Love Quote by Brian P. Cleary Download Open image “I love the semicolon; it's unnecessary, but graceful and sophisticated.” — Brian P. Cleary ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.0 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare Love Sophisticated Unnecessary
I have great respect for the semicolon; it is a mighty handy little fellow. — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I use a whole lot of half-assed semicolons; there was one of them just now; that was a semicolon after 'semicolons,' and another one… — Ursula K. Le Guin Copy Share Image
You practically do not use semicolons at all. This is a symptom of mental defectiveness, probably induced by camp life. — George Bernard Shaw Copy Share Image
With educated people, I suppose, punctuation is a matter of rule; with me it is a matter of feeling. But I must say I… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
I'm pretty sure when I need a comma; I'm not so sure about a semicolon. — Keith Hernandez Copy Share Image
It is almost always a greater pleasure to come across a semicolon than a period. The period tells you that that is that; if you didn't get all the meaning you wanted or expected, anyway you got all the writer intended to parcel out and now you have to move along. But with a semicolon there you get a pleasant… — Lewis Thomas Copy Share
“We might also want to use a semicolon to hold together two sentences to avoid giving the reader too much time to think about the first sentence before we hit them with the second one. For example, let’s say that I was writing an email to my husband explaining why the bank account might not be quite as full as… — Jenny Baranick Copy Share
“Do not use semicolons. They are transvestite hermaphrodites, representing nothing. All they do is show you've been to college.” — Kurt Vonnegut Copy Share Image
“Academics love the semicolon; their hankering after logic demands a division which is more emphatic than a comma, but not quite as absolute a… — Victor Klemperer Copy Share Image
I like all things grammatical, and I had already written several books about parts of speech, and even the alphabet, so everything that makes… — Brian P. Cleary Copy Share Image
Children are like sponges; they start to smell after a little while. — Brian P. Cleary Copy Share Image
It's perfectly okay if you don't understand every single one of them. For one thing, I make a lot of corny jokes, and you… — Brian P. Cleary Copy Share Image
These are books that want to be read out loud. These are books kids share with each other, and I think that's important. — Brian P. Cleary Copy Share Image
When a kid can understand that a word can mean two things, there's some real thinking going on. They have a vested interest in… — Brian P. Cleary Copy Share Image
It’s not technically gossip if you start your sentence with “I’m really concerned about __________________ ,” (fill in the name of the person you’re… — Brian P. Cleary Copy Share Image
Whatever story you're telling, it will be more interesting if, at the end you add, "and then everything burst into flames. — Brian P. Cleary Copy Share Image
In writing I found something I could do at least as well as my peers, if not better. — Brian P. Cleary Copy Share Image
A good friend will help you plant your tulips. A great friend will help you plant a gun on the unarmed intruder you just… — Brian P. Cleary Copy Share Image
Whatever meaning 'Annie's Song' had for me on a personal level, there was also a larger context. It could just as easily have been… — John Denver Copy Share Image
I need a bath." He chuckled. "You smell of smoke, as do I." The duke turned, leaning heavily on his cane. "Jameson, open the… — Karen Hawkins Copy Share Image
I love going to Columbia, Missouri. That is a really underrated campus. It shocked me when I went there because I really didn't know… — Kirk Herbstreit Copy Share Image
Life works most perfectly when a reciprocal love relationship is in place between man and God. — Beth Moore Copy Share Image
We talk to God--that is prayer; God talks to us--that is inspiration. — H. Emilie Cady Copy Share Image
I think, here's what I've realized from interviewing people, and I've been very open about my Catholicism and my love of Christ and I… — Jay Mohr Copy Share Image
“To be loved by a man, truly loved, made a woman feel as if she could burst. Of course, Lia was strong and could… — Melody Anne Copy Share Image
So when you take those tears, don't look to see I'm alright. …*Seal - Violet — Eric Nickel Copy Share Image
