#nick

I talk to a lot of librarians, and there's always a steady drumbeat of how libraries are places of community. But a lot of them have also recently - and just in the nick of time - refurbished, because during this economic downturn, people have a tendency to borrow instead of buy. ↗

— Paula Poundstone

#always #because #borrow #buy #community

I have loads of underwear, but only wear the bras because I never wear knickers. ↗

— Katie Price

#bras #i #knickers #loads #never

I limited myself to one shout a day. But I didn't like the sound of my voice. It sounded panicked, it sounded scared. And I knew from experience you can't hear more than 50 yards either way down a canyon. ↗

— Aron Ralston

#day #down #either #experience #hear

Tea should be as bitter as wormwod and as sharp as a two eged sword Kit Snicket (a series of unfortunate events) ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#humor #lemony-snicket #series-of-unfortunate-events #tea #funny

It's unfortunate that we live in such a panicked, dysmorphic society where women don't even give themselves a chance to see what they'll look like as older persons. I want to have some idea of what I'll look like before I start cleaning the slates. ↗

— Julia Roberts

#chance #cleaning #even #give #i

You're not allowed to give yourself a nickname. This holds true in life as well as in poker. ↗

— Richard Roeper

#give #holds #life #nickname #poker

The Super Bowl isn't for kids, I had a great time though and it was worth every nickel of it because by doing this lame piece about the game I can put it on my expense account. ↗

— Andy Rooney

#account #because #bowl #doing #every

Literature doesn’t exactly have a strong mental-health track record. ↗

— Lemony Snicket

#humor #lemony-snicket #funny

I'm just looking for that moment to drop my Jedi knickers and pull out my real light saber. ↗

— Ewan McGregor

#i #jedi #just #just looking #knickers

Finnick?" I say, "Maybe some pants?" He looks down at his legs as if noticing his outfit for the first time. Then he whips off his hospital gown leaving him in just his underwear. "Why? Do you find this" -- he strikes a ridiculously provocative pose -- "distracting?" I laugh. Boggs looks embarrassed and Finnick looks more like the guy I met at the Quarter Quell ↗

— Suzanne Collins

#humour #hunger-games #time