Maureen Johnson quotes - page 2

It was almost funny. Life seemed downright accidental in its brevity, and death a punch line to a lousy joke. (Maureen Johnson)
My final word: don't follow your dreams... chase them. With a stick, or a shovel, or whatever you have handy. Get that [bleep]ing dream! View quote
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'Harry Potter' achieved a very special act of actual magic: it made it completely acceptable for an adult to carry around, read and enjoy a children's book. View quote
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The funny thing about stop signs is that they're also start signs. View quote
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There is no normal. I've never met a normal person. The concept is flawed. It implies that there is only one way people are supposed to be, and that can't possible be true. Human experience is far too varied. View quote
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You can never visit the same place twice. Each time, it's a different story. By the very act of coming back, you wipe out what came before. View quote
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This pool is a triumph of imagination. That's how you win at life, Gin. You have to imagine your way through. Never say something can't be done. There's always a solution, even if it's weird. View quote
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I knew it was beautiful, but knowing something is beautiful and caring about it are two very different things, and I didn't care. View quote
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We study there a lot because... what other choice does society give us, right? It's Starbucks or death, sometimes. View quote
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You could wear the same outfit every single day and no guy - who isn't gay - will notice. View quote
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Walk really, really carefully. It's not complicated, but if you mess up, you'll die, so pay attention. (Maureen Johnson)
This is England," he explained. "Tell someone it's a procedure, and they'll believe you. The pointless procedure is one of our great natural resources. View quote
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I may have been a complete lunatic, but I was a complete lunatic with manners. View quote
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Kissing is something that makes up for a lot of other crap you have to put up with...It can be confusing and weird and awkward, but sometimes it just makes you melt and forget everything that is going on. View quote
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Every time you try to flirt with her, a puppy dies. View quote
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Go see old virgins! Now ask a strange boy out, you shy, Retarded thing! View quote
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I can sleep like a champion. I once slept through a smoke alarm going off. For three hours. View quote
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And what else is she?" Jerome asked. Jazza didn't offer any reply so I chimed in with, "A bitchweasel?" "A bitchweasel!" Jazza's face lit up. "She's a bitchweasel! I love my new roommate. View quote
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Were you playing with Stuart?" she asked. The question was loaded. I was a filthy, filthy woman, and even the five-year-old knew it. View quote
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Nothing was quite like it was supposed to be. View quote
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I'm Keith," he said, "and you're... clearly mad, but what's your name? (Maureen Johnson)
Welsh is an actual, currently used language and our next-door neighbors Angela and Gaenor spoke it. It sounds like Wizard. View quote
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It's always awkward when someone doesn't realize you're joking and devotes thought time to what you've said. Double that when the person is wearing tinfoil. View quote
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Sometimes artist like to catch themselves looking out, let the world see them for once. It's a signature. This one is a very bold one. But this is also a witnessing. We want to remember, and we want to be remembered. That's why we paint. View quote
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Why Paris? Paris needs no reason. Paris is its own reason. View quote
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