"Computers just follow instructions. Unless you have an instruction that says it's going to blow up, it's not going to."
--Daniel
17 December 2010
After Ben and Carly's Wedding
"Carly's going to freeze to death!"
(Carly and Ben kiss)
"She'll be warm."
--Grampa and Grandi
(Carly and Ben kiss)
"She'll be warm."
--Grampa and Grandi
21 October 2010
"Everyone had two armpits. One of Alaska's is Bethel."
"What's the other one, Whittier?"
"Close, Dutch Harbor. Whittier constitutes the nose hairs."
--Dad and Jessica
"What's the other one, Whittier?"
"Close, Dutch Harbor. Whittier constitutes the nose hairs."
--Dad and Jessica
02 October 2010
From General Conference
"At this point, some of you may be thinking, 'that's all very fine and good, but what does it have to do with flying an airplane?'"
-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
-President Dieter F. Uchtdorf
26 September 2010
"Don't be so pushy, Mom!"
"Stop acting like a teenager."
"I'm not acting like one!"
--Jonathan and Mom
"Stop acting like a teenager."
"I'm not acting like one!"
--Jonathan and Mom
17 September 2010
"Oops, it popped off."
"Yeah, my CD drive cover does that a lot. Oh and also don't press this button."
"This button?" (presses it)
(Simultaneously) "No, don't press it!"
"Oops."
--Jessica and Alana
"Yeah, my CD drive cover does that a lot. Oh and also don't press this button."
"This button?" (presses it)
(Simultaneously) "No, don't press it!"
"Oops."
--Jessica and Alana
16 September 2010
Found in a Rough Draft for One of my Books
"A ring of disappointment rings through me."
--Alana, clearly not thinking clearly
--Alana, clearly not thinking clearly
12 September 2010
"Your computer is no more valuable than your dishwasher or your washing machine."
--Julie B. Beck
--Julie B. Beck
20 August 2010
Found in one of my old notebooks
"I'm gripped by fear, and I don't like it."
-Random Hogwarts Person in Harry Potter Game
-Random Hogwarts Person in Harry Potter Game
Found in one of my old notebooks
"You can't vote me off the island: I took the immunity pill!"
--Jessica
--Jessica
18 August 2010
No context quote
"Think of...growing cabbage."
--Jessica
--Jessica
07 August 2010
Cutie cousins
(paraphrased)
Skyler: Ami what's your favorite cheese?
Ami: I like mozzarella.
Phillip: Monster-what?!
Ami: Mozzarella, you know the white cheese that we eat in lasagna.
Phillip: Ami! Don't be racer!
Skyler: Yeah Ami, you're going to hurt the yellow cheese's feelings!
02 August 2010
14 hour adventure
"So James, I think we're on Gandalf's highway: you shall not pass! Give me a break, I have a LOT of time on my hands right now."
--Jessica while on the trip to Los Alamos
--Jessica while on the trip to Los Alamos
"Do you remember Thunderhead? Tall, storm powers? Nice man, good with kids."
"Listen, E..."
"November 15th of '58! All was well, another day saved, when... his cape snagged on a missile fin!"
"Thunderhead was not the brightest bulb..."
"Stratogale! April 23rd, '57! Cape caught in a jet turbine!"
"E, you can't generalize about these things..."
"Metaman, express elevator! Dynaguy, snagged on takeoff! Splashdown, sucked into a vortex! No capes!"
--Edna Mode and Mr. Incredible from The Incredibles
"Listen, E..."
"November 15th of '58! All was well, another day saved, when... his cape snagged on a missile fin!"
"Thunderhead was not the brightest bulb..."
"Stratogale! April 23rd, '57! Cape caught in a jet turbine!"
"E, you can't generalize about these things..."
"Metaman, express elevator! Dynaguy, snagged on takeoff! Splashdown, sucked into a vortex! No capes!"
--Edna Mode and Mr. Incredible from The Incredibles
31 July 2010
En route to see the air show
Jessica: It's a security checkpoint. They check for suspicious characters.
James: Are you suspicious?
Jessica: No but I'm a character!
30 July 2010
"God loves us, even when we're idiots."
--Kathleen
--Kathleen
"You need to write about a man stumbling through the desert and is aided in some way by a headless monkey."
--Dan Wells from Writing Excuses
--Dan Wells from Writing Excuses
27 July 2010
In reference to Nanny McPhee:
"Is the reason she takes care of kids so she can be beautiful once in a while? She's like, 'Crapface! I gotta take care of some more kids!'"
--Jessica
--Jessica
"Does that mean that holding hands with sweaty palms is more committal than just holding hands?"
~ Dragon Lady
~ Dragon Lady
24 July 2010
"♪Can, can,
Can you kick the
James, James
Can you kick the
James, James...♪"
--Jessica
Can you kick the
James, James
Can you kick the
James, James...♪"
--Jessica
23 July 2010
"Where's the toys?"
"I didn't say toys, I said presents."
"But presents are toys!"
--Skyler and Ami
"I didn't say toys, I said presents."
"But presents are toys!"
--Skyler and Ami
22 July 2010
"You've bitten off more than you can chew and now you're making me chew it!" -Grampa
Prerecorded voice called to say this:
"Sorry, there are no agents to talk with you right now. We will call again later."
20 July 2010
"How will I ever carry out diplomatic missions without someone to throw unpleasant nobles out the window?"
--Alyss in The Burning Bridge, pg. 96
--Alyss in The Burning Bridge, pg. 96
"Funerals are for the living, not the dead."
--Grampa
--Grampa
"Candlelight, privacy, music. Can't think of a better place for hand-to-hand combat."
--Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
--Phoebus in The Hunchback of Notre Dame
"Next time we promise not to throw any puppies at bulldozers."
--Brandon Sanderson from Writing Excuses
--Brandon Sanderson from Writing Excuses
19 July 2010
"Never confuse efficiency with a liver complaint."
--Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins (the musical)
--Mr. Banks in Mary Poppins (the musical)
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