John > John's Quotes

“Foolish people never want to be reminded of how great they can be, but that doesn't mean they shouldn't have to be reminded.”
― Elise Forier Edie, Krampusnacht: Twelve Nights of Krampus

“I have no money," I said severely, "and I have no time. I am busy!"
"Busy with what?" she asked innocently.
"Why my dear child, do you see all these books?”
― Guy Endore, The Werewolf of Paris

“And then Robinson Crusoe stripped naked, swam out to his ship, filled his pockets with biscuits, and swam back to shore...."

"What?" I said, hefting my pack and frowning at the child.

"Nothing," she said, getting to her feet. "Just an old preHegira book that Uncle Martin used to read to me. He used to say that proofreaders have always been incompetent assholes-even 1400 years ago.”
― Dan Simmons, Endymion

“Here's my watch. If I wind it, it marks time. It exists. It is alive. If the spring breaks, it stops. It no longer marks the hour. It is dead. Time does not exist for it. Same with you, when your main spring is gone.”
― Guy Endore, The Werewolf of Paris