Willis Regier Quotes

Like pollen on a honeybee, flattery clings to the things you tell yourself.

Quotations calcify into clichés.

Flatter yourself critically.

Cunning authors cut to be quoted.

In phrases as brief as a breath worldly wisdom concentrates.

Quotations cause all kinds of trouble.

Quotation lovers love rare words.

A little flattery, like a warm bath and soft towel, will let you get along with yourself, lie down with yourself, and sleep.

Care for yourself enough to listen carefully to what you say to yourself.

Flattery.... gets its kicks by flirting with insult and ridicule.

Quotologists encounter happy surprises, bright books by faded authors, treasures hidden under dust.

Quotology disdains no quotations whatsoever, a duty it bears stoutly, with bloodshot eyes and sagging shelves.

If you flatter yourself properly you will be better able to enjoy yourself. Stretch your joy so that others enjoy you too.

Flattery works like a drug.

[D]ifferent people have different quotational gravity.

Misquotation is quotology’s swamp. Amateur quoters mix and mangle Shakespeare and Scripture. Professors gaffe and printers bungle. It’s a mess we must wade into.

At its best, flattery is truth well dressed, and it is best dressed with fine see-through fabrics. Honest flattery can caress a lover, cover up a gaffe, and muffle aggression.