Absently Quotes

16 quotes by 16 authors

Straddling the top of the world, one foot in China and the other in Nepal, I cleared the ice from my oxygen mask, hunched a… — Jon Krakauer
Then the children went to bed, or at least went upstairs, and the men joined the women for a cigarette on the porch, absently picking… — Amy Hempel
In the months leading up to World War II, there was a tendency among many Americans to talk absently about the trouble in Europe. Nothing… — Gene Tierney
I felt dumb and subdued. Every time I tried to concentrate, my mind glided off, like a skater, into a large empty space, and pirouetted… — Sylvia Plath
What we have in life that we can count on is who we are and where we come from, she thought absently. For better or… — Terry Brooks
One corner of his mouth crooked up, then the quirk vanished in a thoughtful pursing of his lips. "He's bisexual, you know." He took a… — Lois McMaster Bujold
What's possible?â€ - she asked â€œAnything,â€ he said absently. â€œBut thatâ€™s not what I was talking about. Oh, hello, Claire. Youâ€™re in good time. I… — Rachel Caine
Sin met Mae and Alan coming into the flat. Mae frowned. "Is it no-shirts festival day?" "Every day with Nick is no-shirts festival day," Alan… — Sarah Rees Brennan
Oh, well. Everyone else has suave, cosmopolitan sheep: why not us? The Millers at Hepple have a ewe thatâ€™s been to Kelso three times, and… — Dorothy Dunnett
I could tell you a tale about something,' Miach offered, rubbing her hand absently. 'If you like.' She frowned thoughtfully. 'What sort of something?' 'Something… — Lynn Kurland
Are you a storyteller, Thomas Covenant?" Absently he replied, "I was, once." "And you gave it up? Ah, that is as sad a tale in… — Stephen R. Donaldson
Movement from Brenda grabbed Thomas's attention. He looked to see her drop the knife away from Minho and step back, absently wiping the small trace… — James Dashner
A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't," Finn replied absently, still looking down at the book. "That's such a… — Amanda Hocking
He pulled the Carstairs family ring from his finger and held it out to Will. "Take it." Will let his eyes drift down toward it,… — Cassandra Clare
PROBOSCIS, n. The rudimentary organ of an elephant which serves him in place of the knife-and-fork that Evolution has as yet denied him. For purposes… — Ambrose Bierce
To the questions of the officiously meddling police Falter replied absently and tersely; but, when he finally grew tired of this pestering, he pointed out… — Vladimir Nabokov

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