Doubloons Quotes

#1. Apollinaire said a poet should be 'of his time.' I say objects of the Digital Age belong in newspapers, not literature. When I read a novel, I don't want credit cards; I want cash in ducats and gold doubloons.

Roman Payne

#2. Her breasts were good, her thighs were terrific. When she shook hands with me, I felt something click down back of my solar plexus.

Robert B. Parker

#3. She intoxicated him: he was breathing her, sensing her through the pores of his skin.

Neil Gaiman

#4. Like a water filter, your words filter needs to be replaced regularly to continue purifying.

Fawn Weaver

#5. Sometimes I think that we should send all of the Killer Mediums to Afghanistan because al-Qaeda wouldn't stand a chance.

Paul Rudnick

#6. For more than fifty years, or long before the Wright brothers took up their part, would-be "conquerors of the air" and their strange or childish flying machines, as described in the press, had served as a continuous source of popular comic relief.

David McCullough

#7. [Writing a joke] there is no team of writers. It's just you in an office, staring at yourself in the mirror.

Jimmy Fallon

#8. We need more portrayals of women as competent professionals and happy mothers - or even happy professionals and competent mothers.

Sheryl Sandberg

#9. After I quote unquote came out as a Republican, one of my dearest gay friends said to me, 'You've got to go on a T.V. show and tell everyone you like gay people.' I was like, 'Why?' He was like, 'Because you're a Republican.' I was like, 'I'm sorry who's stereotyping who?'

Angie Harmon

#10. Conor was no longer invisible. They all saw him now.
But he was further away than ever.

Patrick Ness

#11. How do we prepare for that last day? Before we embark on our final trip, have we left an earthly home in a state of chaos or a condition of order?

Billy Graham