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977f03c The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel, must be intolerably stupid. books humor classic Jane Austen
8aedea1 Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. dogs friends books humor Groucho Marx
aeaef27 I love deadlines. I love the whooshing noise they make as they go by. humour writing work humor Douglas Adams
b0307e2 Reality continues to ruin my life. humor life Bill Watterson
d1620d0 It's no use going back to yesterday, because I was a different person then. psychological humor inspirational yesterday alice philosophy-of-life Lewis Carroll
be5d5d9 All God does is watch us and kill us when we get boring. We must never, ever be boring. humor life Chuck Palahniuk
2739155 Mr. Moony presents his compliments to Professor Snape, and begs him to keep his abnormally large nose out of other people's business. Mr. Prongs agrees with Mr. Moony, and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugly git. Mr. Padfoot would like to register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a professor. Mr. Wormtail bids Professor Snape good day, and advises him to wash his hair, the slimeball. humor wormtail remus-lupin james-potter sirius-black snape J.K. Rowling
03e85cd "Is it true that you shouted at Professor Umbridge?" "Yes." "You called her a liar?" "Yes." "You told her He Who Must Not Be Named is back?" "Yes." "Have a biscuit, Potter." rebellion humor J.K. Rowling
ab9e83c "Death's got an Invisibility Cloak?" Harry interrupted again. "So he can sneak up on people," said Ron. "Sometimes he gets bored of running at them, flapping his arms and shrieking..." humor sarcasm J.K. Rowling
89cb3ca Two wrongs don't make a right, but they make a good excuse. humor inspirational Thomas Szasz
2414ee5 I do not want people to be very agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them a great deal. people humor Jane Austen
76476ef "When his life was ruined, his family killed, his farm destroyed, Job knelt down on the ground and yelled up to the heavens, "Why god? Why me?" and the thundering voice of God answered, There's just something about you that pisses me off." religion humor Stephen King
67f58cc "What the hell is that?" I laughed. "It's my fox hat." "Your fox hat?" "Yeah, Pudge. My fox hat." "Why are you wearing your fox hat?" I asked. "Because no one can catch the motherfucking fox." humor John Green
8b4037d So please, oh please, we beg, we pray, Go throw your TV set away, And in its place you can install A lovely bookshelf on the wall. Then fill the shelves with lots of books. television humor Roald Dahl
78e2eec Never let your sense of morals prevent you from doing what is right. humor philosophy wisdom inspirational Isaac Asimov
9338119 I love to see a young girl go out and grab the world by the lapels. Life's a bitch. You've got to go out and kick ass. humor life inspirational maya angelou
10cae73 "That does it," said Jace. "I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year." "Why?" Isabelle said. "So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you know what it means." fun humor isabelle-lightwood jace-wayland Cassandra Clare
dc11eb3 I have great faith in fools - self-confidence my friends will call it. humor self-irony self-confidence fool Edgar Allan Poe
d8257ad It is said that your life flashes before your eyes just before you die. That is true, it's called Life. humor life Terry Pratchett
9457d6b Deadlines just aren't real to me until I'm staring one in the face. humor procrastinate Rick Riordan
0d94558 "Don't talk to me." "Why not?" "Because I want to fix that in my memory for ever. Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret..." harry-potter humor ron-weasley J.K. Rowling
ab74b3a "Why are they all staring?" demanded Albus as he and Rose craned around to look at the other students. "Don't let it worry you," said Ron. "It's me. I'm extremely famous." harry-potter humor ron-weasley fame J.K. Rowling
67d0083 People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day. humor inspirational idleness A.A. Milne
a99ce37 "The Guide says there is an art to flying", said Ford, "or rather a knack. The knack lies in learning how to throw yourself at the ground and miss." humor hg2g flying Douglas Adams
faec9a5 If cats looked like frogs we'd realize what nasty, cruel little bastards they are. Style. That's what people remember. humor life Terry Pratchett
f53ee91 "How do you feel, Georgie?" whispered Mrs. Weasley. George's fingers groped for the side of his head. "Saintlike," he murmured. "What's wrong with him?" croaked Fred, looking terrified. "Is his mind affected?" "Saintlike," repeated George, opening his eyes and looking up at his brother. "You see...I'm HOLEY, Fred, geddit?" humor J.K. Rowling
b7d7035 Just because you call an electric eel a rubber duck doesn't make it a rubber duck, does it? And God help the poor bastard who decides they want to take a bath with the duckie. (Jace Wayland) humor jace-wayland Cassandra Clare
7e61061 Mom. I have something to tell you. I'm undead. Now, I know you may have some preconceived notions about the undead. I know you may not be comfortable with the idea of me being undead. But I'm here to tell you that undead are just like you and me ... well, okay. Possibly more like me than you. humor mortal-instruments simon vampire Cassandra Clare
da9c226 "Now, you two - this year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me you've - you've blown up a toilet or -" "Blown up a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet." "Great idea though, thanks, Mum." humor molly-weasley toilet george-weasley J.K. Rowling
d2145e4 "Out of the corner of her eye she thought she saw Jace shoot her a look of white rage - but when she glanced at him, he looked as he always did: easy, confident, slightly bored. "In future, Clarissa," he said, "it might be wise to mention that you already have a man in your bed, to avoid such tedious situations." "You invited him into " Simon demanded, looking shaken. "Ridiculous, isn't it?" said Jace. "We would never have all fit." "I didn't invite him into bed," Clary snapped. "We were just kissing." "Just kissing?" Jace's tone mocked her with its false hurt. "How swiftly you dismiss our love." humor Cassandra Clare
2448ca0 Don't Panic. humor hitchhiker-s-guide panic Douglas Adams
de23a10 So be sure when you step, Step with care and great tact. And remember that life's A Great Balancing Act. And will you succeed? Yes! You will, indeed! (98 and 3/4 percent guaranteed) Kid, you'll move mountains. success humor inspirational Dr. Seuss
5a40528 Oh well... I'd just been thinking, if you had died, you'd have been welcome to share my toilet. humor J.K. Rowling
c866ee1 "Isabelle drifted over, Jace a pace behind her. She was wearing a long black dress with boots and an even longer cutaway coat of soft green velvet, the color of moss. "I can't believe you did it!" she exclaimed. "How did you get Magnus to let Jace leave?" "Traded him for Alec," Clary said. Isabelle looked mildly alarmed. "Not permanently?" "No," said Jace. "Just for a few hours. Unless I don't come back," he added thoughtfully. "In which case, maybe he does get to keep Alec. Think of it as a lease with an option to buy." Isabelle looked dubious. "Mom and Dad won't be pleased if they find out." "That you freed a possible criminal by trading away your brother to a warlock who looks like a gay Sonic the Hedgehog and dresses like the Child Catcher from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?" Simon inquired. "No, probably not." humor clary-fray isabelle-lightwood jace-wayland simon-lewis Cassandra Clare
739e574 Finally, from so little sleeping and so much reading, his brain dried up and he went completely out of his mind. reading humor Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
535fde1 The meek may inherit the earth, but at the moment it belongs to the conceited. Like me. humor jace-wayland quotes Cassandra Clare
ca394c5 "Why were you lurking under our window?" "Yes - yes, good point, Petunia! What were you doing under our windows, boy?" "Listening to the news," said Harry in a resigned voice. His aunt and uncle exchanged looks of outrage. "Listening to the news! Again?" "Well, it changes every day, you see," said Harry." harry-potter humor news sarcasm J.K. Rowling
0a8a5d8 "The real story of the Fleece: there were these two children of Zeus, Cadmus and Europa, okay? They were about to get offered up as human sacrifices, when they prayed to Zeus to save them. So Zeus sent this magical flying ram with golden wool, which picked them up in Greece and carried them all the way to Colchis in Asia Minor. Well, actually it carried Cadmus. Europa fell off and died along the way, but that's not important." "It was probably important to her." humor gold percy-jackson Rick Riordan
eab7498 Don't feel bad, I'm usually about to die. humor sorry greek percy-jackson mythology Rick Riordan
f6f8091 Even if you are on the right track, you'll get run over if you just sit there. humor inspirational enterprise inertia Will Rogers
24141b9 The capacity for friendship is God's way of apologizing for our families. friendship humor Jay McInerney
b3ac3b2 "What are all these?" Clary asked. "Vials of holy water, blessed knives, steel and silver blades," Jace said, piling the weapons on the floor beside him, "electrum wire - not much use at the moment but it's always good to have spares - silver bullets, charms of protetion, crucifixes, stars of David-" "Jesus," said Clary "I doubt he'd fit." "Jace." Clary was appalled." irony jesus humor jace-wayland Cassandra Clare
be90587 May the forces of evil become confused on the way to your house. benediction humor inspirational goodwill wishes evil George Carlin
6effeb4 The worst part of success is trying to find someone who is happy for you. jealousy friendship success humor happiness inspirational Bette Midler
98c4b32 Would it save you a lot of time if I just gave up and went mad now? humor towel thumb social-commentary science-fiction Douglas Adams
4a48772 In a way, it's nice to know that there are Greek gods out there, because you have somebody to blame when things go wrong. For instance, when you're walking away from a bus that's just been attacked by monster hags and blown up by lightning, and it's raining on top of everything else, most people might think that's just really bad luck; when you're a half-blood, you understand that some devine force is really trying to mess up your day. humor olympians Rick Riordan
062086e "Must you go? I was rather hoping you'd stay and be a ministering angel, but if you must go, you must." "I'll stay," Will said a bit crossly, and threw himself down in the armchair Tessa had just vacated. "I can minister angelically." "None too convincingly. And you're not as pretty to look at as Tessa is," Jem said, closing his eyes as he leaned back against the pillow. "How rude. Many who have gazed upon me have compared the experience to gazing at the radiance of the sun." Jem still had his eyes closed. "If they mean it gives you a headache, they aren't wrong." humor radiance Cassandra Clare
cf81f70 What's the good of living if you don't try a few things? cartoonist humor inspirational Charles M. Schulz
44c9f39 "It's not gray," Clary felt compelled to point out. "It's green." "If there was such a thing as terminal literalism, you'd have died in childhood," said Jace." humor gray-book jace Cassandra Clare
a9df6ab "I thought I'd lie on the floor and writhe in pain for a while," he grunted, "It relaxes me." "It does? Oh - you're being sarcastic. That's a good sign probably." humor Cassandra Clare
9fe0042 "Dreams like a podcast, Downloading truth in my ears. They tell me cool stuff." "Apollo?" I guess, because I figured nobody else could make a haiku that bad. poem humor fred haiku percy-jackson Rick Riordan
7b8d542 "I don't want tea," said Clary, with muffled force. "I want to find my mother. And then I want to find out who took her in the first place, and I want to kill them." "Unfortunately," said Hodge, "we're all out of bitter revenge at the moment, so it's either tea or nothing." revenge humor hodge tea sarcasm Cassandra Clare
5a6d98c Confidence is ignorance. If you're feeling cocky, it's because there's something you don't know. humor ignorance knowledge Eoin Colfer
901968a A diary with no drawings of me in it? Where are the torrid fantasies? The romance covers? humor jace-wayland diary sarcasm Cassandra Clare
5f9efa8 I meant what I said and I said what I meant. An elephant's faithful one-hundred percent! humor inspirational dr-seuss musical Dr. Seuss
9a0b8da DON'T THINK OF IT AS DYING, said Death. JUST THINK OF IT AS LEAVING EARLY TO AVOID THE RUSH. humor Terry Pratchett
64515ca "Headline?" he asked. "'Swing Set Needs Home,'" I said. "'Desperately Lonely Swing Set Needs Loving Home,'" he said. "'Lonely, Vaguely Pedophilic Swing Set Seeks the Butts of Children,'" I said." humour humor pedophile pedophilia john-green tfios the-fault-in-our-stars internet John Green
4d907c1 "An Unbreakable Vow?" said Ron, looking stunned. "Nah, he can't have.... Are you sure?" "Yes I'm sure," said Harry. "Why, what does it mean?" "Well, you can't break an Unbreakable Vow..." "I'd worked that much out for myself, funnily enough." humor unbreakable-vow malfoy snape ron-weasley J.K. Rowling
4227bea "Magnus, standing by the door, snapped his fingers impatiently. "Move it along, teenagers. The only person who gets to canoodle in my bedroom is my magnificent self." "Canoodle?" repeated Clary, never having heard the word before. "Magnificent?" repeated Jace, who was just being nasty. Magnus growled. The growl sounded like "Get out." humor magnificent city-of-bones clary-fray jace-wayland magnus-bane Cassandra Clare
62f81f0 "Trains are great dirty smoky things," said Will. "You won't like it." Tessa was unmoved. "I won't know if I like it until I try it, will I?" "I've never swum naked in the Thames before, but I know I wouldn't like it." "But think how entertaining for sightseers," said Tessa, and she saw Jem duck his head to hide the quick flash of his grin." humor tessa-gray jem-carstairs will-herondale teasing Cassandra Clare
a535246 "Alec looked at her and shook his head. "How do you manage never to get mud on your clothes?" Isabelle shrugged philosophically. "I'm pure at heart. It repels the dirt." humor dirt city-of-ashes isabelle-lightwood clean sarcasm Cassandra Clare
a864e6f "No sight so sad as that of a naughty child," he began, "especially a naughty little girl. Do you know where the wicked go after death?" "They go to hell," was my ready and orthodox answer. "And what is hell? Can you tell me that?" "A pit full of fire." "And should you like to fall into that pit, and to be burning there for ever?" "No, sir." "What must you do to avoid it?" I deliberated a moment: my answer, when it did come was objectionable: "I must keep in good health and not die." religion humor hell Charlotte Brontë
2d06814 It's hard to enjoy practical jokes when your whole life feels like one. humor prank joke Rick Riordan
a0d8323 "Can you surf really well, then?" I looked at Grover, who was trying hard not to laugh. myth funny humor posiedon the-lightning-thief olympians athena zeus percy-jackson mythology Rick Riordan
6cedd6f "Seventeen, eh!" said Hagrid as he accepted a bucket-sized glass of wine from Fred. "Six years to the day we met, Harry, d'yeh remember it?" "Vaguely," said Harry, grinning up at him. "Didn't you smash down the front door, give Dudley a pig's tail, and tell me I was a wizard?" "I forge' the details," Hagrid chortled." harry-potter humor hagrid dursley pig wizard J.K. Rowling
8e74265 "Can you be a girl for a few seconds?" "I'm always a girl" I frown. "You know what I mean. Like a silly, annoying girl" I twirl my hair around my finger. "Kay." funny humor divergent tris veronica-roth Veronica Roth
564e6b8 "We need to talk. All of us About what we're going to do now." "I was going to watch Project Runway." humor clary jace Cassandra Clare
9a10ab9 "But-" Maia, still looking at Alec and Magnus, broke off and rasied her eyebrows. Simon turned to see what she was looking at - and stared. Alec had his arms around Magnus and was kissing him full on the mouth. Magnus, who appeared to be in a state of shock, stood frozen. Several groups of people - Shadowhunters and Downworlders alike - were staring and whispering. Glancing to the side, Simon saw the Lightwoods, their eyes widen, gaping at the display. Maryse had her hand over her mouth. Maia looked perplexed. "Wait a second," she said. "Do we all have to do that, too?" humor mortal-instruments Cassandra Clare
56a16e8 Five exclamation marks, the sure sign of an insane mind. humor Terry Pratchett
40f08fc I figured something out. The future is unpredictable. humor inspirational obvious stupid John Green
645dc06 God does not play dice with the universe; He plays an ineffable game of His own devising, which might be compared, from the perspective of any of the other players [i.e. everybody], to being involved in an obscure and complex variant of poker in a pitch-dark room, with blank cards, for infinite stakes, with a Dealer who won't tell you the rules, and who . god humor gaiman Terry Pratchett
515875a "There's no need to clarify my finger snap," said Magnus. "The implication was clear in the snap itself." humor magnus-bane Cassandra Clare
89484cc It's like learning to ride a unicorn. You never forget. humor foaly Eoin Colfer
3f81427 "He cleared his throat and held up one hand dramatically. He grinned at us, waiting for applause. "That last line was four syllables." Artemis said. Apollo frowned. "Was it?" "Yes. What about "No, no, that's six syllable, hhhm." He started muttering to himself. Zoe Nightshade turned to us. "Lord Apollo has been going through this haiku phase ever since he visited Japan. Tis not as bad as the time he visited Limerick. If I'd had to hear one more poem that started with, "I've got it!" Apollo announced. " That's five syllables!" He bowed, looking very pleased with himself." humor haiku artemis Rick Riordan
5f8c379 Rachel: You're a half-blood, too? Annabeth: Shhh! Just announce it to the world, how about? Rachel: Okay. Hey, everybody! These two aren't human! They're half Greek god!...They don't seem to care. humor half-blood rachel-elizabeth-dare Rick Riordan
fe868f7 As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be? optimism humor solace Cassandra Clare
b12d50f Men are from Earth, women are from Earth. Deal with it. equality feminism humanism humor inspirational common-sense men-and-women George Carlin
30d6ccb Razors pain you, Rivers are damp, Acids stain you, And drugs cause cramp. Guns aren't lawful, Nooses give, Gas smells awful. You might as well live. suicide humor Dorothy Parker
e7651f0 To lose one parent, Mr. Worthing, may be regarded as a misfortune; to lose both looks like carelessness. humor parents paraphrased Oscar Wilde
b5082e8 There is nothing like puking with somebody to make you into old friends. humor shared-ordeal Sylvia Plath
ae8bfa0 It may help to understand human affairs to be clear that most of the great triumphs and tragedies of history are caused, not by people being fundamentally good or fundamentally bad, but by people being fundamentally people. humor Neil Gaiman
4a23a66 I have a high pain threshold. In fact, it's more of a large and tastfully decorated foyer than a threshold. But I do get easily bored humor Cassandra Clare
d6247b4 People have an annoying habit of remembering things they shouldn't. humor recall memory Christopher Paolini
0c69ccf Hey, Rosalie? Do you know how to drown a blonde? Stick a mirror to the bottom of a pool. humor rosalie dawn jacob mirror Stephenie Meyer
6c0bab0 "No! Please! I'll tell you whatever you want to know!" the man yelled. "Really?" said Vimes. "What's the orbital velocity of the moon?" "What?" "Oh, you'd like something simpler?" humor interrogation police Terry Pratchett
55fc75c It's fascinating. You know all these words, and they're all English, but when you string them together into sentences, they just don't make any sense. humor jace-lightwood sarcasm Cassandra Clare
e9b21ec I told Augustus the broad outline of my miracle: diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer when I was thirteen. (I didn't tell him that the diagnosis came three months after I got my first period. Like: Congratulations! You're a woman. Now die.) humor diagnosis john-green John Green
a77753d And next time you're planning to injure yourself to get me attention, just remember that a little sweet talk works wonders. humor love clary-and-jace jace-and-clary jace Cassandra Clare
c03cdef "Hey," said Shadow. "Huginn or Muninn, or whoever you are." The bird turned, head tipped, suspiciously, on one side, and it stared at him with bright eyes. "Say 'Nevermore,'" said Shadow. "Fuck you," said the raven." poe humor nevermore parody raven Neil Gaiman
086fd70 That wasn't any act of God. That was an act of pure human fuckery. humor Stephen King
a89af26 Just because you're beautiful and perfect, it's made you conceited. beauty humor love conceit William Goldman
89ffa1e Sections in the bookstore - Books You Haven't Read - Books You Needn't Read - Books Made for Purposes Other Than Reading - Books Read Even Before You Open Them Since They Belong to the Category of Books Read Before Being Written - Books That If You Had More Than One Life You Would Certainly Also Read But Unfortunately Your Days Are Numbered - Books You Mean to Read But There Are Others You Must Read First - Books Too Expensive Now and You'll Wait 'Til They're Remaindered - Books ditto When They Come Out in Paperback - Books You Can Borrow from Somebody - Books That Everybody's Read So It's As If You Had Read Them, Too - Books You've Been Planning to Read for Ages - Books You've Been Hunting for Years Without Success - Books Dealing with Something You're Working on at the Moment - Books You Want to Own So They'll Be Handy Just in Case - Books You Could Put Aside Maybe to Read This Summer - Books You Need to Go with Other Books on Your Shelves - Books That Fill You with Sudden, Inexplicable Curiosity, Not Easily Justified - Books Read Long Ago Which It's Now Time to Re-read - Books You've Always Pretended to Have Read and Now It's Time to Sit Down and Really Read Them reading humor Italo Calvino
082f3ad "Inconceivable!" "You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means." funny humor movie princess William Goldman
3e71cf3 She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish. fish humor Rick Riordan
ce8a249 When beetles fight these battles in a bottle with their paddles and the bottle's on a poodle and the poodle's eating noodles... ...they call this a muddle puddle tweetle poodle beetle noodle bottle paddle battle. humor Dr. Seuss
3b35bf1 Humor is almost always anger with its make-up on. humor Stephen King
f468cca "Basia coquum," Simon said. "Or whatever their motto is." "It's 'Descensus Averno facilis est.' 'The descent into hell is easy," said Alec. "You just said "Kiss the cook." "Dammit," said Simon. "I knew Jace was screwing with me." humor simon-lewis Cassandra Clare
74c33dd Life sucks, and then you die... humor inspirational Stephenie Meyer
79799ae Going round and around inside a dryer can be fatal, whereas pasta is rarely fatal. Unless Isabelle makes it. humor fatal pasta isabelle-lightwood Cassandra Clare
013a295 "Is this Clarissa Fray?" The voice on the other end of the phone sounded familiar, though not immediately identifiable. Clary twirled the phone cord nervously around her finger. "Yeees?" "Hi, I'm one of the knife-carrying hooligans you met last night in Pandemonium? I"m afraid I made a bad impression and was hoping you'd give me a chance to make it up to-" "SIMON!" Clary held the phone away from her ear as he cracked up laughing. "That is so not funny!" "Sure it is. You just don't see the humor." "Jerk." Clary sighed, leaning up against the wall." humor simon-lewis tease joke phone Cassandra Clare
ef86b23 Why it's simply impassible! Alice: Why, don't you mean impossible? Door: No, I do mean impassible. Nothing's impossible! funny humor alice-in-wonderland door wordplay Lewis Carroll
fdc56c6 Y'all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die. humor wise John Green
d1e9d54 There is nothing more luxurious than eating while you read--unless it be reading while you eat. Amabel did both: they are not the same thing, as you will see if you think the matter over. reading humor luxury eating E. Nesbit
1a776b7 "Harry -- I think I've just understood something! I've got to go to the library!" And she sprinted away, up the stairs. " does she understand?" said Harry distractedly, still looking around, trying to tell where the voice had come from. "Loads more than I do," said Ron, shaking his head. "But why's she got to go to the library?" "Because that's what Hermione does," said Ron, shrugging. "When in doubt, go to the library." library humor J.K. Rowling
9fd2e9c "It would seem that you have no useful skill or talent whatsoever," he said. "Have you thought of going into teaching?" humour humor teaching Terry Pratchett
72db402 "I dreamed I was buying new shoes last night," said Ron. "What d'ya think that's gonna mean?" "Probably that you're going to be eaten by a giant marshmallow or something," said Harry." harry-potter humor marshmallow ron-weasley J.K. Rowling
7de25e2 "Mistletoe," said Luna dreamily, pointing at a large clump of white berries placed almost over Harry's head. He jumped out from under it. "Good thinking," said Luna seriously. "It's often infested with nargles." humor J.K. Rowling
8fd1ca8 "Aren't they supposed to be hiring someone else to train me full-time ?" "Yes," he said, getting up and pulling her to her feet along with him," and I'm worried that if you get into the habit of making out with your instructors, you'll wind up making out with him, too." " Don't be sexist. They could find me a female instructor." "In that case you have my permission to make out with her, as long as I can watch." humor clary-fray jace-lightwood Cassandra Clare
2d9f03c "Watching Jace hug Isabelle, she tried to school her features into a happy and loving expression. "Are you all right?" Simon asked, with some concern. "Your eyes are crossing." humor clary-fray simon-lewis Cassandra Clare
3854059 "I've got the Mark of Cain," said Simon. "That means nothing can kill me, right?" "You can kill yourself," Magnus said, somewhat unhelpfully. "As far as I know, inanimate objects can accidentally kill you. So if you were planning on teaching yourself the lambada on a greased platform over a pit full of knives, I wouldn't." "There goes my Saturday." funny humor lambada mark-of-cain city-of-lost-souls the-mortal-instruments magnus-bane simon-lewis Cassandra Clare
d421d2f "Who're you going with, then?" said Ron. "Angelina," said Fred promptly, without a trace of embarrassment. "What?" said Ron, taken aback. "You've already asked her?" "Good point," said Fred. He turned his head and called across the common room, "Oi! Angelina!" Angelina, who had been chatting with Alicia Spinnet near the fire, looked over at him. "What?" She called back. "Want to come to the ball with me?" Angelina gave Fred a sort of appraising look. "All right, then," she said, and she turned back to Alicia and carried on chatting with a bit of a grin on her face. "There you go," said Fred to Harry and Ron, "piece of cake." harry-potter humor weasley dating J.K. Rowling
5ddc62e I love new clothes. If everyone could just wear new clothes everyday, I reckon depression wouldn't exist anymore. humor fashion Sophie Kinsella
ef98ffb Look, let me just say it: He was hot. A nonhot boy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. But a hot boy . . . well. humor John Green
26b5834 "Jace perched on the windowsill and looked down at him. "You really don't get this bodyguard thing, do you?" "I didn't even think you liked me all that much," said Simon. "Is this one of those keep-your-friends-close-and-your-enemies-closer things?" "I thought it was keep your friends close so you have someone to drive the car when you sneak over to your enemy's house a night and throw up in his mailbox." "I'm pretty sure that's not it" humor city-of-fallen-angels jace-lightwood simon-lewis Cassandra Clare
0945699 A towel, [The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy] says, is about the most massively useful thing an interstellar hitchhiker can have. Partly it has great practical value. You can wrap it around you for warmth as you bound across the cold moons of Jaglan Beta; you can lie on it on the brilliant marble-sanded beaches of Santraginus V, inhaling the heady sea vapors; you can sleep under it beneath the stars which shine so redly on the desert world of Kakrafoon; use it to sail a miniraft down the slow heavy River Moth; wet it for use in hand-to-hand-combat; wrap it round your head to ward off noxious fumes or avoid the gaze of the Ravenous Bugblatter Beast of Traal (such a mind-boggingly stupid animal, it assumes that if you can't see it, it can't see you); you can wave your towel in emergencies as a distress signal, and of course dry yourself off with it if it still seems to be clean enough. humor Douglas Adams
95df17f You are speaking of my future lover. Be more respectful. romance humor true-blood sookie-stackhouse Charlaine Harris
8ce0bee "So this is it," said Arthur, "We are going to die." "Yes," said Ford, "except... no! Wait a minute!" He suddenly lunged across the chamber at something behind Arthur's line of vision. "What's this switch?" he cried. "What? Where?" cried Arthur, twisting round. "No, I was only fooling," said Ford, "we are going to die after all." science humor Douglas Adams
5149fde "Eragon looked back at him, confused. "I don't understand." "Of course you don't," said Brom impatiently. "That's why I'm teaching you and not the other way around." humor Christopher Paolini
ca927b6 My name is Percy Jackson. I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York. Am I a troubled kid? Yeah. You could say that. humor introduction percy-jackson trouble school Rick Riordan
1249e06 If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance. humor George Bernard Shaw
908e8cd "By the Angel," Jace said, looking the demon up and down. "I knew Greater Demons were meant to be ugly, but no one ever warned me about the smell." Abbadon opened its mouth and hissed. Inside its mouth were two rows of jagged glass-sharp teeth. "I'm not sure about this wind and howling darkness business," Jace went on, "smells more like landfill to me. You sure you're not from Staten Island?" humor taunting jace-wayland demon teasing fearlessness sarcasm Cassandra Clare
42c444c "Jace's eyes sparkled, but he said calmly, "Not at all. the Silent Brothers can help her retrieve her memories." "You hate the Silent Brothers," protested Isabelle. "I don't hate them," said Jace candidly."I'm afraid of them. It's not the same thing." "I thought you said they were libarians," said Clary. "They are librarians." Simon whistled. "Those must be some killer late fees." humor librarians Cassandra Clare
51057d2 "Pretty soon the only people left without a girlfriend will be me and Wendell the school janitor, and he smells like windex." "At least you know he's still available." humor simon-lewis dating Cassandra Clare
fbb4ef7 "Lawful good to lawful evil!" said Simon, pleased. "He's quoting Dungeons and Dragons," said Clary. "Ignore him." humor simon Cassandra Clare
59d5287 Curiouser and curiouser. humor favorites Lewis Carroll
2aa7a17 "We'll never survive!" "Nonsense. You're only saying that because no one ever has." optimism humor survival William Goldman
9e7de12 I like to have a martini, Two at the very most. After three I'm under the table, after four I'm under my host. humor drunken-behaviour Dorothy Parker
ad01dfe A goal without a plan is just a wish. humor inspirational enterprise planning Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
c68f516 "I have lightning and wind powers," Jason reminded him. "Piper can turn beautiful and charm people into giving her BMWs. You're no more a freak than we are. And, hey, maybe you can fly, too. Like jump off a building and yell 'Flame on!'" Leo snorted. "If I did that, you would see a flaming kid falling to his death, and I would be yelling something a little stronger than 'Flame on!" funny humor powers the-lost-hero Rick Riordan
8e35c4e Also, I'm sleeping with your mom. Just thought you should know. humor jocelyn-fray simon-lewis Cassandra Clare
922f7e8 "They turned to Angel. "We will call you Little One," the leader said, obviously deciding to dispense with the whole confusing name thing. "Okay," said Angel agreeably. "I'll call you Guy in a White Lab Coat." He frowned. "That can be his Indian name," I suggested." humor maximum-ride James Patterson
b6ea1e5 I have never made but one prayer to God, a very short one: Oh Lord, make my enemies ridiculous. And God granted it. social-justice religion humor prayers ridicule satire social-life Voltaire
86170ac "Can't stay long, Mother," he said. "I'm up front, the prefects have got two compartments to themselves-" "Oh, are you a prefect, Percy?" said one of the twins, with an air of great surprise. "You should have said something, we had no idea." "Hang on, I think I remember him saying something about it," said the other twin. "Once-" "Or twice-" "A minute-" "All summer-" "Oh, shut up," said Percy the Prefect." humor george-weasley prefect percy-weasley J.K. Rowling
e2d40db Like all of my friends, she's a lousy judge of character. humor David Sedaris
af82ff4 He'd been wrong, there was a light at the end of the tunnel, and it was a flamethrower. humor Terry Pratchett
d828112 "I know - I'll play you for it," Alice suggested. "Rock, paper, scissors." Jasper chuckled and Edward sighed. "Why don't you just tell me who wins?" Edward said wryly. Alice beamed. "I do. Excellent." humor furture-telling edward Stephenie Meyer
769918c "I'm gonna kill him," Eve said, or at least that was what it sounded like filtered through the pillow. Stake him right in the heart, shove garlic up his ass, and-and-" And what?" (Michael) When did you get home?" Claire demanded. Apparently just in time to hear my funeral plans. I especially like the garlic up the ass. It's...different." humor vampires Rachel Caine
1ce9ec8 "I can talk to fish!" Angel said happily, water dripping off her long, skinny body. "Ask one over for dinner," Fang said, joining us." humor maximum-ride James Patterson
b6eff2e She said this in the same way you might say Fields of Punishment or Hades's gym shorts. humor Rick Riordan
52196ee I always pass on good advice. It is the only thing to do with it. It is never of any use to oneself. humor epigram Oscar Wilde
f22b405 So that's little Scorpious. Make sure you beat him in every test, Rosie. Thank god you've inherited your mother's brains. humor malfoy ron-weasley J.K. Rowling
5371ce4 "I'm calm," Rachel insisted. "Every time I'm around you, some monsters attack us. What's to be nervous about?" "Look," I said. "I'm sorry about the band room. I hope they didn't kick you our or anything." "Nah. They asked me a lot of questions about you. I played dumb." "Was it hard?" Annabeth asked." insult humor dumb rachel-dare percy-jackson Rick Riordan
cea4249 HUMAN BEINGS MAKE LIFE SO INTERESTING. DO YOU KNOW, THAT IN A UNIVERSE SO FULL OF WONDERS, THEY HAVE MANAGED TO INVENT BOREDOM. (Death) humor cynism ennui boredom Terry Pratchett
5a50ef4 "The only difference between politics humor electoral-politics george-w-bush Kurt Vonnegut