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Brian Andreas Quotes: 13

  • I read once that the ancient Egyptians had fifty words for sand & the Eskimos had a hundred words for snow. I wish I had a thousand words for love, but all that comes to mind is the way you move against me while you sleep & there are no words for that.

    Story People: Selected Stories & Drawings of Brian Andreas

  • He loved her for almost everything she was & she decided that was enough to let him stay for a very long time.

  • I was waiting for the longest time, she said. I thought you forgot.It is hard to forget, I said, when there is such an empty space when you are gone.

    Story People: Selected Stories & Drawings of Brian Andreas

  • Wanting him to come back before anyone notices part of the world has not moved since he left.

  • We lay there and looked up at the night sky and she told me about stars called blue squares and red swirls and I told her I'd never heard of them. Of course not, she said, the really important stuff they never tell you. You have to imagine it on your own.

  • Everything changed the day she figured out there was exactly enough time for the important things in her life.

  • I don't really like coffee, she said, but I don't really like it when my head hits my desk when I fall asleep either.

  • If you're right & I'm not, I'm going to be hell to live with, she said. So, you better think about that next time you want to be right.

  • I held her close for only a short time, but after she was gone, I'd see her smile on the face of a perfect stranger and I knew she would be there with me all the rest of my days.

    Strange Dreams: Collected Stories & Drawings

  • I'm not sure if there's one right place I'm supposed to be, he said, but I know a couple of wrong places I'd give a second try in a heartbeat.

  • A few said they'd be horses. Most said they'd be some sort of cat. My friend said she'd like to come back as a porcupine. I don't like crowds, she said.

  • Your job is to focus on my personal happiness, she said, & I've got big plans, so break time is over.

  • Start here & go until you die, he said. What's so complicated about that?