Sherman Alexie book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: On the Edge
Sherman Alexie book The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Source: The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sam Rayburn (1882–1961) lawmaker from Bonham, Texas
Reported in Neil MacNeil, Forge of Democracy, the House of Representatives (1963), p. 129.
Raymond Carver (1938–1988) American short story author and poet
Source: Where I'm Calling From: New and Selected Stories
Harlan Ellison book Eidolons
"Eidolons" (1988)
Context: Did you have one of those days today, like a nail in the foot? Did the pterodactyl corpse dropped by the ghost of your mother from the spectral Hindenburg forever circling the Earth come smashing through the lid of your glass coffin? Did the New York strip steak you attacked at dinner suddenly show a mouth filled with needle-sharp teeth, and did it snap off the end of your fork, the last solid-gold fork from the set Anastasia pressed into your hands as they took her away to be shot? Is the slab under your apartment building moaning that it cannot stand the weight on its back a moment longer, and is the building stretching and creaking? Did a good friend betray you today, or did that good friend merely keep silent and fail to come to your aid? Are you holding the razor at your throat this very instant? Take heart, comfort is at hand. This is the hour that stretches. Djam karet. We are the cavalry. We're here. Put away the pills. We'll get you through this bloody night. Next time, it'll be your turn to help us.
Johnny Cash (1932–2003) American singer-songwriter
Don't Take Your Guns to Town
Song lyrics, The Fabulous Johnny Cash (1958)
“I'm going to kick you in the head when I get home. Repeatedly.”
Ilona Andrews American husband-and-wife novelist duo
Source: Magic Slays
“When you brush your teeth, I'll squeeze the toothpaste.”
Julie Garwood (1946) American writer
Lewis Black (1948) American stand-up comedian, author, playwright, social critic and actor
and then you say, "Because I didn't want to disappoint you!"
Anticipation (2008)