This post is way overdue. Years ago, answering many requests, I posted a list of what had become the most popular quotes, from my books, stories, poems, and musings. That post quickly became, and remains one of my most popular blogs. Thank you!
Since that time I have had two more books, with two more on the way soon, and several short stories published. And as always, am often asked by readers where a certain line they saw or hear originated. So, here you are, better late than never I guess. Enjoy and feel free to share... with the proper attribution of course!
(On theory)
“Sometimes
you need to change the equation to fit the conclusion.”
From Planet
Alt-Sete-Nine: Princess Haylee by BJ Neblett
(On
memories)
“Do
not deny your memories and they will come about on their own, as you need them.”
The Oracle Lekly from Planet
Alt-Sete-Nine: Princess Haylee by BJ Neblett
(On
education and learning)
“Sometimes
we are not fully prepared for the lessons we learn or the answers we so eagerly
seek.”
Princess Haylee from Planet
Alt-Sete-Nine: Princess Haylee by BJ Neblett
(On
history)
“When
all of our history is removed, there will be no history from which to learn.”
Wizard Inhodu from Planet
Alt-Sete-Nine: Princess Haylee by BJ Neblett
(On
writers)
“The
trouble with writers is they aren’t as smart as their characters.”
BJ Neblett
(On
confidence)
“Women
always say they want a man who is confident. Confidence isn’t knowing what you
want for the rest of your life. Confidence is knowing what you want for lunch.”
BJ Neblett
(About
time travel and man’s dreams)
“Man
is a malcontent; a disaffected sojourner, seeking Elysium. Someday, when we can
freely move in time, through space, even into the other dimensions, I’m afraid
we will be disappointed. Like Alice, man, too, will discover life isn’t any
better – or worse – through the looking glass, only different.”
Collin Crowly from Elysian
Dreams by BJ Neblett (12-2011)
“The
things we keep hidden deepest inside are often those that need most to be
released.”
Princess Haylee from Princess Haylee by BJ Neblett (9-2016)
“I
am just a roadside attraction on your journey down life’s highway, a place you
stop briefly before moving on. Years from now, in a long-forgotten box of
memories, you’ll come across one of my souvenirs and think of me. And maybe
you’ll smile.”
BJ Neblett (8-2016)
“Every
journey must proceed at its own pace, each step following the other in its
proper order. For that is the way of life.”
Planet Alt-Sete-Nine by BJ Neblett (7-2016)
“It’s
not what you see, but what you believe. It’s not what you fear, but what you
trust. It’s not what you love, but the love you give.”
Princess Haylee from Princess Haylee by BJ Neblett (7-2016)
“It’s
not what is said, it’s how it is spoken; it’s not what you write, it’s how it
is written; it’s not what’s implied, it’s what’s inferred.”
BJ Neblett (from the
essay Flash Fiction 12-2015)
“You’ve
got to have ice cream to write good romance.”
BJ Neblett
“The
half empty container of warm beer in my hand was the perfect metaphor for our
relationship.”
From Beer And Broken Dreams (short story in Never
Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other Lover
Stories) by BJ Neblett
“Some
of my best writing has come at the hands of heartache and frustration. Being
totally crazy about someone you cannot have is great food for inspiration.”
From Beer And Broken Dreams (short story in Never
Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other Lover
Stories) by BJ Neblett
“The two greatest assets
we are afforded in life are observation and experience. Observation is
knowledge, the building blocks of understanding. Experience is power, the
sturdy foundation on which we build our lives.”
From the essay “To The Class Of 2020” by BJ
Neblett © 2020
“The two greatest assets
a writer can have are an unbridled imagination and to have lived an unabashed
life.”
From All
The Wrong Places (short story in Never Let A Vegetarian
Pack Your Lunch And Other Lover Stories) by
BJ Neblett
“Where
exactly lays that fine line between hopeless romantic and helpless fool?”
From Beer And Broken Dreams (short story in Never
Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other Lover
Stories) by BJ Neblett
“Fantasies…
who needs fantasies? I have memories.”
From No Boundaries (short story in Never
Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other Lover Stories) by
BJ Neblett
“Love
knows no boundaries, seeks no guidance; obeys no rules.”
From No Boundaries (short story in Never
Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other Lover Stories) by
BJ Neblett
“Nothing
is as wonderful and wondering as love’s first awakenings.”
From No Boundaries (short story in Never
Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other Lover Stories) by
BJ Neblett
“There
are as many things to love about someone as there are some ones to love.”
From No Boundaries (short story in Never
Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other Lover Stories) by
BJ Neblett
“Can
anyone ever really know another?”
From No Boundaries (short story in Never
Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other Lover Stories) by
BJ Neblett
“We’re
all victims of our rearing, carrying the sins of our fathers like so much
baggage; fearful of the demons inside escaping.”
From No Boundaries (short story in Never
Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other Lover Stories) by
BJ Neblett
“Never
having done something is the best reason to be doing it.”
From No Boundaries (short story in Never
Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other Lover Stories) by
BJ Neblett
“Summer
is for lovers, dreamers and fools.”
From No Boundaries (short story in Never
Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other Lover Stories) by
BJ Neblett
“Memories
are reality’s ghosts”
From Three Of A Kind (short story in Never
Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other Lover Stories) by
BJ Neblett
Goldfish
by BJ Neblett
© 2013
Let me be your goldfish…
Goldfish are
fun;
They keep you
company;
Goldfish are
entertaining;
They can be
educational;
Goldfish are
loyal;
They are
always there for you;
Goldfish are
good listeners;
They don’t
interrupt;
Goldfish are
low maintenance;
They don’t ask
for much;
Goldfish are
giving;
They never
question;
Goldfish are
loving;
They don’t
nag;
Goldfish are
sensible;
They never
complain;
Goldfish don’t
judge;
They never
criticize;
And best of all:
Long before
you tire of him he dies.
Let me be your goldfish!
“Love
doesn’t ask much… simple things, like a gentle touch.”
BJ Neblett
“…As
tender as a kiss
My
empty arms enfold you,
And
as strong as a tear
My
empty heart longs for you…”
From: Mi Amor Es Tuyo by
BJ Neblett
“See
with your mind, speak with your heart, touch with your eyes, and love with your
entire being.”
From:
Elysian Dreams by BJ Neblett
“Yesterday’s
faults become today’s lessons. Today’s dreams become tomorrow’s reality.” (photo quote)
BJ
Neblett
http://www.flickr.com/photos/david_baer/8430711101/
“Loving
you is like walking between rain drops.”
From Never Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch (short story in Never
Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other
Lover Stories) by BJ Neblett
“Where
does one run to escape from feelings?”
From Rain (short story in Never Let A Vegetarian Pack Your
Lunch
And Other Lover Stories) by BJ Neblett
“Remembering
the past is one thing; living in it is another. If you don’t enjoy today, you
won’t have any memories of it tomorrow.”
From Static (short
story from Wouldn’t It Be Funny If…) by BJ Neblett
“We are the sum total of our experiences.
Those experiences – be they positive or negative – make us the person we are,
at any given point in our lives. And, like a flowing river, those same
experiences, and those yet to come, continue to influence and reshape the
person we are, and the person we become. None of us are the same as we were
yesterday, nor will be tomorrow.”
From
George (short story in Never Let A Vegetarian Pack Your
Lunch And Other Lover Stories) by BJ Neblett
http://southwestdesertlover.wordpress.com/category/fine-art-photograph-2/page/2/
“Providence has its price.”
From The Man Who Wouldn’t Die (short story from Wouldn’t It Be Funny
If…)
by BJ Neblett
“I’ve been told I am a great catch. Trouble is I keep getting
thrown back.”
BJ
Neblett
“All the women of the
world have two things in common: one, they are beautiful… all women are
beautiful. Two, none of them want to have anything to do with me.”
BJ Neblett
Learn
from the past
Live
for the present
Look
to the future.
BJ Neblett
“Education
is what happens as you learn to live life.”
BJ Neblett
Elysian Dreams Novel by BJ Neblett available in paperback and ebook
Ice Cream Camelot Novel by BJ Neblett available in paperback and ebook
Planet Alt-Sete-Nine The Lost Princess Novel by BJ Neblett available in paperback and ebook
Planet Alt-Sete-Nine Princess Haylee Novel by BJ Neblett available January 2021
Wouldn't It Be Funny If... Short story collection available in ebook. Paperback available January 2021
Never Let A Vegetarian Pack Your Lunch And Other Love Stories Short story collection available 2021
