"stinginess seemed instinctive to him. Darwinian even. He hadn't gotten to his current size by sharing."

-- Laura Lippman

#Selfishness Quotes #Size Quotes #Stinginess Quotes

“One of the quickest ways to a cat's brain is through its stomach.”
“My principal work now lies in tracing out the exact nature and conditions of utility. It seems strange indeed that economists have not bestowed more minute attention on a subject which doubtless furnishes the true key to the problems of economics.”

Source : William Stanley Jevons (1871). “The Theory of Political Economy”, p.51
“When the world says, "Give up," Hope whispers, "Try it one more time".You have more potential than you believe you do.Don't cry because its over, smile because it happened.”
“I got to play on a couple of records with the Rolling Stones, and that was really special to me.”
“Structure is translation software for your imagination.”

Source : James Scott Bell (2016). “Just Write: Creating Unforgettable Fiction and a Rewarding Writing Life”, p.127, "F+W Media, Inc."
“It seems almost inherent in human beings that when you are thriving for a certain level of spirituality, you tend to reject clothes, and the implied need to hide yourself.”
“The most effective debugging tool is still careful thought, coupled with judiciously placed print statements.”

Source : "Unix for Beginners". Paper by Brian Kernighan, 1979.
“The lives great artists live and the books they write are two very different things.”

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