"That woman could spread gossip faster than the flu in a whorehouse."
- Jean Oram
"Persons of quality had devoted yester evening and much of the night to liquidating their holdings in the South Sea Company and gathering in clubs and coffeehouses to misinform one another."
- Neal Stephenson
"Maybe taming my tongue will be good for me in the end. But it's pretty hard when you've got a world filled with idiots from Drunkopolis."
- A.J. Jacobs
"A peaceful refuge in which to rediscover each other, we thought,, not realizing that, while golf and fishing are Scotland's most popular outdoor sports, gossip is the most popular indoor sport."
- Diana Gabaldon
"Count Olaf sounds like an awful person. I hope he is torn apart by wild animals someday. Wouldn't that be satisfying?"
- Lemony Snicket
"Thank God for imminent doomsday."
- Jim Butcher
"Will the last person on the planet please turn off the lights?"
- John Joseph Adams
"It's an alien apocalypse! Quick, grab the beer!"
- Rick Yancey
"Wasn’t allowed to have pets. I killed my pet cockroach when it crawled into my ear."
- Katherine McIntyre
"Everyone should be comfy during the apocalypse."
- J. Cornell Michel