Trader Vic Quotes

#1. I saw a werewolf drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's. His hair was perfect.

Martha Stout

#2. The paradox in Christian truth is invariably due to the fact that it is the truth that exists for God. The standard of measure and the end is superhuman; and there is only one relationship possible: faith.

Soren Kierkegaard

#3. There is much to admire in Peter Brett's writing, and his concept is brilliant. There's action and suspense all the way.

Terry Brooks

#4. My tastes and inspirational artists were always rather eclectic and diverse.

Taylor Dayne

#5. Don't bug me or I'll gas you said the creep

Norman Mailer

#6. I've experienced a lot for someone my age that a lot of people will be able to relate to.

Julianne Hough

#7. Scaring people is a dirty job, but somebody has to do it.

Stephen King

#8. They were gone, she hoped, to be happy, however oddly constructed such happiness might seem; as for herself, she was left with as many sensations of comfort, as were, perhaps, ever likely to be hers.

Jane Austen

#9. Is independence so bad for one?" asked Daphne.
"Nothing worse," said Harriet. "It gives you a wonderful conceit of yourself.

Elizabeth Goudge

#10. The 'cleverness' syndrome has taken the place of melody. It's like everyone has come down with this terrible disease in jazz ... you are always expected to do your own material, which is a strange thing to do if you're a poor composer but a great player.

Keith Jarrett

#11. If people take the trouble to cook, you should take the trouble to eat.

Robert Morley

#12. A father is very miserable who has no other hold on his children's affection than the need they have of his assistance, if that can be called affection.

Michel De Montaigne

#13. He could not play the game without hope; could not play the game without a dream. They had taken it all away from him now, they had turned away from him and there was nothing for him now ... He was alone and there was nothing for him.

Gary Paulsen

#14. When you're learning, especially to write, unless you're some incredibly gifted writer, a young Malcom Gladwell, say, you need to be imitating people. You need to be imitating how they make their work, how they structure it, how they design the pieces. It gives you chops; it gives you moves.

Ira Glass

#15. If you spend your whole life being depressed about life, you're wasting it.

C. K. Williams