top of page
Exlpore more Gold quotes

"I've spent, I think, close to the last decade effortlessly and magically converting your tin cans into pure gold."
Gold,

"Two hundred and fifty mummies covered in gold. Something like this cannot be explained - mummy after mummy covered in shining gold."
Gold,

"As you know, Microsoft eventually kind of grabbed the gold ring out of Apple's hands, I guess."
Gold,

"Mystery is a resource, like coal or gold, and its preservation is a fine thing."

"You do not boo an Olympic Gold Medalist. I'm the best in the world. I came here for you. You dont' boo me."

"A gold book, fastened together in the shape of a book by wires of the same metal, had been dug up in the northern part of the state of New York, and along with the book an enormous pair of gold spectacles!"
Explore more quotes by Jonathan Carroll

"Most men, no matter how well or badly dressed, carry overstuffed, beat up wallets that should have been replaced years ago. Why is that? Every time I see a guy take out a wallet anywhere, it looks like a piece of old melted chocolate cake-with strings."

"Women are always complaining about men's fascination with breasts. But what if men were absolutely indifferent to breasts? What would women do then with these things that serve one function once or twice in a lifetime, and the rest of the time are just in the way?"

"People who truly love us can be divided into two categories: those who understand us, and those who forgive us our worst sins. Rarely do you find someone capable of both."

"You have to walk carefully in the beginning of love; the running across fields into your lover's arms can only come later when you're sure they won't laugh if you trip."

"The Viennese wash everything. Where else in the world does the government hire public servants to wash public telephone booths and the glass over traffic lights? Every time I see someone doing these things, I smile like a child."

"Krakow is one of my favorite places on earth. It is a medieval city full of young people. A wonderful, striking combination."

"In Poland, my audience is all women between 18 and 30. At U.S. conventions, you have the fantasy and science fiction crowd. At Harvard you have an entirely different audience. It's so schizophrenic."

"It's always fun to walk down the street with or behind a really beautiful woman, for no reason other than to see how the world reacts to them."

"When I was in college, I was the editor of the literary magazine and insisted neither the editors nor the writers be specifically identified-only our student numbers appeared on the title page. I love that idea and still do."
bottom of page