Quotes by Writers

You should make something. You should bring something into the world that wasn't in the world before. It doesn't matter what it is. It doesn't matter if it's a table or a film or gardening-everyone should create. You should do something, then sit back and say, 'I did that.' Ricky Gervais
You World Matter Before Sit Back Say Table Something Make Did Then Create Should Film Bring
I'm a scientist at heart, so I know how important the truth is. However inconvenient, however unattractive, however embarrassing, however shocking, the truth is the truth, and wanting it not to be true doesn't change things. Ricky Gervais
Truth Change Heart Truth Is Be True Important Change Things Embarrassing Unattractive True Know How Scientist However Shocking Wanting Things Inconvenient
People now live their lives like an open wound to be famous - they do bad things because they're rewarded for it. Ricky Gervais
People Bad Things Live Bad Wound Open Like Because Rewarded Famous Now Lives Things
Art is moral passion married to entertainment. Moral passion without entertainment is propaganda, and entertainment without moral passion is television. Rita Mae Brown
Art Entertainment Passion Television Married Moral Propaganda Without
Writers will happen in the best of families. Rita Mae Brown
Best Will Writers Families Happen
When the rose and the cross are united the alchemical marriage is complete and the drama ends. Then we wake from history and enter eternity. Robert Anton Wilson
History Marriage Rose Drama Complete Enter Cross Wake Ends Eternity Then United
It only takes 20 years for a liberal to become a conservative without changing a single idea. Robert Anton Wilson
Conservative Single Become Changing Liberal Only Takes Idea Without Years
A true initiation never ends. Robert Anton Wilson
Never True Ends Initiation
Consciousness itself is an infinite regress. This explains coincidences. Robert Anton Wilson
Itself Infinite Explains Regress Consciousness Coincidences
Everyone look around and see if you can spot the NARCS. They're the ones who look like hippies. Robert Anton Wilson
You Everyone See Like Look Around Spot Hippies Who
The function of Theology? The recitation of the incomprehensible by the unspeakable to pick the pockets of the unthinking. Robert Anton Wilson
Recitation Pockets Pick Unspeakable Theology Function Incomprehensible
Animals outline their territories with their excretions, humans outline their territories by ink excretions on paper. Robert Anton Wilson
Animals Paper Outline Territories Ink Humans
The abandoned infant's cry is rage, not fear. Robert Anton Wilson
Fear Rage Abandoned Cry Infant
Nothing of any importance can be taught. It can only be learned, and with blood and sweat. Robert Anton Wilson
Nothing Only Importance Learned Blood Any Taught Sweat
Old friends become bitter enemies on a sudden for toys and small offenses. Robert Burton
Enemies Old Become Old Friends Bitter Small Toys Friends Sudden
Books are standing counselors and preachers, always at hand, and always disinterested; having this advantage over oral instructors that they are ready to repeat their lessons as often as we please. Robert Chambers
Please Books Having Counselors Advantage Over Instructor Ready Always Repeat Hand Preachers Oral Often Disinterested Standing Lessons
Civilized men are more discourteous than savages because they know they can be impolite without having their skulls split, as a general thing. Robert E. Howard
Men General Having More Civilized Split Know Because Without Than Thing Savages
He who sows hurry reaps indigestion. Robert Louis Stevenson
Hurry Indigestion He Who
Old and young, we are all on our last cruise. Robert Louis Stevenson
Old Young Our Cruise Last
You cannot run away from weakness; you must some time fight it out or perish; and if that be so, why not now, and where you stand? Robert Louis Stevenson
Time You Fight Out Run Weakness Must Some Perish Where Cannot Stand Now Why Away Why Not
Marriage: A friendship recognized by the police. Robert Louis Stevenson
Friendship Marriage Police Recognized
It is a golden maxim to cultivate the garden for the nose, and the eyes will take care of themselves. Robert Louis Stevenson
Gardening Garden Eyes Care Will Take Take Care Cultivate Maxim Golden Nose Themselves
Of what shall a man be proud, if he is not proud of his friends? Robert Louis Stevenson
Man Shall He Proud His Friends
I regard you with an indifference closely bordering on aversion. Robert Louis Stevenson
You Indifference Closely Regard Aversion
It's a pleasant thing to be young, and have ten toes. Robert Louis Stevenson
Young Pleasant Pleasant Thing Ten Toes Thing
Marriage is one long conversation, chequered by disputes. Robert Louis Stevenson
Conversation Marriage Long Disputes
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