It was the job of people like me to make up reasons, to spin a plausible yarn. And it’s amazing what people will believe. Heavy selling out of the Middle East was an old standby. Since no one ever had any clue what the Arabs were doing with their money or why, no story involving Arabs could ever be refuted. So if you didn’t know why the dollar was falling, you shouted out something about Arabs. Anonymous
If you ever find yourself in the wrong story, leave.
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Mo Willems
Never call anyone a baboon unless you are sure of your facts.
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Will Cuppy
Breeze strolled over to the table and chose a seat with his characteristic decorum. The portly man raised his dueling cane, pointing it at Ham. 'I see that my period of intellectual respite has come to an end.' Ham smiled. 'I thought up a couple...
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Brandon Sanderson
I have noticed that the people who are late are often so much jollier than the people who have to wait for them.
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Edward Verrall Lucas
I swear, talking to you is like talking to a really good-looking and mildly stupid brick wall.
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Derek Landy
