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Quotes About Provocation

It's not four days ago I find a bastard squatting here, asking me if I read books. Like he would jump me with a book or something. Take me for a ride with the telephone directory.
~ William Faulkner
He never denied it. He never did anything. He never acted like either a nigger or a white man. That was it. That was what made the folks so mad.
~ William Faulkner
What do you mean do I go around with narcotics signing petitions painting slop writing books full of dirty words with a beard?
~ William Gaddis
A woman's hand lay on the mattress now, palm up, the white fingers pale. Riviera leaned forward, picked up the hand, and began to stroke it gently. The fingers moved. Riviera raised the hand to his mouth and began to lick the tips of the fingers. The nails were coated with a burgundy lacquer.
~ William Gibson
You're a beast and a swine and a bloody, bloody thief!
~ William Golding
I spit upon your God!
~ William Golding
You shut up, you fat slug!
~ William Golding
I, Inigo Montoya, do challenge you, coward, pig, killer, ass, fool, to battle.
~ William Goldman
If I should now utter piercing shrieks and act like a maniac on this platform, it would make many of you revise your ideas as to the probable worth of my philosophy.
~ William James
Termagant!" he moaned after her. "Shrew! Harridan! All right, all right, you win, you, you . . . uh . . . virago, you spitfire . . ." He rubbed his head and sat up, grinned sheepishly. Lin made an obscene gesture at him without turning around.
~ China Mieville
One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him.
~ Chinese proverb
She pouted her lips like a gun in my face.
~ Chinua Achebe
Leave me alone, you big fat shitburger!
~ Chris Crutcher
He gave River a couple of apples and some water, keeping an eye on Tor, who was now standing, shaking with anger. Jake decided it was a good thing he was mad at Tor, 'cause shit, the man was soaked, everything clung to him and he looked hard and lean and completely touchable. Yeah, best to be pissed at the jerk when he looked like that.
~ Chris Owen
Hey boy! / So don't even tell me your name / All I need to know is whose place / And let's get walking...
~ Christina Aguilera
If you want trouble, find yourself a redhead.
~ Christina Baker Kline
Why doesn't he drop down dead? Was he sent by God to worry women?
~ Christina Stead
All men are dogs
~ Christina Stead
Did you break into Anthony Mead's home?' 'I couldn't even tell you where that might be. Home Counties are all the one to me.' That was payback for Pine saying London, Los Angeles and Scotland. Really sticking it to them here. 'So you know his house is in the Home Counties.
~ Christopher Brookmyre
Be bad. Be wicked. And you should worry. But don't.
~ Helen Oyeyemi
yellow made her so nervous that she suspected it was the cause of war.
~ Helen Oyeyemi
I am sorry to think that you do not get a man's most effective criticism until you provoke him. Severe truth is expressed with some bitterness.
~ Henry David Thoreau
Now shut the fuck up and watch some MTV.
~ Henry Rollins
At one point two guys looked to start fighting and I yelled for them to kill each other and then they made up and I told them to fuck each other.
~ Henry Rollins