F. Scott Fitzgerald believed inserting exclamation points was the literary equivalent of an author laughing at his own jokes, but that's not the case in the modern age; now, the exclamation point signifies creative confusion. All it illustrates is that even the writer can't tell if what they're creating is supposed to be meaningful, frivolous, or cruel. It's an attempt to insert humor where none exists, on the off chance that a potential reader will only be pleased if they suspect they're being entertained. Of course, the reader isn't really sure, either. They just want to know when they're supposed to pretend to be amused. Chuck Klosterman
Headline?" he asked."' Swing Set Needs Home, '" I said."' Desperately Lonely Swing Set Needs Loving Home, '" he said."' Lonely, Vaguely Pedophilic Swing Set Seeks the Butts of Children, '" I said.
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John Green
It doesn't matter if they hate you, or embarrass you, or simply don't appreciate your genius for inventing the internet-"" You invented the internet?", Martha said., George said." It was my idea! " Hermes said. "I mean the internet, not the rats. But that's not...
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Rick Riordan
Just move to the Internet, its great here. We get to live inside where the weather is always awesome.
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John Green
Any idiot can put up a website.
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Patricia Briggs
A telkhine was hunched over a console, but he was so involved with his work, he didn't notice us. He was about five feet tall, with slick black seal fur and stubby little feet. He had the head of a Doberman, but his clawed hands...
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Rick Riordan
More Quotes By Chuck Klosterman
Art and love are the same thing: It’s the process of seeing yourself in things that are not you.
I once loved a girl who almost loved me, but not as much as she loved John Cusack.
I suppose we'll never know what really happened in that room, though he did tell police, "I did it because I'm a dirty dog." This is not a very convincing alibi. He may as well have said, "I got 99 problems, but a bitch ain't...
Anybody who says they are a good liar obviously is not, because any legitimately savvy liar would always insist they're honest about everything.
But whenever I meet dynamic, nonretarded Americans, I notice that they all seem to share a single unifying characteristic: the inability to experience the kind of mind-blowing, transcendent romantic relationship they perceive to be a normal part of living. And someone needs to take the...
