File Quotes

“But how?" my students ask. "How do you actually do it?"
You sit down, I say. You try to sit down at approximately the same time every day. This is how you train your unconscious to kick in for you creatively. So you sit down at, say, nine every morning, or ten every night. You put a piece of paper in the typewriter, or you turn on the computer and bring up the right file, and then you stare at it for an hour or so. You begin rocking, just a little at first, and then like a huge autistic child. You look at the ceiling, and over at the clock, yawn, and stare at the paper again. Then, with your fingers poised on the keyboard, you squint at an image that is forming in your mind -- a scene, a locale, a character, whatever -- and you try to quiet your mind so you can hear what that landscape or character has to say above the other voices in your mind.”
― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird

“That was a badass speech, Misery.”

“Badass is my middle name.”

“Your middle name is Lyn.”

Shit. “Stop reading my file.”
― Ali Hazelwood, Bride

“People like to be shown around archives. I don’t know why. I’m in the business, but one row of shelves stuffed with manila files looks much like another.”
― V.T. Davy, Black Art

“Getting started is the most difficult thing to do; once you file it out, they rest of the journey is as soft as the straw. Be a good beginner.”
― Israelmore Ayivor, Shaping the dream

“The clearest version of vision, backed by the purest grade of greed is a ripen file of failure.”
― Israelmore Ayivor

“To file a harassment complaint or not to file a harassment complaint, that is the question.”
― Steven Magee

“Ah, but Sadie Green was a gamer! In a game, if a sign warns you not to open a certain door, you will definitely open that door. If it doesn't work out, you can always go back to the save point and start again.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow

“But if ever these lines should be read in the land of Israel, which I shall never see, will someone there please say a khaddish for me?”
― Salomon Tauber

“Attention, aboard the shuttle! You are under arrest! Surrender immediately! Come out slowly, in single file, with your hands behind your heads! Leave all weapons behind. Comply and your lives will be spared!”
― Christina Engela, Dead Beckoning

“She grabbed the mouse and scrolled down through the health files marked CONFIDENTIAL until she came to the one for Tianna Moore.
Her heart beat rapidly when she read her own name. She opened the file, then studied the information on the screen. Born 1986 in Los Angeles, California. Normal immunization records and illnesses. The last line surprised her. Habitual runaway. Paranoid tendencies. Recommend counseling at Children's Hospital.”
― Lynne Ewing, The Lost One

“What happens when the masses file complaints about police officers? The vast majority of people get a short letter back stating the police officers did nothing wrong.”
― Steven Magee

“There are three things police officers do not want you to do: 1. Video record your encounter. 2. Call 911 for a police supervisor if they start harassing you. 3. File a complaint about them.”
― Steven Magee

“The only safe place for people is the drawer.”
― Ljupka Cvetanova, Yet Another New Land

“I file my police complaints to the internet.”
― Steven Magee