“Prepare to die! Everyone dies. You may as well be ready. We have a whole-life policy you can buy.” #writing #throwawayline

“The ship sailed west. It hit land. Too bad the ocean lay east.” #writing

“We are all monkeys banging away at our keyboards or scratching with sticks in hopes we create something worthy of another monkey.” #writing

“He fell flat on his face onto the floor which was at a flat thirty-seven degree angle.” #writing #throwawayline

“I’m leaving. Don’t bother pretending you care or saying goodbye. I’ve been through it before. You are the type of slime who acts like they care until the bill comes due.” #writing

“He still had no idea what was happening, but found himself the center of the conflict. Too bad he was an expendable character.” #writing

“His skin was like cracked vellum. Too bad most don’t know what vellum is and have to look it up.” #writing

“I could be wrong. I should be.” #writing #throwawayline

“Some people can be lucky at chess, the same way some can be lucky at Las Vegas. It may happen, but don’t put any money down.” #writing

“He was a whirlpool of lies and ego, spreading destruction and havoc wherever he roamed.” #writing

“Back in my day, I was still alive.” #writing #throwawayline

“Sometimes, the best thing you can do is wait and see. Of course, what you see may end up being a lot worse than what it would have been had you acted instead of waiting.” #writing

“He sniveled as he coward.” #writing #throwawayline

Writers should write. That’s why they have editors and publishers. #writing

“You can’t vote with your wallet if it’s empty.” #writing

“We are run by someone who wants you at their disadvantage in order to gain advantage.” #writing

“My bill has gotten bigger–and I’m not even Pinocchio.” #writing #throwawayline

“Your life is limited by your memory, bandwidth, and speed. But mostly, it’s limited by how much you can spend and your networking capability and throughput.” #writing #throwawayline

“Everything is relative, meaning you are the prodigal son.” #writing #throwawayline

“He was a boatman’s boatman. He knew his steerage from his prow.” #writing #throwawayline

“Find something that will push you forward, like a locomotive.” #writing

Overheard: “There is too much communication going on right now.” Obviously, someone who feels ignorance is bliss.~ #writing #character

“Welcome to the universe, where everything is not as it seems, and everything has a cost.” #writing #throwawayline

“It was fine, seeing that the bones always used alcohol to kill the germs, and I figures that it would do not less than little to help if taken internally.” #writing

“He drowned his sorrows in the happiness borne of lies.” #writing