Corey > Corey's Quotes

“It's better to die laughing than to live each moment in fear.”
― Michael Crichton

“Sometimes shit happens even if you have a shit shield”
― Nelson Demille

“Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.”
― Veronica Roth, Allegiant

“Do you know what we call opinion in the absence of evidence? We call it prejudice.”
― Michael Crichton, State of Fear

“Do your thing and don't care if they like it.”
― Tina Fey, Bossypants

“Myron reached for the phone and dialed Win's number. After the eighth ring he began to hang up when a weak, distant voice coughed. "Hello?"
Win?"
Yeah."
You okay?"
Hello?"
Win?"
Yeah."
What took you so long to answer the phone?"
Hello?"
Win?"
Who is this?"
Myron."
Myron Bolitar?"
How many other Myrons do you know?"
Myron Bolitar?"
No, Myron Rockefeller."
Something's wrong," Win said.
What?"
Terribly wrong."
What are you talking about?"
Some asshole is calling me at seven in the morning pretending to be my best friend."
Sorry, I forgot the time.”
― Harlan Coben, Deal Breaker

“Burdens are for shoulders strong enough to carry them.”
― Margaret Mitchell, Gone with the Wind

“Life has no remote....get up and change it yourself!”
― Mark A. Cooper, Operation Einstein

“Reader's Bill of Rights

1. The right to not read

2. The right to skip pages

3. The right to not finish

4. The right to reread

5. The right to read anything

6. The right to escapism

7. The right to read anywhere

8. The right to browse

9. The right to read out loud

10. The right to not defend your tastes”
― Daniel Pennac

“I don't want to put the world to rights... I just don't like people who put the world to wrongs.”
― Lee Child, 61 Hours

“There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”
― Elie Wiesel

“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
― Abraham Lincoln

“Everyone looks happy on Facebook."

"I know, right? What's up with that?”
― Harlan Coben

“Enlighten the people, and tyranny and oppressions of body and mind will vanish like evil spirits at the dawn of day.”
― Thomas Jefferson

“I cannot live without books.”
― Thomas Jefferson

“Get busy living or get busy dying.”
― Stephen King, Different Seasons