skew’s most recent Quotables

All that is gold does not glitter, not all those who wander are lost; the old that is strong does not wither, deep roots are not reached by the frost. From the ashes a fire shall be woken, a light from the shadows shall spring; renewed shall be the blade that was broken, the crownless again shall be king.

My mother was a great believer in child labour.

Light travels faster than sound. This is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.

A man's true character comes out when he's drunk.

If you want to know what God thinks of money, just look at the people he gave it to.

On a stop light green means go, red means stop and yellow means slow down, but on a banana it's just the opposite. Green means "hold on", yellow means "go ahead", and red means "where the f*ck did you get that banana at?"

Before I speak, I have something important to say.

If love is the answer, could you rephrase the question?

I have had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.

"Sort of" is such a harmless thing to say. "Sort of." It's just a filler. "Sort of"—it doesn't really mean anything. But after certain things, "sort of" means everything. Like after, "I love you." Or, "You're going to live." Or, "It's a boy!"

All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others.

It's the one thing they can't do. They can make you say anything - anything - but they can't make you believe it. They can't get inside you.

Until they become conscious they will never rebel, and until after they have rebelled they cannot become conscious.

A successful executive is one that solves bigger problems than he/she creates.

All true tea lovers not only like their tea strong, but like it a little stronger with each year that passes.

War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength.

Four legs good, two legs bad.

It is fatal to look hungry. It makes people want to kick you.

To see what is in front of one's nose needs a constant struggle.

If liberty means anything at all, it means the right to tell people what they do not want to hear.