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title: "9 Crowbar Quotes by 8 authors"
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> [I couldn't have gotten into Harvard with a crowbar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/p-j-o-rourke/i-couldn-t-have-gotten-into-harvard-with-a-crowbar/)

[P. J. O'Rourke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/p-j-o-rourke/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9fc/p-j-o-rourke-184_harvard_i-couldn-t-have-gotten-into-harvard-with_957466.png)

> [Speak softly and employ a huge man with a crowbar.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/speak-softly-and-employ-a-huge-man-with-a-crowbar/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/20e/terry-pratchett-19_men_speak-softly-and-employ-a-huge-man-with_811498.jpg)

> [Books crowbar the world open for you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/katherine-rundell/books-crowbar-the-world-open-for-you/)

[Katherine Rundell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/katherine-rundell/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bbd/katherine-rundell-17722_book_books-crowbar-the-world-open-for-you-177_177056.jpg)

> [Next time you want to hit me hit me with a baseball bat or a crowbar!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephenie-meyer/next-time-you-want-to-hit-me-hit-me-with-a-baseball-bat-or-a-crowbar/)

[Stephenie Meyer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephenie-meyer/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/889/stephenie-meyer-91_baseball_next-time-you-want-to-hit-me-hit-me-with_649807.png)

> [“If you want to bend your mind, don’t use a crowbar.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jarod-kintz/if-you-want-to-bend-your-mind-don-t-use-a-crowbar/)

[Jarod Kintz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jarod-kintz/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/jarod-kintz-2_psychology_if-you-want-to-bend-your-mind-don-t-use_1219659.jpg)

> [but i've slammed the door to my inner self; if he ever wants to force the lock again, he'll have to use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anne-frank/but-i-ve-slammed-the-door-to-my-inner-self-if-he-ever-wants-to-force/)

[Anne Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anne-frank/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ad/anne-frank-536_door_but-i-ve-slammed-the-door-to-my-inner-se_3141153.jpg)

> [My character - and for that matter my worst habits - could only be described by someone else. You can't open a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-pratchett/my-character-and-for-that-matter-my-worst-habits-could-only-be/)

[Terry Pratchett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-pratchett/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a0f/terry-pratchett-19_boxes_my-character-and-for-that-matter-my-wors_2428959.jpg)

> [“Get out of here!' He pointed at the stairs with the crowbar. 'We should meet in court, or if the police ask…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/yan-shengsheng/get-out-of-here-he-pointed-at-the-stairs-with-the-crowbar-we-should/)

[Yan Shengsheng](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/yan-shengsheng/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/74b/yan-shengsheng-287712_comebacks_get-out-of-here-he-pointed-at-the-stairs_1057361.jpg)

> [Truth be told, John said, the one thing in this world I want more than anything else is a great big crowbar,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/douglas-coupland/truth-be-told-john-said-the-one-thing-in-this-world-i-want-more-than/)

[Douglas Coupland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/douglas-coupland/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80d/douglas-coupland-305_bigs_truth-be-told-john-said-the-one-thing-in_2356318.jpg)

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