“Remember, girl on fire,” he says, “I'm still betting on you.”
Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire
Source: Catching Fire
Gracie's typical reply in her comedic routines to a slight or insult she has mistaken for a compliment, as quoted in A Pictorial History of Vaudeville (1961) by Bernard Sobel, p. 130; also often quoted in slightly extended form as "Oh, George, I bet you say that to all the girls!"
“Remember, girl on fire,” he says, “I'm still betting on you.”
Suzanne Collins book Catching Fire
Source: Catching Fire
Erika Jayne (1969) American singer, actress and television personality
"Painkillr"
Song lyrics, Other songs
“I'll cover you in flowers someday, Julie-girl.”
Lurlene McDaniel (1944) American writer
Source: Don't Die, My Love
“I don't know much about being a millionaire, but I'll bet I'd be darling at it.”
Dorothy Parker (1893–1967) American poet, short story writer, critic and satirist
Variant: I've never been a millionaire but I know I'd be just darling at it.
David Bowie (1947–2016) British musician, actor, record producer and arranger
China Girl, written with Iggy Pop — Video at YouTube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A34kCOtegQ <br class="br">Song lyrics, Let's Dance (1983)
“I'll be the boy in the corduroy pants.
You be the girl at the high school dance.”
Tom Petty (1950–2017) American musician
You Wreck Me, written with Mike Campbell
Lyrics, Wildflowers (1994)
“I'll bet there aren't too many people hooked on crack who can play the bagpipes.”
George Carlin book Brain Droppings
Source: Brain Droppings