Scratching Quotes - page 3

I gather from the pattern of her flinches that the late unlamented Tien Vorsoisson was one of those subtle feral parasites who leave their mates scratching their heads and asking, "Am I crazy? Am I crazy?" (Lois McMaster Bujold)
The amazing thing is, nobody knows what the rules are! Talmudic rabbis have been scratching each others' eyes out for centuries arguing over which rules go into the 613. The numbers are more important than the content. View quote
Robert Sapolsky
When once the itch of literature comes over a man, nothing can cure it but the scratching of a pen. But if you have not a pen, I suppose you must scratch any way you can. View quote
Samuel Lover
A thousand eyes are gazing down like bullet holes shot into the roof, as I lie here scratching for a grain of truth. View quote
Tod A
Business is never so healthy as when, like a chicken, it must do a certain amount of scratching around for what it gets. View quote
Henry Ford
Writing is like a 'lust,' or like 'scratching when you itch.' Writing comes as a result of a very strong impulse, and when it does come, I, for one, must get it out. View quote
C. S. Lewis
Funny sort of science! I guess they were pretty ignorant in those days.” "Don't go running down our grandfathers. If it weren't for them, you and I would be squatting in a cave, scratching fleas. No, Bub, they were pretty sharp; they just didn't have all the facts. We've got more facts, but that doesn't make us smarter. View quote
Robert A. Heinlein
Galand and his brother paused by the corpse. "He doesn't seem too unhappy,” said Parsal, scratching his beard. "It's hard to know whether he's smiling or whether death has pulled his face into a grin,” said Galand. "He won't look too happy in about a month.” "Will we?” whispered Parsal. Galand shrugged, and the brothers moved on to follow the others. View quote
David Gemmell
Orthodox Judaism has this amazing set of rules: everyday there's a bunch of strictures of things you're supposed to do, a bunch you're not supposed to do, and the number you're supposed to do is the same number as the number of bones in the body. The number that you're not supposed to do is the same number as the number of days in the year. The amazing thing is, nobody knows what the rules are! Talmudic rabbis have been scratching each others' eyes out for centuries arguing over which rules go into the 613. The numbers are more important than the content. It is sheer numerology. View quote
Robert Sapolsky