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“I had chosen to believe that my recent promotion was due to my overall sense of responsibility, my razor-sharp attention to detail, and that fact that I had yet to show up to work drunk. I now realized that what had really given me the edge over my fellow employees was that I simply wasn’t on crack.”
― Dave Hill, Tasteful Nudes: ...and Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation

“It was in that moment I remembered that while I may have been a quarter Canadian, my mother was twice the Canadian I was, so her tolerance for bullshit on the ice was even lower than mine. I both feared and admired her for that.”
― Dave Hill, Tasteful Nudes: ...and Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation

“Fursey was now eating—and drinking, always drinking—at Mulstan’s expense, not her uncle’s. The gift of kings, her mother said: to make others pay.”
― Nicola Griffith, Hild

“No one but her uncle knew that under Fursey’s tutelage she could make her letters or that she understood Latin if it was spoken slowly—and even he seemed content to let her learn privately. Until she knew how these newcomers thought and what they wanted, she would keep it that way, keep her dice rattling in her cup. It was foolish to throw before all bets were on the table.”
― Nicola Griffith, Hild

“What—does she think she’s too good to offer me sex in exchange for money?” I whimpered to myself. “The nerve of her!”
― Dave Hill, Tasteful Nudes: ...and Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation

“A&R stands for “artists and repertoire.” No one knows what that means, but the A&R guy is the person at the record label in charge of making sure a band doesn’t suck, overdose, or try to make a concept album.”
― Dave Hill, Tasteful Nudes: ...and Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation

“For starters, as best I can tell gyms are legally required to play the Black Eyed Peas at all times, which, despite the fact that I am sometimes genuinely looking to get a party of some sort started, is more than I can bear.”
― Dave Hill, Tasteful Nudes: ...and Other Misguided Attempts at Personal Growth and Validation

“An ironic death for someone with a leaky space suit: too much oxygen.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“Ayyyyyy!” Annie mocked. “Why would he do that?” “Have you met Mark Watney?”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“As usual, I’m working with stuff that was deliberately designed not to burn. But no amount of careful design by NASA can get around a determined arsonist with a tank of pure oxygen.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“I can ever prove it was you, I’ll find a way to fire you for it,” Teddy warned. “Sure.” Mitch shrugged. “But if I wasn’t willing to take risks to save lives, I’d…” He thought for a moment. “Well, I guess I’d be you.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“Remember, you’ll be pulling some pretty heavy g’s. It’s okay to pass out. You’re in Martinez’s hands.” “Tell that asshole no barrel rolls.” “Copy that, MAV,” Lewis said.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“Oh,” Lewis said, “well if you won’t let us then— Wait…wait a minute.… I’m looking at my shoulder patch and it turns out I’m the commander. Sit tight. We’re coming to get you.” “Smart-ass.”
― Andy Weir, The Martian

“Do you know the difference between a hero and a martyr?” Quentin shook his head. “A hero is alive,” Father Harry said. “A martyr is not.”
― Scott Sigler, The Starter

“Great art is in the eye of the beholder, but great football is in the record books.”
― Scott Sigler, The Starter

“Beyond stupid,” John said. “You play with fire, you’re going to get the horns, Quentin. Remember I said that.” “How could I forget?”
― Scott Sigler, The Starter

“Don, this is really messed up right here.” “We need to hurry,” Don said. “The appetizer is the only thing already dead, so you’ll want to fill up on that.”
― Scott Sigler, The Starter

“He was not born wealthy. In the world as I have seen it, no man grows rich by kindness.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“Acquired appetite takes precedence over natural eating. Your palate is plastic and it will change with consistency and practice.”
― Julieanna Hever, Plant-Based Nutrition

“Don’t forget that Salmonella is 100 percent natural, organic, and locally fresh, but it will make you sick and may even kill you.”
― Julieanna Hever, Plant-Based Nutrition

“Compulsive decluttering and compulsive hoarding are opposite sides of the same coin; they both result in extreme behavior that dictates how you interact with the stuff around you.”
― Rachel Hoffman, Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess

“If you are getting better than 2-to-1 on a pre-flop all-in call, and your call closes the action, calling is nearly always correct.”
― Collin Moshman, Sit 'n Go Strategy: Expert Advice for Beating One-Table Poker Tournaments

“We drove to Peachtree Battle, and pulled up to a Mexican restaurant called Jalisco.”
― Steve Gorman, Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes--A Memoir

“Just after that first gig at The Dugout, our friend Randy Blazak”
― Steve Gorman, Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes--A Memoir

“When Kevn Kinney, DNC’s frontman, heard “Jealous Again” at sound check, he stopped dead in his tracks. “Where did THAT come from?” he asked, excitedly. “We just wrote it,” Chris said, proudly. “Wow. That’s a whole ’nother thing.”
― Steve Gorman, Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes--A Memoir

“We rehearsed with Johnny a few times in May 1989 and played a gig in the parking lot at Frijoleros, a local burrito joint. Robin Zander from Cheap Trick, of all people,”
― Steve Gorman, Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes--A Memoir

“The best bass players are all a little nuts.”
― Steve Gorman, Hard to Handle: The Life and Death of the Black Crowes--A Memoir

“One day Ron Mael of Sparks casually asked Morgan what he thought of the recording we were making. Morgan gave it a thought and wisely said, ‘You have to put more sound between the speakers’, stretching his arms wide. Ron turned to me with a surprised expression on his face and said, ‘Wow.’ Morgan’s suggestion made us widen the stereo soundscape of that mix.”
― Tony Visconti, Tony Visconti: The Autobiography: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy. A nostalgic journey through the golden age of British pop and rock music

“One night David decided to start a spoken word album; David loved Iggy’s stories about his days with The Stooges. For a few nights in a row, David, and I sat in the darkened studio asking Iggy questions with the tape rolling. The stories were both decadent and hilarious. I have never heard these tapes since; they would make perfect Podcasts.”
― Tony Visconti, Tony Visconti: The Autobiography: Bowie, Bolan and the Brooklyn Boy. A nostalgic journey through the golden age of British pop and rock music

“Yes, they are right on principle, but democracy is of limited usefulness when there are no good choices, or when the good choices become bad as soon as you’ve chosen them, or when all the Information access in the”
― Malka Ann Older, Infomocracy