Momus Quotes

#1. It shall be a duty and a pleasing sport to wander with Momus beneath the tropic stars where Melpomene once stalked austere.

O. Henry

#2. I think in general in my teens I had a lot of crushes on men on the Internet, most notably Momus since I was in my late teens. John Darnielle was also another big crush.

Marie Calloway

#3. I already see what kind of man he is, this Valentin. The sort who will adduce an array of liberal reasons for voting for a conservative.

Momus

#4. The fact that novels and films about confidence tricksters are usually highly successful is based on the observation that the topical and temporary creation of micro-realities (or 'tricks') is not a million miles away from what we're all doing every day.

Momus

#5. Love is not a victory march

Leonard Cohen

#6. There's nothing wrong with procrastination. Or is there? I'll leave it to you to decide, but only if you have the time.

Craig Brown

#7. Darling girl, blinded by foolish thoughts of love. How to tell her that the hearts of men were not so easily won. If won, rarely kept.

Kate Morton

#8. Paige cleared her throat. "Hey, Taylor?"
"What?" she snapped.
"Um ... he ... maybe he can help us?"
"He doesn't seem very helpful," Taylor said grumpily.

Embee

#9. God is a tender pervert, and the angels are voyeurs.

Momus

#10. Methinks you are my glass, and not my brother: I see by you I am a sweet-faced youth.

William Shakespeare

#11. At the beginning when the child is coming, people worry the child may be deformed. When a healthy boy or child comes, people are very happy for a short moment.

Dalai Lama