"I feel I've been swindled by fiction. No one's got anything interesting to say. The real world's more interesting than some pretentious person's imagination."
- Jonathan
in How the World Makes Love by Franz Wisner
"Nothing ever changes unless there's some pain."
- Tears for Fears in Goodnight Song
"Everybody wants a puppy."
- Chris, when I mentioned wanting a child after seeing cute pictures of my niece
Chris: "I love Google Chrome!"
me: "Why?"
Chris: "It finishes my sentences!"
(Google Chrome, a new web browser)
"When's the last time John McCain brought out 75,000 people for anything? Or could he?"
- Senator Dick Durbin, D-Ill (as written in The Arizona Republic newspaper)
"The reason companies started buying, in other words, was that Congress began selling."
- from Thomas Frank's book, THE WRECKING CREW How Conservatives Rule
(from Michael Lind's book review in the NY Times called What’s the Matter With Washington?)
"Kristoff - The russian pseudonym of your husband when he sells his intricate woodworks overseas."
- Ryan
"You rock the magic leopard."
- what I believe to be a compliment from a coworker