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Quotes from Ariel — Steven Boyett

born 1960 United States

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13 quotes

The end of the world turned out to be something I preferred to fantasize about rather than experience.

Ariel (1983)

Nothing’s worth living for if there aren’t things you think are worth dying for.

Ariel (1983)

Life goes on, yes, and our capacity for self-deception accompanies it.

Ariel (1983)

A difference which makes no difference is no difference.

Ariel (1983)

Don’t go looking for adventure; you might find it.

Ariel (1983)

Tip: utopian and floral town names are inversely proportional to their hellholishness.

Ariel (1983)

Change implies cause, and cause implies source. Things don’t just happen.

Ariel (1983)

“‘Different laws of physics,’” said Ariel, “and ‘supernatural’ seem synonymous to me.”

Ariel (1983)

I don’t think I believe Evil exists. I believe selfishness does.

Ariel (1983)

Innocence is in many ways ignorance.

Ariel (1983)

“But we’ve got to be quiet. Understand?”
“I know how to be quiet. Even girls can do it, under pressure.”

Ariel (1983)

The Boyett Style Guide: (a) anything worth doing is worth overdoing (I can’t write a check if it isn’t in iambic pentameter); (b) anything worth saying is worth saying three times; (c) leave no literary stone unturned; (d) fill all cracks, paint all surfaces, and illuminate all dark corners; and (e) whenever two or more metaphors are suitable, use them all. I never metaphor I didn’t like.

Ariel (1983)

You had to be a virgin to touch a unicorn...
A flush crept up my neck. Okay, so I’d touched her. Being a virgin had some advantages after all. Hooray.

Ariel (1983)

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Steven Boyett (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.