I gave up writing children's books. I wanted to escape from them as I had once wanted to escape from 'Punch': as I have always wanted to escape. In vain. Alan Alexander Milne
What I say is that, if a fellow really likes potatoes, he must be a pretty decent sort of fellow. Alan Alexander Milne
If one is to be called a liar, one may as well make an effort to deserve the name. Alan Alexander Milne
The third-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the majority. The second-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking with the minority. The first-rate mind is only happy when it is thinking. Alan Alexander Milne
One of the advantages of being disorderly is that one is constantly making exciting discoveries. Alan Alexander Milne
My spelling is Wobbly. It's good spelling but it Wobbles, and the letters get in the wrong places. Alan Alexander Milne
Organizing is what you do before you do something, so that when you do it, it is not all mixed up. Alan Alexander Milne
Don't underestimate the value of doing nothing, of just going along, listening to all the thing you can't hear, and not bothering. Alan Alexander Milne
My last divorce was in '68. What made it come to a head was a promise. See, I had promised her that the next year I wouldn't work as much. But then I got in trouble with the IRS, and I had to continue working just as much to pay the government. So she said I lied, which is something I never did. B. B King
Everyone's curves fall in a different place. But you can't put something of mine on and not see curves. L'Wren Scott
I don't really understand why so many fantasy writers choose to focus on worlds that just seem strangely denuded. But to them, I guess it doesn't seem strange. And I guess that's their privilege. It isn't mine. Nora K. Jemisin