"I really think I write about everyday life. I don't think I'm quite as odd as others say I am. Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment the floor may open up. Of course, it almost never does; that's what makes it so boring."

-- Edward Gorey

#Writing Quotes #Thinking Quotes #Boredom Quotes

“In the dressing room, I always put on my right shoe first. Same thing for my right wristband.”
“[There's] a joke that I've done forever: 'Nowadays they say that the largest majority of people will be Latino and you'll tell scary stories to your grandkids: "A long time ago when I was growing up, there used to be people who were white," and the kid says, "Really?" and you say, "Yeah, like the man who cuts our grass."' I've had that line forever and I love it.”
“A great change is at hand, and our task, our obligation, is to make that revolution, that change, peaceful and constructive for all.”
“Focus on keeping your spine straight. It is the job of the spine to keep the brain alert.”
“If we live long enough, we become caricatures of ourselves.”
“I've got a war in my mind”
“Here are fruits, flowers, leaves and branches, and here is my heart which beats only for you.”

Source : 1874 Romances sans paroles, 'Aquarelles, Green'
“I don't typically drink coffee.”

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