“That wasn't your mom in you—that was your
dad.”
Ally Carter I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
Source: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
Source: Infinity
“That wasn't your mom in you—that was your
dad.”
Ally Carter I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
Source: I'd Tell You I Love You, But Then I'd Have to Kill You
Frank Zappa (1940–1993) American musician, songwriter, composer, and record and film producer
Variant: If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom, your dad, your teacher, your priest, or some guy on television telling you how to do your shit, then you deserve it.
Source: The Real Frank Zappa Book (1989), p. 233.
Rick Santorum (1958) American politician
New Bloomfield, Pennsylvania event, , quoted in * 2012-03-18
Rick Santorum To Single Mothers: Government Paternity Tests Or No Welfare
Jason
Cherkis
The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/08/rick-santorum-single-mothers-unwed-moms_n_1333302.html
George W. Bush (1946) 43rd President of the United States
2000s, 2003, Columbia space shuttle disaster (February 2003)
Lewis Carroll book Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
Variant: Have I gone mad? I'm afraid so.
You're entirely Bonkers.
But I will tell you a secret,
All the best people are.
Source: Alice in Wonderland
“Anybody ever tell you you’re a lunatic?”
Lois McMaster Bujold Vorkosigan Saga
“Not in this context.”
Chapter 5 (p. 80; Vorkosigan has just proposed to Cordelia)
Vorkosigan Saga, Shards of Honor (1986)
“How do you type it? With your keyboard.”
Larry Wall (1954) American computer programmer and author, creator of Perl
Public Talks, "Present Continuous - Future Perfect"
Padma Lakshmi (1970) Indian-born American author, actress, model, television host and executive producer
Source: "Padma Lakshmi’s Delicious Mission" in Vanity Fair https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2021/06/padma-lakshmi-top-chef-taste-the-nation (24 June 2021)
Victoria Moran (1950) American writer
Source: Younger by the Day: 365 Ways to Rejuvenate Your Body and Revitalize Your Spirit