
“You’re abbreviating heavily, not lying. That’s what you tell yourself.”
Source: The Obelisk Gate (2016), Chapter 16 “you meet an old friend, again” (p. 293)
Variant: Tell you what: you can be Glammera the vampire hunter. I'll stick with being manly and heavily armed.
Source: Ghost Town
“You’re abbreviating heavily, not lying. That’s what you tell yourself.”
Source: The Obelisk Gate (2016), Chapter 16 “you meet an old friend, again” (p. 293)
“Tell me what you listen to, and I'll tell you who you are.”
Source: How to Kill a Rock Star
“If you tell me how you get your feeling of importance, I'll tell you what you are.”
Source: How to Win Friends and Influence People
“Tanith has a sword.' said Valkyrie. 'I want a stick.'
'I'll get you a stick for Christmas”
"The Wasp (Texas Radio And The Big Beat)" on the albums L. A. Woman (1971) and An American Prayer (1978)