Slank Quotes

#1. And it ain't a man, thought Slank.

Dave Barry

#2. Unfortunately, only a small number of patients with peptic ulcer are financially able to make a pet of an ulcer.

William James Mayo

#3. The mammary fixation is the most American of the sex fetishes.

Molly Haskell

#4. Little Richard was drenched in milk, and the cow was none too happy. But the iron brig door hung open. "Good job," said Slank. "Next time, you milk the cow," said Little Richard.

Dave Barry

#5. Happiness is not the reward of virtue, but is virtue itself; nor do we delight in happiness because we restrain from our lusts; but on the contrary, because we delight in it, therefore we are able to restrain them.

Baruch Spinoza

#6. That is the Wasp, yes. But it was captured by Black Stache, and he's coming for this ship now."
"And how do you know that?" asked Slank. "Did a seagull tell you?" This brought chuckles from the crew.
Something like that, thought Peter.

Dave Barry

#7. When the cow jerks away, it'll yank the door open."
"But what's going to make the cow jerk away?" asked Little Richard.
"You're going to milk it," said Slank.
"But I don't know how to milk a cow!" said Little Richard.
"Exactly.

Dave Barry

#8. Have your cake and eat it ... there's no other reason to have a cake

Derren Brown

#9. If you think of spiritual practice as unpleasant work - it is not spiritual practice as I know it.

Frederick Lenz

#10. Everything good that happened to me happened by accident.

Jack Benny

#11. A good book is a cheap read.

Colin Tegerdine

#12. Downsizing itself is an inevitable part of any creatively destructive economy.

James Surowiecki

#13. Being a Dad is the greatest, except for assembling things.

Conan O'Brien

#14. My family is first-generation Nigerian, and we grew up in a very small, suburban town in New England, Massachusetts. So I do understand what it feels like to be an 'only' in that regard.

Uzo Aduba

#15. There are only really a few stories to tell in the end, and betrayal and the failure of love is one of those good stories to tell.

Sean Lennon

#16. The worst thing in the world was the way I felt when I wanted us to be like the families in the books in the library, when I just wanted Daddy Glen to love me like the father in Robinson Crusoe. (209)

Dorothy Allison

#17. Don't run around this world
looking for a hole to hide in.
There are wild beasts in every cave!
If you live with mice,
the cat claws will find you.

Rumi

#18. Shad ignored my sudden lack of interest. "Stop overanalyzing and be happy. You should try the Shad lifestyle, Miss Winters. It's more panda bear and less porcupine."
"Huh?"
"More black and white and cuddly, and less, well ... alone and pointy.

Kirby Howell