Benevolent Misanthropy

There’s a lot of humor in advertising, a lot of wit, much of it against the client, although they could never be aware of that.
— James Herbert, Nobody True

Everyone needs their privacy, their own space. It’s what makes us civilized.
— James Herbert, Nobody True

(The people who do 24 have to answer questions like this: “But isn’t the unpredictability of the show becoming all-too-predictable?” Yeah, it['s] so boring when you know ahead of time, already, that you are not going to be bored to death. Next….)
— David M. Brown, “Original Action Scenes: Point-Blank Possible“, 27 January 2006

It’s a pity, and not least for the opposition itself, that the language of outrage has become thus commonplace and debased. God knows what will serve us in its stead if we ever need to use it against a political tendency that really is based on lies.

— James Bowman

Veni. Vidi. Vici.
“I came. I saw. She conquered.” (The original Latin seems to have been garbled.)

— Robert A. Heinlein, Time Enough for Love

For the one who is:
She can’t tell me that all of the love songs have been written,
’cause she’s never been in love with you before.
Your skin smells lovely like sandalwood.
Your hair falls soft like animals.
I’m tryin’ to keep cool, but everyone likes you.
I want to kiss the back of your neck,
The top of your spine [...]