“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

“Welcome to the Necrodance. We hope you bring a partner.” #writing #throwawayline

“They were a matched set. She was the fork and he was the shiv.” #writing #throwawayline

“They were like peanut butter and jelly on a sandwich made from moldy and crusty bread.” #writing #throwawayline

“I need to be a God so that I may decimate the peoples on this minuscule planet. But that is impossible, for they use octal.” If you get it, you’re a nerd. #writing #throwawayline

“The man who works from dusk to dawn works in darkness.” #writing #throwawayline

“The world doesn’t wait for you. It expects you to keep up or go faster. You are in a literal race with progress and time. You either get left behind, or you succeed temporarily.” #writing #throwawayline

“I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. The grass is always green under the other shoe.” #writing #throwawayline