One day we will all cherish the memory of having blacksmiths on every corner. George Singleton More Quotes by George Singleton More Quotes From George Singleton You do not have to explain every single drop of water contained in a rain barrel. You have to explain one drop-H2O. The reader will get it. George Singleton rain writing water Keep a small can of WD-40 on your desk-away from any open flames-to remind yourself that if you don't write daily, you will get rusty. George Singleton desks flames writing There's a ton of truth in Flannery O'Connor's notion that "Anybody who has survived his childhood has enough information about life to last him the rest of his days." George Singleton childhood information lasts Don't try to outguess what's going on in publishing, and write what you want to write. George Singleton want writing trying I have to deal with seven ex-stray dogs, and one ex-stray cat. One dog is nearing nineteen years old. Before I go to teach, he likes for me to tell him bedtime stories. George Singleton cat dog years Gilles Deleuze believed that every society needed a madman so we could feel better about ourselves. I do my best to fill that role. George Singleton madmen roles feel-better I'm a bad, inconsistent person, but at least I'm not a member of the Tea Party griping incoherently about too much government, but flashing my Medicare card every other day to a doctor because I'm 400 pounds overweight. George Singleton doctors party government I don't smoke because I like to do so, but because it makes me pay cigarette taxes, which helps build roads and water supplies. George Singleton helping pay water Think about all the selfish non-smokers out there, driving around on asphalt, drinking water out of the tap, not even thinking about how smokers' taxes help pay for it all. George Singleton selfish drinking thinking
