Detroit Diesel Sayings

#1. I've owned more sofas than I've had husbands. Both sag in the end, but I generally fall out of love with the furniture quicker than the men.

Janet Street-Porter

#2. I almost gasp: he's said a forbidden word. Sterile. There is no such thing as a sterile man anymore, not officially. There are only women who are fruitful and women who are barren, that's the law.

Margaret Atwood

#3. He practically floated. He spoke, smiled, nodded, and laughed with so much flawless grace. I suddenly felt an urge to push him over. I wanted him to fall on his ass just so he could seem human. I wanted him to laugh, open-mouthed and uncontrolled.

Maggie Young

#4. There can be a science to joke writing, there are certainly rules and patterns that can be followed, but I think most of the best comedy goes beyond the rules.

Robin Ince

#5. I'm the oldest in my family and do play piano.

David Lambert

#6. Diamonds are a girl's best friend.

Jule Styne

#7. You can choose to use your time constructively or destructively. Whatever you choose to do will directly affect the outcome of your future.

Diamante Lavendar

#8. In a series of articles beginning on Oct. 2, 1966, I wrote about the long-forgotten history of the Liberty Tree. To call attention to how obscure the site had become, I interviewed waitresses at the Essex Delicatessen below the plaque on Washington Street. None knew what the Liberty Tree was.

Ronald Kessler

#9. I can't recall the sound of your voice
Still, I bring flowers and meet the sky
ask it to hold me, too.

Drew Myron

#10. I finished the beer and sighed. "Arrogance," I said. "I feel stupid." "Good," Michael said. "It's good for everyone to feel that way sometimes. It helps remind you how much you still have to learn.

Jim Butcher

#11. The final lesson is that 'reality' is always the way to go and that acceptance is the only way to get there.

Oli Anderson

#12. The best use of power is not to have to use it at all.

Kenneth H. Blanchard

#13. I believe your own accent is inimitable, though I shall practice it in my bath.

Gilbert K. Chesterton

#14. The doctrine of thrift for the poor is dumb and cruel, like advising them to try and lift themselves by their bootstraps.

Norman Thomas

#15. I lived in Park Slope, which is probably one of the most homogenized areas of Brooklyn. No offense to Park Slope.

Stephanie Beatriz