Whakatane News Quotes

#1. One of them says, 'Why did they do it?'
And the other answers, 'Because they could.'
That is the only answer there ever is.

Naomi Alderman

#2. I tape every game I can get my hands on. Every game that's on TV, I tape it. My daughter, Terry Hill, lives in Eureka, and she has a satellite dish, so she tapes what I can't get. I try to keep up with what everybody is doing, so if the phone rings, I'll be ready.

Sid Gillman

#3. I have long ago accepted that I am a little crazy and a little weird. It wasn't that exciting a revelation though. Turns out everyone is.

Daniel Pearce

#4. I have always struggled, with the sole intention of ceasing to struggle. Result: zero.

Emil Cioran

#5. Evidently an A level in English is a sacred trust, like something out of "The Lord of the Rings". You must go forth with your A level and protect the English language with your bow of elfin gold.

Lynne Truss

#6. A society with more justice needs less charity.

Ralph Nader

#7. Patience, the beggar's virtue, shall find no harbor here.

Philip Massinger

#8. Flom had the same experience ... He didn't triumph over adversity. Instead, what started out as adversity ended up being an opportunity.

Malcolm Gladwell

#9. The only thing that ultimately matters is to eat an ice-cream cone, play a slide trombone, plant a small tree, good God, now you're free.

Ray Manzarek

#10. Not so fast, my pussy-visaged friend!

Lee Falk