Short Quotes

High heels are a short (theist) woman's (subconscious) way of telling God to go to hell … in public.

Junk?” Gram gasped. “One man’s junk is another man’s treasure, you know.”“Yeah, well, maybe it’s time to let another man have it, you think?” he teased. ~ "The Mirror

In her hand was a necklace with a small oval pendant, a half of a locket engraved with one of the same symbols from the mirror frame—what Quinn saw as rolling waves. ~ "The Mirror

Maybe it's a green thing or a wolf thing or a short-circuit thing. I don’t seem to know anything.

For a writer, life is always too short to write. I will just try my best during what remains of my life.

Though this child came in with nothing but excess baby fat, chemical brain waves, and mother and son bodily toxins on his legs, he had a fate fit for a modern day demigod.

If a story is only what it seems to be about, then somehow the author has failed.

My lungs falter short in breath by just the very thought of you.

Life is not a game. Still, in this life, we choose the games we live to play.

Only those of us live for centuries that decided not to live in their short lives.

You can take the barbarian out of the tavern, but he can take the blood out of your body.

It was as if my sould had left my body, floated up to the ceiling, and was watching me destroy my own career with one deliberately assaultive punch. (Dark City Lights)

Well why don't you lean over this counter a little more and give me your best kiss, and then I'll tell you if I want you to take me out to dinner.

I am 1324512000 seconds old. In the cosmic blink of an eye, I will become once again cosmic dust.

I never sleep well when I'm on call.

What we are about to have here is a holy water smack down!

But I want to assure you, if it’s your last day on earth, even after 2, 000 years, I strongly suggest you go for the Versace leaf halter dress.

Remove the computer chipslodged in your brain before they convince youthat you’ve gone insane…Take a bite out of realityinstead of becominga reality byte.

Only criminals and madmen walk into Central Park after midnight...or, occasionally, an actor. (Dark City Lights)

This isn't where I intended to be. Killing a person has a funny way of getting your life off-track.

This isn't where I intended to be. Killing a person has a funny way of getting your life off-track. (Dark City Lights)

The dimple in his left cheek was ironic-it gave the impression that he was sweet as a cupcake. (Dark City Lights)

We skipped right over Walmart on the ladder down.

At least a hospital stay will give him an excuse to halt the job hunt.

The train hit her with the sound of a meat-filled hefty bag smacking the pavement, and the effect was much the same, I guess. (Dark City Lights)

Cigarette smoke when i didn't ask for it. Never when I did.

Smoke rose from the barrel of the gun like a serpent crawling up from its wicker basket

Ashes, ashes.” Her whispered words of an old rhyme smashed through the silence as thunder, and in unison, the shadow figures answered.“We all fall down.

Alice is fictional. This isn't.

No one can play your role better than you.

He paused, giving her a sweet smile of understanding. "You don't have to start with the crown jewels, you know. You could start with my lips then work your way down.

I read your diary. I KNOW.

The only man she ever loved. And hated.

Shh, mi amor. The neighbors will hear and call the police.

I engage in subtle stalking. That's entirely different and perfectly socially acceptable.

Are you on crack? Or did I take a righteous bong hit before coming here?

I don’t know what else to say.""There is nothing else to say. A few minutes of words can’t change years of absurdity.

You need to take some acting classes to learn to hide your huge crush on my husband better

She would keep playing the role of the winner as long as the audience believed her.

It was not a safe thing to lead Joe into temptation

A shrink and a patient switching places. Who is REALLY the boss?

Some angels are too good to live their entire lives in this inferno. They come to Earth for only a short time because they have a mission.

It occurred to Anita that hatred and dislike and even indifference were all luxuries, born of the mistaken belief that anything could last forever.

Ah, what happiness it is to be with people who are all happy, to press hands, press cheeks, smile into eyes.

CONGRATULATIONS DL Havlin! Your entry, "There are No Lights in Naples", an unpublished short fiction - flash fiction genre category, is a finalist for the 2016 Royal Palm Literary Awards competition!

Youth is marked by a breathtaking novelty that diminishes with each year of age - until life becomes a delusive struggle to break routines, escape the ordinary, and rediscover the joy of discovery.

Dyslexia is the affliction of a frozen genius.

Dyslexia, for me, is rather like being a six-fingered typist on LSD!

There are consequences to ignoring consequences that are a consequence of my blatant unwillingness to learn from my consequences.

When you abbreviate your learning, you abbreviate your growth. Expand your knowledge and you keep growing taller and fatter than your limitations.