69 Quotes by Merrill Markoe
- Author Merrill Markoe
-
Quote
Beware the old man in young guy's clothes. If he's over 35 and comes to pick you up looking as though he's headed for a skateboarding competition while you are dressed to go to a nice restaurant, this is not a good sign.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Merrill Markoe
-
Quote
Every moment of your life that is not a complete nightmare is happiness.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Merrill Markoe
-
Quote
our culture is definitely the eighth grade. It's run by eighth-grade boys, and the way these boys show a girl they like her is by humiliating her and making her cry.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Merrill Markoe
-
Quote
The phrase "singular incredible life" seems to me that it applies more appropriately to Jane Goodall or David Attenborough, people I regard with awe and who stand for great humanism and knowledge.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Merrill Markoe
-
Quote
Conversely, beware the man who does nothing but ask you questions about yourself and offers no information about himself. Not only is he keeping you at bay, he is probably not listening to your answers.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Merrill Markoe
-
Quote
I think people figure out early in their lives what currency they can work in.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Merrill Markoe
-
Quote
I am deeply grateful for the life I do have. In many ways, I am very fortunate.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Merrill Markoe
-
Quote
Here’s what I learned: First thing in the morning, before I have drowned myself in coffee, while I still have that sleepy brain I used to believe was useless — that is the best brain for creative writing. Words come pouring out easily while my head still feels as if it is full of ground fog, wrapped in flannel and gauze, and surrounded by a hive of humming, velvety sleep bees.
- Tags
- Share
- Author Merrill Markoe
-
Quote
Beware the man who doesn't ask you any questions about yourself on your first date.
- Tags
- Share