Ergeren Quotes

#1. Here in Bosnia I had already seen several cases of rheumatic fever and a case we thought was miliary tuberculosis, diseases now rare in America. It was sobering to think that the mundane process of vaccinating these children might ultimately save more lives than any UN-brokered peace treaty.

Pamela Grim

#2. If you get a dog, take care of your dog! You can just not have a dog if you don't feel like taking care of one, it's very easy to not have a dog.

Mallory Ortberg

#3. I'm a little harsh. When people say, 'I have writers block. What do you suggest?' I say, 'If you can't write, don't write. No one needs your writing. Don't torture yourself.'

Lorrie Moore

#4. See? Even dead she makes me a better whatever-the-hell it is I am. A less stupid person. A more considerate monster.

Richard Kadrey

#5. If either one of you is ever in a situation you're not entirely comfortable with - call me. I don't care what time it is. I don't care who is there or what is going on. You call me and I will come get you.

Mindy McGinnis

#6. The range of debate between the dominant U.S. [political] parties tends to closely resemble the range of debate within the business class.

Robert Waterman McChesney

#7. Head clear. Mouth shut. See much. Say little.

Stephen King

#8. The dolphin (dorado), which is a brilliantly colored tropical fish, must not be confused with the creature, also called dolphin, which is a small, toothed whale.

Thor Heyerdahl

#9. My character, Rick Spleen, is a what-if version of me, really, where nothing did quite turn out right and everything else is still around the corner.

Jack Dee

#10. The happiness of a man in this life does not consist in the absence but in the mastery of his passions.

Alfred Lord Tennyson