Christian Bauman

“You know, one of the tragedies of real life is that there is no background music.”
― Annie Proulx

“I really think I write about everyday life. I don't think I'm quite as odd as others say I am. Life is intrinsically, well, boring and dangerous at the same time. At any given moment the floor may open up. Of course, it almost never does; that's what makes it so boring.”
― Edward Gorey

“Make it a rule never to give a child a book you would not read yourself.”
― George Bernard Shaw

“Always do sober what you said you'd do drunk. That will teach you to keep your mouth shut.”
― Ernest Hemingway