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Octavia Butler Author, Novelist
Toilets

"And I have this little litany of things they can do. And the first one, of course, is to write - every day, no excuses. It's so easy to make excuses. Even professional writers have days when they'd rather clean the toilet than do the writing."

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Bob Dylan Singer-songwriter
Toilets

"I was lookin' high an' low for them Reds everywhere, I was lookin' in the sink an' underneath the chair. I looked way up my chimney hole, I even looked deep inside my toilet bowl."

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Toilets

"I've found that it's actually more of a disability to be tall than short. I have no problem fitting into plane toilets etc, and the adaptations made for wheelchair users - such as the lowering of bank machines - work for me as well."

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Woody Allen Director, Actor, Writer
Toilets

"For God sakes, this is a woman I was married to for 10 years. We made love. I'd hold her head over the toilet bowl when she threw up."

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Samuel Johnson Lexicographer, Essayist, Critic
Toilets

"With what hope can we endeavor to persuade the ladies that the time spent at the toilet is lost in vanity."

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J. K. Rowling Novelist, Screenwriter
Toilets

"No, thanks," said Harry. "The toilet's never had anything as horrible as your head down it— it might be sick." Then he ran, before Dudley could work out what he'd said."

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Karl Lagerfeld Fashion Designer, Photographer
Toilets

"We built everything - toilets included. I think those islands in the middle of nowhere are quite poetic. It's kind of an Oriental Atlantis."

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