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Quotes About Observation

Kid, I've only known you two days and I've seen you plastered three times." He shook his head. "A bar would not be a good career move for you.
~ Jennifer Crusie, Manhunting
I watched you undress. Shame on you!
~ Ljupka Cvetanova, The New Land
She had so many freckles that Erskine wondered if she might have stolen some from other children.
~ Ned Beauman, Boxer, Beetle
A delightfully droll look at how the other half lives from a pet pooch's point of view.
~ Kam Williams
Seeing him jogging at the park had cracked the window so I could peek into his soul. Seeing him with his friends threw the window wide
~ Jennifer Echols, Going Too Far
Let's form a committee tasked with exploring why committees are so ineffective. Then we'll stand-back and watch it argue and self-destruct.
~ Ryan Lilly
You want some advice?""Yes""Never go to a doctor whose office plants have died.
~ Michael Robotham, Lost
"Well-- I don't know-- the cops might not respond too well to you looking through their windows with a telescope."
~ Tom Upton, Just Plain Weird
I could say how well he dances, but that isn't true, for he dances like that big friendly bear I saw last Christmas.
~ Winston Graham, Ross Poldark
Zoo: An excellent lace to study the habits of human beings
~ Evan Esar
Couldn't he have come out and greeted her like a civil human being instead of lurking from his kitchen while she shared a clearly intimate moment with his brisket?
~ Tracy Ewens, Taste
I'd like to say I'm not self-absorbed compared to others, but that's hard to say since I'm far too self-absorbed to pry into others' self-absorption.
~ Anonymous
Sometimes I don't even know why I'm writing what I'm writing...I'm just following these people around and taking notes.
~ P. Anastasia
If America runs on Dunkin', do I detect a slight limp?
~ Josh Stern
There is a moment of sheer panic when I realize that Paul's apartment overlooks the park... and is obviously more expensive than mine.
~ Patrick Bateman
Ever notice that phrenologists have funny-shaped heads?
~ The Covert Comic
A few alligators are naturally of the vicious type and inclined to resent it when you prod them with a stick. You can find out which ones these are by prodding them.
~ Will Cuppy
There is no point in poverty if it does not make a rich man, observing it, feel better.
~ Tom Morrison
Writing something new is an effective way to get rid of writer's block. Or you can observe the people around you and fantasize like I do.
~ B.A. Gabrielle
You have two eyes, and two ears, but only one mouth. This is so because you are supposed to look and listen more than you talk.
~ Lucca Kaldahl
I watch what I eat every day. I mean, who actually eats with their eyes closed?
~ Brian Celio
I've never questioned the integrity of an umpire. Their eyesight, yes.
~ Leo Durocher
I never knew, apes talk. Apparently, you do.
~ Fakeer Ishavardas
I'm fascinated by idiots... Here's looking at you, kid!
~ Fakeer Ishavardas