“That’s a joke I stole from a really dumb movie I will remember—unlike my mother’s birthday—for as long as I live.”
—The Poetry Section: Jennifer L. Knox, ‘Short People’ | The Awl
November 2009
12 posts
“Well, it had to say “thriller,” but more importantly it had to say “Dan Brown.”
—Omnivoracious: Keeping a Cover Under Wraps: Questions for Lost Symbol Designer Michael J. Windsor
“People assume that because our producer instructed me to smile when I’m on camera, that I’m always cheery. I’m not.”
—Al Roker’s Mysterious Side - Page 1 - The Daily Beast
“Apple specialists have voided warranties on laptops in need of repair because of evidence of cigarette smoke.”
—Report: Smoke While Using a Mac and They Won’t Fix It When It Breaks - New York News - Runnin’ Scared
“Eight pages of infographic speculation on director Christopher Nolan’s plans following the release of The Dark Knight.”
—Jez Burrows / Projects / Christopher Nolan
“You may have observed that, for some years past, there has been an increasing interest felt in our land to have the Thanksgiving held on the same day, in all the States.”
—Thanksgiving Proclamation by Abraham Lincoln
“I didn’t set out to write a book to promote world peace; the person who does is doomed,” says Bausch.”
—Chekhov in Memphis | Chapter 16
“Jorie Graham told me, “You will never be funny.” That’s why I’m not a poet anymore.”
—You Light Up My Life « Betsy Lerner
“I finished [your book] the next morning, and I got up and went upstairs and I got my kids up and I just sat there in the bed and held them.”
—Cormac McCarthy on The Road - WSJ.com
“The wild success of its prodigal child did not guarantee Candelario’s prosperity.”
—The Town Chorizo Built - The Atlantic Food Channel
“The most damaging deficit with which poor and minority children must cope is their deficit of hope.”
—Dreams of Better Schools - The New York Review of Books
“9. Leave an ethereal reminder of your presence. A skull will do.”
—literary gatherings: a schmoozer’s guide : Abigail Deutsch : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation
