“Claire, did I invite you to my BBQ?"
"No."
"Then why are you up in my grill?”

“If I were invited to a dinner party with my characters, I wouldn't show up.”

Dr. Seuss (1904–1991) American children's writer and illustrator, co-founder of Beginner Books

“My friends, does God invite you? If He does, why don't you accept the invitation? If you want to come, just come along, and don't be talking about feeling. Do you think Lazarus had any feeling when Christ called him out of the sepulchre?”

Dwight L. Moody (1837–1899) American evangelist and publisher

“It's my life and you know what? Nobody invited you so there's the door.”

Billie Joe Armstrong (1972) American singer and guitarist

“It's my life and you know what, nobody invited you… so there's the door… see ya!”

Green Day

“Now, invite me in, before I lose my temperature.’

‘Temper, you mean.’

‘No, temperature. It’s getting chilly.”

Steven Erikson book Toll the Hounds

“Under normal circumstances, you inviting me to the bedroom would be the highlight of my day.”

Richelle Mead book The Indigo Spell

“I do not understand why, when I ask for grilled lobster in a restaurant, I'm never served a cooked telephone.”

Salvador Dalí (1904–1989) Spanish artist

“I loafe and invite my soul.”

Walt Whitman (1819–1892) American poet, essayist and journalist

“Harry Dresden: In McAnally's pub and grill, there aren't any service people. According to Mac, if you can't get up and walk over to pick up your own order, you don't need to be there at all.”

Jim Butcher The Dresden Files