“Company, you see - company is - is - it's a very different thing from solitude - an't it?” — Charles Dickens Copy Share Image
“Travel broadens the mind. Travel shrinks the wallet. Travel shrivels the testicles.” — Zanesh Catkin Copy Share Image
“Elsie eyed him puzzledly, and then offered, "Would you like to see my plate?” — Naomi Novik Copy Share Image
“I’m not aspiring to be someone else – If I’m me for the rest of my life then so be it” — Terry Lander Copy Share Image
“I didn't feel strong. I felt like a big ball of wuss that wanted to curl up in my bed and never… — Diane Castle Copy Share Image
“Most priests wish they were as righteous as they seem to most members of their congregations.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Women treat us [men] like humanity treats gods—they worship us and keep bothering us to do something for them.” — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
“Mason is ambidextrous. That means that he can use either his right or left hand. For some reason, when I was little,… — S.E. Hinton Copy Share Image
“There was much talk about why the prime minister had brought back such a troublesome and unpredictable colleague, and the consensus was… — Ken Follett Copy Share Image
“You ride as a man, fight as a man, and you think as a man-" "I think as a human being," she… — Tamora Pierce Copy Share Image
“Sokrates' wife, Xanthippe, had in antiquity a reputation as a shrew - but being married to such a man would have tried… — Hilary J. Deighton Copy Share Image
“Don't look at me like that. This is a book about a sex scandal: did you really expect me to be a… — Laura Steven Copy Share Image
“Putting a damp spoon back in the bowl is the tea-drinking equivalent of sharing a needle. And I did not want to… — Alan Partridge Copy Share Image
I have never understood why it should be considered derogatory to the Creator to suppose that he has a sense of humour. — William Ralph Inge Copy Share Image
“He was sure people detested accountants; they were boring. In fact, he had put down his profession as an airline pilot on… — Max Nowaz Copy Share Image
“She didn't want the medi-techs. She wanted a fucking candy bar. [...] She reached down [...] and chose a Galaxy bar [...]… — J.D. Robb Copy Share Image
“You can't give her that!' she screamed. 'It's not safe!' IT'S A SWORD, said the Hogfather. THEY'RE NOT MEANT TO BE SAFE.… — Terry Pratchett Copy Share Image
When things are difficult, awful, stressful, the thing that always gets you through is a sense of humour. I don't mean -… — Paul Merton Copy Share Image
“Then what’s this?” She raised her glass of expensive wine, used it to indicate their plush surroundings. His gaze followed her indication… — Monique DeVere Copy Share Image
“We’ll see. Thanks for drawing your sword for me. I always had you down as a man to back the favourite.’ ‘So… — Joe Abercrombie Copy Share Image
“Actually, using the Daleks would be a masterstroke. Everyone loves Doctor Who - who wouldn't be thrilled by the sight of a… — Charlie Brooker Copy Share Image
“Yes, you can see the bullet points here, here and here, sir; there are multiple back-slashes, of course. And that’s a forward… — Lynne Truss Copy Share Image
“If you cannot find an element of Humour in something, your not taking it seriously enough.” — Ilyas Kassam Copy Share Image
“The expected has happened, and when the expected happens, it always causes me emotion.” — Agatha Christie Copy Share Image
Lincoln would be just like me. He wouldn't know what the hell to do. — George W. Norris Copy Share Image
“This is Sailor Supergirl,” George says. “She knows all about black holes.” — Huntley Fitzpatrick Copy Share Image
“We are sometimes dragged into a pit of unhappiness by someone else’s opinion that we do not look happy.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“Your king is SUPPOSED to explode? What kind of government system is that?” — Jefferson Smith Copy Share Image
“My indiscretion was a part of my author mystique, just like Charles Dickens and Richard Madeley.” — Rosen Trevithick Copy Share Image
“Look on the bright side: if you cause an inferno, you can always put it out with a tidal wave.” — Sarah Alderson Copy Share Image
“You are where your brain is but not where a front-page headline is.” — Santosh Kalwar Copy Share Image
“The last time everyone loved or at least liked everyone was when the world had a population of about 4.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image
“First I was decayed, I was putrefied. Kept thinking I could never live on, now that I had died...” — Angelika Rust Copy Share Image
“Mrs. Trotter made a sincere though wrong sound, while opening her handbag to look for help.” — Patrick White Copy Share Image
“The hotel shop only had two decent books, and I'd written both of them” — Douglas Adams Copy Share Image
“There is nothing morally wrong with buying stolen goods, unless you know that they were stolen.” — Mokokoma Mokhonoana Copy Share Image