“It's not that everything needs to have substance, but when nothing does then you know we're living in a bankrupt society, an artistically bankrupt society, and that's not okay. I think there's room for forms of entertainment that are very light and frivolous and fun, but when those forms of entertainment, forms of "art" if you will, become presented as something more than that, and are believed to be something more than that, then we've got a lot of problems.” IfsThinkingKnowsNeedsDoeArtProblemLightFormFunRoomsOkayEntertainmentSubstanceFrivolousNot Okay Author:Davey Havok
“I'm into lately being a little less precious about writing and being like, "Okay, what if I just locked myself in my room, pretend that there's someone outside with a gun that's saying, 'Don't come out until you write something.'"” IfsWritingLittlesRoomsGunOkayWhat IfLocked Author:Andrew Bird
“I've always been jealous of people who can tell stories really well in a room with a bunch of people. I've never been good at it because I'm not cocky enough to be like, "Okay, everyone, listen right now to this. I'm going to blow your minds with this joke."” PeopleMindWellsEnoughStoriesRoomsRight NowJokesOkayBlowBunchJealousCocky Author:Brendan Benson
“My dad one time told me, he was like, 'The only time you should lie is when someone's holding a gun to your head and says 'Okay, lie or I'm going to shoot you.' And that really stuck with me. I think about that a lot. I used to not be really honest with girls and then I dropped a song called "Starry Room" and then I started turning over a new leaf. Now, I'm completely honest with girls all the time and they just get mad at me.” ThinkingShouldUsedLyingSongGirlRoomsHonestDadGunOkayMadMy DadStuckOne TimeLeafsOnly Time Author:Jaden Smith
“You can`t use hair spray, because hair spray is going to affect the ozone. I`m trying to figure out - okay, I`m in my room in New York City and I want to put a little spray, so that I can - all right? Right?” WantTryingLittlesI CanUseRoomsCitiesFiguresNew YorkHairOkayNew York CitySprayOzone Author:Melissa Harris-Perry
“Embraced by the Light. It's about a woman who passed away during surgery, and she went to heaven, had her experience, and then came back. My dad [Robert Kardashian] would try to get me to read it, and I wouldn't. Then when he passed away, I was cleaning out my room in his house, and I found it. I read it, and it helped me. I felt like my dad was okay.” TryingLightFoundHouseHeavenFeltRoomsDadOkayMy DadSurgeryCleaningPassed Away Author:Kim Kardashian
“I saw Cara Delevingne like five, six times. And I was never talking about the film [Valerian]. And then at the end, I say okay, let's do some test. She says yeah, yeah, good. So I took her in the room, and I test her for like six hours non-stop. Exercise, exercise, exercise for six hours. It was actually funny. And then I knew at the end of the six hours.” EndsFilmHoursRoomsTalkingFiveSawsExerciseSixTestsOkayYeahNon Stop Author:Luc Besson
“[Dario Argento] speaks very broken English - he's Italian, so I'm going to do a very bad Italian impersonation - but he asked me my name, and I told him, and he goes, "Walk across the room." He looked at me, and he said, "Do you want to be in my movie [Two Evil Eyes]?" I was, like, "Yeah! Yeah, I do!"He goes, "Okay! You play Betty!" And I was, like, "Oh, I'm playing an extra named Betty! Great!" So we walked out, thinking that I was playing an extra named Betty, no lines, just background.” ThinkingWantSaidTwoPlayEyeEvilNamesSpeakLinesWalksRoomsBrokenOkayYeahBackgroundsExtrasItalianTwo EvilsEvil EyeBroken English Author:Julie Benz
“The idea of suggesting that Hannibal Lecter - in the book, he has a sixth finger and red eyes, and so there is a devilry in Thomas Harris' presentation - so it felt like it was completely honest and appropriate for the character. And we often talk in the writers' room, "Okay, there is the Hannibal as the devil explanation of that plot point, but we also need to ground that in a reality that is answerable to the physics of the storytelling."” NeedsBookIdeasCharacterRealityEyeFeltRoomsHonestDevilRedOkayFingersPhysicsStorytellingExplanationAppropriatePlotPresentationSuggestingRed Eye Author:Bryan Fuller
“I think I have a lot of room for improvement. My serve is okay, but I need to work on a lot of things: return, transition game, backhand.” ThinkingNeedsGamesRoomsReturnOkayImprovementTransitionRoom For Improvement Author:Andy Roddick
“Then it's goodbye, Sangsara for me Besides, girls aren't as good as they look And Samadhi is better than you think When it starts in hitting your head In with Buzz of glittergold Heaven's Angels, wailing, saying We've been waiting for you since morning, Jack Why were you so long dallying in the sooty room? This transcendental Brilliance Is the better part (of Nothingness I sing) Okay. Quit. Mad. Stop.” ThinkingLooksLongGirlHeavenWaitingRoomsMorningAngelOkayMadQuittingGoodbyeHittingNothingnessBrillianceBetter Than YouTranscendentalBuzzWaiting For YouSamadhiWailingHitting Your Head Author:Jack Kerouac
“Jad said, "The leakage was forcing choices, the making of which in no way improved matters." Okay. So we were, in effect, locked in a room with a madman sorcerer. That clarified things a little.” WayLittlesSaidMatterChoicesRoomsEffectsOkayLockedMadmenLeakage Author:Neal Stephenson
“So much wanting and longing, clutching, desiring, passion and hatred and terrible need. Here, death was suitable, there was room for it, the grip of life's relentless urges slackened, replaced by this icy simplicity. This wasnt her death. It was his. That was the sad and honest truth. Though it would stay with her, it would be more like a black onyx heart on a silver chain, worn privately, under her clothes, close to her body, all her life. The guilt, the beauty, everything. It wasnt over, it had only begun. Well ok then, Okay.” NeedsWellsHeartBodyWould BePassionBlackRoomsHonestTerribleClothesHatredOkayLongingGuiltSimplicityChainsSilverUrgesOver ItWornReplacedRelentlessSuitableIcyHonest Truth Author:Janet Fitch
“A writer with her work needs to be like a dog with a bone all the time. She needs to know where she's hidden it. Where she's stored the good stuff. She needs to keep gnawing at it, even after all the meat seems to be gone. When a student of mine says (okay, whines) that she's impatient, or tired, or the worst: isn't it good enough? this may be harsh, but she loses just a little bit of my respect. Because there is no room for impatience, or exhaustion, or self-satisfaction, or laziness. All of these really mean, simply, that the inner censor has won the day.” KnowsNeedsMayMeanLittlesSelfEnoughSeemsStuffBitsLosesRoomsGoneWorstDogStudentsMinesLittle BitOkayTiredSatisfactionBonesMeatGood EnoughLazinessHarshImpatientImpatienceReally MeanExhaustionSelf-satisfaction Author:Dani Shapiro
“Across the room, she heard a loud clatter. She looked up to see that Roland ahd fallen out of his chair. The last time she'd glanced at him, he'd been leaning back on tw legs, and now it looked like gravity had finally won. As he stumbled to his feet, Arriane went to help him. She glanced over and offered a hurried wave. "He's okay!" she called cheerily. "Get up!" she whispered loudly to Roland.” HelpingLastsRoomsHeardFeetOkayWaveLegsGet UpLoudFallenChairsGravityLast TimeLeaning Back Author:Lauren Kate
“Then she did something that really surprised me. She blinked back tears and put out her arms. I stepped forward and hugged her. Butterflies started turning my stomach into a mosh pit. "Hey, it's... it's okay." I patted her back. I was aware of everything in the room. I felt like I could read the tiniest print on any book on the shelves. Annabeth's hair smelled like lemon soap. She was shivering.” BookFeltRoomsTearsHairArmsOkayHeyPrintStomachButterflyShelvesPitsSoapLemonsAnnabeth Author:Rick Riordan
“I may be nervous," I say. "Okay, I'm really glad you said that, because I just went to the back room to put on more deodorant." Sebastian says.” MaySaidRoomsOkayGladNervousDeodorant Book:Love Is All You Need: Wild Roses; The Nature of Jade Source: Love Is All You Need: Wild Roses; The Nature of Jade
“I can't take not knowing what the next day will bring- the uncertainty is sawing me in two. The room is dark. A flickering candle burns on the window ledge a few feet away. I take a deep breath, which is to say, as deep a breath as I can take. "Are you okay?" Sarah asks. I wrap my arms around her. "I miss you," I say. "You miss me? But I'm right here." "That's the worst way to miss somebody. When they' re right beside you and you miss them anyway.” WayI CanTwoNextAsksDarkRoomsKnowingFeetWorstMissingArmsWindowOkayBreathsUncertaintyCandleNot KnowingNext DayWrapsMissing SomeoneDeep BreathTake A Deep BreathBeside YouLedgesMiss MeYou Miss Me Author:Pittacus Lore
“Is Tyson okay?" I asked. The question seemed to take my dad by surprise. He's fine. Doing much better than I expected. Though "peanut butter" is a strange battle cry. "You let him fight?" Stop changing the subject! You realize what you are asking me to do? My palace will be destroyed. "And Olympus might be saved." Do you have any idea how long I've worked on remodeling this palace? The game room alone took six hundred years. "Dad—" Very well! It shall be as you say. But my son, pray this works. "I am praying. I'm talking to you, right?" Oh . . . yes. Good point.” YearsWellsLongIdeasMightFightingGamesRealizingRoomsTalkingSubjectsCryStrangeSonFinePrayingDadBattleSixHundredOkayAskingSurpriseMy DadExpectedSavedDestroyedMy SonPalacesPeanutsTysonPeanut ButterOlympusBattle CryRemodeling Author:Rick Riordan
“The way to beat Luke," he said. "If I'm right, it's the only way you'll stand a chance." I took a deep breath. "Okay. I'm listening." Nico glanced inside my room. His eyebrows furrowed. "Is that...is that blue birthday cake?" He sounded hungry, maybe a little wistful. I wondered if the poor kid had ever had a birthday party, or if he'd ever even been invited to one. :Come inside for cake and ice cream," I said. "It sounds like we've got a lot to talk about.” IfsWayLittlesSaidKidsSoundChancePoorRoomsPartyListeningBeatsOkayBreathsBlueHungryIceCakeCreamInvitedIce CreamEyebrowsLukeDeep BreathBirthday PartyNico Di AngeloBirthday Cake Author:Rick Riordan
“You're right. Everyone in this room with a pulse is starting to smell really good. Okay. Back in the box, better safe than sorry.” RoomsSafeOkaySorryStartingBoxesSmellPulse Book:At Grave's End: A Night Huntress Novel Source: At Grave's End: A Night Huntress Novel
“I am a grenade," I said again. "I just want to stay away from people and read books and think and be with you guys because there's nothing I can do about hurting you: You're too invested, so just please let me do that, okay? "I'm going to go to my room and read for awhile, okay? I'm fine. I really am fine: I just want to go read for a while.” PeopleThinkingWantSaidI CanBookGuyCan DoHurtRoomsFinePleaseOkayLet MeGrenadeHurting You Author:John Green
“Look at the way the walls curve,' Macey said, her gaze panning around the strangely shaped room. 'it's almost like...' 'The library,' Liz said, and immediately I knew that she was right. It was exactly like the library at the Gallagher Academy, from the position of the fireplace to the tall windows that overlooked the grounds. 'How do you know?' Zach asked. Liz looked totally insulted. 'Because...uh...library.' 'Okay.' Zach threw up his hands. 'Point taken.” KnowsWayLooksSaidHandsRoomsTakenPositionWallWindowOkayLibraryTallDo You KnowCurvesAcademyOverlookedInsultedFireplacesLizGallagher Author:Ally Carter