Crossword Quotes

40 quotes by 37 authors

Just as dogs love to chew bones, the mind loves to get its teeth into problems. That's why it does crossword puzzles and builds atom… — Eckhart Tolle
The great god Ra, whose shrine once covered acres, is filler now for crossword puzzle makers. — Keith Preston
Every time I write a song, it's different. I'm all about the rhythm of the words and the melody. Musically, you gotta have a throbbing… — Dan Bern
You're never quite sure where the song is going, because you might not find the word to rhyme with the end of the line. You… — Annie Lennox
It's not as if I'm trying to write crossword puzzles to which one might find an answer at the back of the book or anything… — Paul Muldoon
Winning an award is a great feeling but winning the Vodafone Crossword Popular Choice Award is particularly exhilarating because it is based upon public voting.… — Ashwin Sanghi
Complexity can be a trap. You can have a ball developing a phrase, inverting it, playing it in different keys and times and all. But… — Paul Desmond
What I love about cooking is that after a hard day, there is something comforting about the fact that if you melt butter and add… — Nora Ephron
I know that I am not the only person who is alone in the world. I know that others sorrow in the night. That others… — Robert Goolrick
Egotism, n: Doing the New York Times crossword puzzle with a pen. — Ambrose Bierce
My recipe for bliss on a Friday night consists of a 'New York Times' crossword puzzle and a new episode of 'Homicide;' Saturdays and Sundays… — Caroline Knapp
I don't want to retire. I'm not that good at crossword puzzles — Norman Mailer
I get up, go and get a coffee, and go do the crossword - I'm loyal to one particular paper, the 'Guardian' - and that's… — Laura Marling
For many years, it seemed as if nothing changed in Norway. You could leave the country for three months, travel the world, through coups d'etat,… — Jo Nesbo
One cannot build life from refrigerators, politics, credit statements and crossword puzzles. That is impossible. Nor can one exist for any length of time without… — Antoine de Saint-Exupery
I like doing the crossword puzzle in the New York Times, not watching E! on TV. — Paula Cole
One thing that I do find really sexy is a girl who's good at crossword puzzles. — Chris Pine
One path leads back to this world, to rebirth; one path leads beyond. Your soul stands at a crossword, trying to make a decision, flipping… — Frederick Lenz
Confucius does his crossword with a pen. — Tori Amos
I'm patient with crossword puzzles and the most impatient golfer. — Brett Hull

Who Wrote These Crossword Quotes

37 authors contributed a total of 40 Crossword Quotes, led by these top contributors: