Travis Mcgee Quotes

Old friend, there are people - young and old - that I like, and people that I do not like. The former are always in short supply. I am turned off by humorless fanaticism, whether it's revolutionary mumbo-jumbo by a young one, or loud lessons from scripture by and old one. We are all comical, touching, slapstick animals, walking on our hind legs, trying to make it a noble journey from womb to tomb, and the people who can't see it all that way bore hell out of me. ~ John D. MacDonald

Only a woman of pride, complexity and emotional tension is genuinely worth the act of love, and there are only two ways to get yourself one of them. Either you lie, and stain the relationship with your own sense of guile, or you accept the involvement, the emotional responsibility, the permanence she must by nature crave. I love you can be said only two ways.

Travis McGee, The Deep Blue Good-By, 1964 ~ Travis McGee

If you bring that scrappy fierceness with you it works until you get big, when really pushing all the way really feels uncomfortable ... When you're the little guy that's lauded, that's heroic. ~ Travis Kalanick

Rich girls never left something expensive on the ground, unless they'd been the one to toss it there. ~ Katharine McGee

Travis grabbed my face and planted his mouth on mine, and then he lifted me off the floor, setting me on the counter. His tongue begged entrance into my mouth, and when I let him in, he moaned.
His fingers dug into my hips, pulling me closer. "You are so fucking hot when you're mad," he said against my lips. ~ Jamie McGuire

Chase and Travis were in for some hardcore payback. Bitch style. - Angel ~ J.L. Weil

People will reveal themselves to you. In single moments they show you what they are. ~ Travis Mulhauser

Although he seemed frustrated with the situation regarding Parker, I had the distinct feeling he enjoyed seeing me so happy. ~ Jamie McGuire

Travis took a step, but America pointed her finger at him. So help me God, Travis! If you try to stop her, I will douse you with gasoline and light you on fire while you sleep! ~ Jamie McGuire

I listened to a lot of The Stooges when I was writing "Oscillate," imagining our hero moving through his days naturally embodying the spirit of a real punk. I say real, because today's idea of 'punk as fashion accessory' doesn't even register with him, it's more about the way he engages with the world. ~ Travis Mathews

You're my home." -Travis Maddox ~ Jamie McGuire

Travis' eyes turned soft, and the corners of his mouth turned up. Our friendship? Sometimes I wonder if you listen to me at all. ~ Jamie McGuire

Two guys enter the cage and only one comes out the winner. It gets you pumped because you know the other guy is trying to finish you and you want to finish him before he gets his chance. ~ Travis Browne

An un-blossomed rose, in the garden we want to grow. ~ Paul Travis

I was just thinking if the sex with you is one-tenth as fun as arguing with you. I'll be one happy bastard."

"You'll never find out. You--------"

He kissed me.

~ Jack Travis & Ella Varner ~ Lisa Kleypas

OH MY GOD. KILL ME NOW," Shakes wrote. "THE STUPID, IT BURNZ! ~ Todd Travis

You know, I wouldn't even call snowboarding a sport, you know for me it's just a way of life ~ Travis Rice

Sometimes love and chaos are the same thing. ~ Katharine McGee

Jesus was not tempted to see if He would fall. He was tempted to show that He could not fall. ~ J. Vernon McGee

There are a ton of qualities that can help you succeed, and the more carefully a quality has been studied, the more you know it's worth your time and energy. ~ Travis Bradberry

Maybe that was just the way love went - it was something that happened to you, and the best preparation you could hope for was the chance to take a deep breath before the wave of it crashed above you and you were in over your head. ~ Katharine McGee

In order to love life, I must love living and live love like losing it would look like I have no life left to live. ~ Mighty Mike McGee

I think I love jokes! The best jokes are equal to the best art, in my mind, and as rare. ~ Travis Nichols

I started to question the wisdom of flying twelve time zones away to a place I had never even seen, based on a ten minute Skype interview. But I also considered myself committed. I was not willing to waste the plane ticket until I had seen the island and lived there for a time, maybe not a year as the contract with Gloria English School stipulated, but at least for a while. ~ P. R. Travis

I don't think of 'Macbeth' as the villain. I don't think of 'King Lear' as the villain. I don't think of 'Hamlet' as the villain. I don't think of 'Travis Bickle' as the villain. ~ Damien Chazelle

Gabby couldn't believe what he had just said. Her mouth gaped open and a flirty smile came over her. She slowly peeled her half wet white t-shirt over her head and then slowly shimmied out of her shorts. What had gotten into her? She had never acted like this before, but she suddenly felt playful, fun and daring. If he wanted to play, so could she. ~ J.B. McGee

I felt the tears fill my eyes, but before they touched my cheeks, Travis' solid arms were surrounding me. Immediately I felt protected, flush against his skin. Feeling so at home in his arms had once terrified me, but in that moment, I was grateful that I could feel so safe after experiencing something so horrific. There was only one reason I could ever feel that way with anyone.

I belonged to him. ~ Jamie McGuire

I practice every day, I warm up before I play. ~ Travis Barker

My artwork gets stolen all the time; it's ridiculous. ~ Barry McGee

My all-time favorite rock and roll players were Scotty Moore, Chuck Berry and Franny Beecher, and I listened to the country playing of Merle Travis. ~ Alvin Lee

There's a lot of griping and groaning about wanting to play half-baked new songs live, but you don't want it to just end up on YouTube with like 74 thumbs down: "This is the worst!" ~ Travis Morrison

After Scour, I started a company called Red Swoosh. The idea was to take those litigants who sued us for a huge amount of money and turn them into customers with the same technology. I wanted to get them to pay me. It was a revenge business. ~ Travis Kalanick

In most cases, it's slight and often unintentional gaps in integrity that hold leaders, their employees, and their companies back. Despite their potential, these leaders harm their employees and themselves. ~ Travis Bradberry

Too many talk about a company's leadership, referring to the senior most executives in the organization. They are just that: senior executives. Leadership doesn't automatically happen when you reach a certain pay grade. Hopefully you find it there, but there are no guarantees. ~ Travis Bradberry

I swore that I wouldn't kiss you again. Obviously I can't keep my promises, even to myself. Not when it comes to you. ~ Katharine McGee

And if Travis was chocolate, then Gage was… donuts. Yes, sweet, flaky donuts. And the only thing better than donuts and chocolate was… well, donuts covered in chocolate. ~ Nicole Edwards

It's a great day to be alive. I know the sun's still shining when I close my eyes. ~ Travis Tritt