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Quote by Alexandra Potter

“just in case" is the curse of packing”

Author

Alexandra Potter, born on May 8, 1970, is a British author known for her humorous and witty style. Her works mainly revolve around themes of life, travel, and family, and have gained widespread recognition and acclaim worldwide. more

“Glen had a disability more disfiguring than a burn and more terrifying than cancer. Glen had been born on the day after Christmas. "My parents just combine my birthday with Christmas, that's all," he explained. But we knew this was a lie. Glen's parents just wrapped a couple of his Christmas presents in birthday-themed wrapping paper, stuck some candles in a supermarket cake, and had a dinner of Christmas leftovers.”

Lying Parent Born Couple Paper Cancer Dinner Stuck Christmas Disability Cake Candle Supermarkets My Birthday Wrapping Leftovers Wrapping Paper Day After Christmas

Book:You Better Not Cry: True Stories for Christmas

Source: You Better Not Cry: True Stories for Christmas

“Don't Ask Me Nothing About Nothing, I Just Might Tell You the Truth”

Might Asks Ask Me

Author:Bob Dylan

“Night was coming on in, borrowing the light. It had started out borrowing just a few cents worth of the light, but now it was borrowing thousands of dollars worth of the light every second. The light would soon be gone, the bank closed, the tellers unemployed, the bank president a suicide.”

Light Night President Gone Suicide Dollars Cents Unemployed Borrowing Every Second

Book:Richard Brautigan's A Confederate General from Big Sur, Dreaming of Babylon, and The Hawkline Monster: Three Books in the Manner of Their Original Editions

Source: Richard Brautigan's A Confederate General from Big Sur, Dreaming of Babylon, and The Hawkline Monster: Three Books in the Manner of Their Original Editions

“.., by universal custom, your enemy is never more polite than when he is planning or has planned your destruction.”

Enemy Destruction Universal Planning Customs Polite

Book:SHOGUN

Source: SHOGUN

“So what if man's body evolved from the monkeys? Whether he came from monkeys or fish is unimportant. The important idea is that when the body became "human" enough, the first human soul slipped into it.”

Ifs Men Firsts Humans Important Ideas Soul Enough Body Fishes What If Monkeys Human Soul Unimportant

Book:The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel

Source: The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel

“[T]he race is long - to finish first, first you must finish.”

Firsts Long Race

Author:Garth Stein

“A little danger adds spice to life.”