This blog is always fun and always has something new. Test tube chandeliers? I love it.
“Kissing is like drinking salted water: you drink and your thirst increases.”
—Chinese Proverb
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“Peter would probably throw a party if I stopped breathing.’
‘Well,’ he says, ‘I would only go if there was cake.”
” —Veronica Roth, DivergentJK ROWLING IS WRITING A NEW FUCKING BOOK FOR ADULTS - PEOPLE WHO'VE GROWN UP WITH HARRY POTTER
Says it all.
“The number one thing I am earnestly attracted to is intelligence. Writers are thus the pinnacle of intelligence. While actors are great and awesome, writers literally create new worlds from scratch. What is sexier than that? Personally, I don’t know why every person out there isn’t dating a writer.”
—Rachel Bloom
“Books are no more threatened by Kindle than stairs by elevators.”
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Stephen Fry (via kerryquotesquotes
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