“What is a highbrow? He is a man who has found something more interesting than women.”
Edgar Wallace (1875–1932) British crime writer, journalist and playwright
New York Times, 24 January 1932, sec.8, p. 6
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“Why, I’m just as true and honest as dirt. And I’m even more charming than dirt.”
Tamora Pierce (1954) American writer of fantasy novels for children
Source: Trickster's Choice
Charles Bukowski book The People Look Like Flowers at Last
Source: The People Look Like Flowers at Last
“We all have our security blankets in this world. Some are just sharper than others.”
Rob Thurman (1950) American writer
Source: Nightlife
“What we call the secret of happiness is no more a secret than our willingness to choose life.”
Leo Buscaglia (1924–1998) Motivational speaker, writer
“Life has no plot. It is by far more interesting than anything you can say about it…”
Erica Jong book Fear of Flying
Source: Fear of Flying
“Caroline Waverly: Sometimes we hurt more for what might have been than for what is.”
Nora Roberts (1950) American romance writer
Source: Carnal Innocence
“What could be worse than getting to the end of your life and realizing you hadn't lived it”
Edward Albee (1928–2016) American playwright
Variant: You're alive only once, as far as we know, and what could be worse than getting to the end of your life and realizing you hadn't lived it?
“It was better to be in a jail where you could bang the walls than in a jail you could not see.”
Carson McCullers book The Member of the Wedding
Source: The Member of the Wedding
Sherry Argov (1977) American writer
Source: Why Men Love Bitches: From Doormat to Dreamgirl-A Woman's Guide to Holding Her Own in a Relationship
“Killing people is easier than it should be.” Dad put on his beret. “Staying alive is harder.”
Laurie Halse Anderson (1961) American children's writer
Source: The Impossible Knife of Memory
William Barclay (1907–1978) Church of Scotland minister and academic
Source: Many Witnesses, One Lord
“I'd rather regret the things I've done than regret the things I haven't done.”
Lucille Ball (1911–1989) American actress and businesswoman
Variant: I'd rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not.
Variant: Id rather regret the things that I have done than the things that I have not done.
