Paul Wilson > Paul's Quotes

“And, in the end
The love you take
is equal to the love you make.”
― Paul McCartney, The Beatles Illustrated Lyrics

“[Public] libraries should be open to all—except the censor.

[Response to questionnaire in Saturday Review, October 29 1960]”
― John F. Kennedy

“This life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid.”
― George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Coyle

“I would have made a good pope.”
― Richard Nixon

“The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed.”
― Stephen King, The Gunslinger

“Psychopaths... people who know the differences between right and wrong, but don't give a shit. That's what most of my characters are like.”
― Elmore Leonard

“If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it.”
― Elmore Leonard, Elmore Leonard's 10 Rules of Writing

“I can't complain,
But sometimes I still do.”
― Joe Walsh

“I’m pretty much fucked. That’s my considered opinion. Fucked.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“A guy told me one time, "Don't let yourself get attached to anything you are not willing to walk out on in 30 seconds flat if you feel the heat around the corner”
― Robert De Niro

“I have my books and my poetry to protect me.”
― Paul Simon

“All I can do is read a book to stay awake, and it rips my life away, but it's a great escape.”
― Blind Melon

“A little nonsense now and then, is cherished by the wisest men.”
― Anonymous

“Bye, Felicia.”
― Pierce Brown, Morning Star

“I was in love with a beautiful blond once. She drove me to drink. That's the one thing I'm indebted to her for.”
― W.C. Fields

“We need to make books cool again. If you go home with somebody and they don't have books, don't fuck them.”
― John Waters

“I couldn’t see the point of getting up. I had nothing to look forward to.”
― Sylvia Plath, The Bell Jar

“You know, it was a revelation to me to learn that I don't have to be comfortable. Nowhere is it written that I must be comfortable. I always thought if I felt nervous or anxious or unhappy I had to do something about it. But I learned that's not true. Bad feelings won't kill me. Alcohol will kill me, but my feelings won't.”
― Lawrence Block, Eight Million Ways to Die