“Leftovers are a vestige of the meals that were.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was snookered into playing billiards in the pool.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was a sigil of things to come. A portent of power and panic.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was a philosopher, stoned.” #writing #throwawayline

“His other was significant. Just like in the movie.” #writing #throwawayline

“His high-fives consisted of three joints and two snorts.” #writing #character #throwawayline

“He was as lazy as he was productive, heavily leaning toward the former until he fell over since standing was too much work.” #writing #throwawayline

“Work is to make someone else money as you use it to survive.” #writing #throwawayline

“It was a sliver lining n a cloud of platinum.” #writing #life #throwawayline

“He died by the sword. He had mortgaged his life to the hilt.” #writing #throwawayline

“He wasn’t so much worried about what to do, but to whom.” #writing #throwawayline

“He raged through the hardware store, destroying all of the tools. It was a chainsaw massacre.” #writing #throwawayline

For every hundred good lines I throw out, I find one that I use that is mediocre. #writing #throwawayline

“Follow your muse. Just don’t let it laugh at you. Too many amuse easily.” #writing #throwawayline

“She was bedazzled and bedecked, but beneath all the sparkles and spangles there was nothing but a woman worn and worried.” #writing #throwawayline

“She was drunk and dizzy with anticipation for his touch. Mostly it was the tequila.” #writing #throwawayline

“Does oregano come from Oregon?”” #writing #throwawayline

“Keep your eyes open and your mouth shut. That’s how you avoid swallowing gnats.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was so committed to his work that he was committed.” #writing #throwawayline

“Never throw the bathwater away with the baby. You may be caught in a desert where it may become something you wish you had. It’s more important than keeping the baby in a desert, even if you could eat it.” #writing #throwawayline

“There are the Mundanes, the Tuesdanes, and then there are just the plain Danes.” #writing #throwawayline

“Some traditions aren’t worth keeping. This friendship is one,” he said, pulling the trigger. #writing #throwawayline

“She was a willowy blonde who swayed in the wind.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was an air breathing land snail. He was slow and slimy, but his sliminess saved him.” #writing #throwawayline

“His character could best be described as ‘slime’. He went through life leaving a slippery trail, that although easy to follow no one cared to.” — too much exposition #writing #character #throwawayline