Present Company Quotes
- Every one knows, that the mind will not be kept from contemplating what it loves in the midst of crowds and business. Hence come those… — Mary Astell
- Most books about writing are filled with bullshit. Fiction writers, present company included, don’t understand very much about what they do—not why it works when… — Stephen King
- Evil is an act, not an appetite. How many haven't wanted to slash the throat of some boor across the dining room table? Present company… — Gregory Maguire
- Present company excluded, this looked to be the most pleasant detention ever experienced by mankind. Further proof that librarians should run the world-or a least… — Heather Brewer