The Statistics
on Sanity
“Reality
continues to ruin my life.”
―
Bill Watterson, The Complete Calvin and Hobbes
“Go
to heaven for the climate and hell for the company.”
―
Benjamin Franklin Wade
“The
reason I talk to myself is because I’m the only one whose answers I accept.”
―
George Carlin
“I
am free of all prejudice. I hate everyone equally.”
―
W.C. Fields
“I
love mankind ... it's people I can't stand!!”
―
Charles M. Schulz
“A
lady's imagination is very rapid; it jumps from admiration to love, from love
to matrimony in a moment.”
―
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
“Remember,
we're madly in love, so it's all right to kiss me anytime you feel like it.”
―
Suzanne Collins, The Hunger Games
“It’s
no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then.”
―
Lewis Carroll
“Be
nice to nerds. You may end up working for them. We all could.”
―
Charles J. Sykes, Dumbing Down Our Kids: Why American Children Feel Good About
Themselves But Can't Read, Write or Add
“Do
you remember me telling you we are practicing non-verbal spells, Potter?"
"Yes,"
said Harry stiffly.
"Yes,
sir."
"There's
no need to call me "sir" Professor."
The
words had escaped him before he knew what he was saying.”
―
J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
“Jesus!"
Luke exclaimed.
"Actually,
it's just me," said Simon. "Although I've been told the resemblance
is startling.”
―
Cassandra Clare
“Have
you ever noticed how ‘What the hell’ is always the right decision to make?”
―
Terry Johnson, Insignificance
“Be
careful about reading health books. Some fine day you'll die of a misprint.”
―
Markus Herz
“Fate
is like a strange, unpopular restaurant filled with odd little waiters who
bring you things you never asked for and don't always like.”
―
Lemony Snicket
“Creativity
is knowing how to hide your sources”
―
C.E.M. Joad
“Give
a man a fire and he's warm for a day, but set fire to him and he's warm for the
rest of his life.”
―
Terry Pratchett, Jingo
“The
statistics on sanity are that one out of every four people is suffering from a
mental illness. Look at your 3 best friends. If they're ok, then it's you.”
―
Rita Mae Brown
“I
don't want to be a man," said Jace. "I want to be an angst-ridden
teenager who can't confront his own inner demons and takes it out verbally on
other people instead."
"Well,"
said Luke, "you're doing a fantastic job.”
―
Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes
“All
God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be
boring.”
―
Chuck Palahniuk, Invisible Monsters
“This
life’s hard, but it’s harder if you’re stupid.”
―
George V. Higgins, The Friends of Eddie Coyle
