Answer Quotes
4553 quotes by 3042 authors
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The world goes on, as stupid and brutal as tomorrow as it was today. And though I am shuddering with pain, and twisting with pain,…
— Jennifer Donnelly
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I believe in the pursuit of happiness. Not its attainment, nor its final definition, but its pursuit. I believe in the journey, not the arrival;…
— Andrew Sullivan
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They miss the whisper that runs any day in your mind, "Who are you really, wanderer?"-- and the answer you have to give no matter…
— William Stafford
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Yes, that man acted ugly," she told us in plain English. "But throwing more ugliness back at him ain't the answer.
— Lauren Myracle
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If you're a writer, the answer to everything is yes.
— Nikki Giovanni
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A tree forms itself in answer to its place and the light. Explain it how you will, the only thing explainable will be your explanation. 
— Wendell Berry
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Everyone thinks I'm showing off when I talk, ridiculous when I'm silent, insolent when I answer, cunning when I have a good idea, lazy when…
— Anne Frank
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Oh, my stars! Think about Prince Kai! You could dance with Prince Kai!†This made Cinder pause and squint into Iko’s blinding light. “Why would…
— Marissa Meyer
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Matthew,' she said, 'have you ever loved someone and it became yourself?' For a moment he did not answer. Taking up the decanter he held…
— Djuna Barnes
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Haley and I would talk for hours about which member of 'N Sync we'd want to marry. After long deliberation, the answer was always J.…
— Mindy Kaling
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GRAPESHOT, n. An argument which the future is preparing in answer to the demands of American Socialism.
— Ambrose Bierce
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I have so often been asked the question: "But how did you come to think of The Scarlet Pimpernel?" And my answer has always been:…
— Baroness Orczy
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His mind’s always on something else. He’d live in a ratty cardigan, and he’s always worrying holes in the pockets of his pants. He can…
— Nora Roberts
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If you haven't been in a war and are wondering how long it takes to get used to losing everything you think you need or…
— Meg Rosoff
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I am often asked the question How can the masses permit themselves to be exploited by the few. The answer is By being persuaded to…
— E L Doctorow
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The honest answer is more complex. On some level I was sent. Or inspired. Or called. But my calling, such as it was, wasn't a…
— Chris Bohjalian
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The problem is not to find the answer, it's to face the answer
— Terence McKenna
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There's an honesty to the wolf world that is liberating. There's no diplomacy, no decorum. You tell your enemy you hate him; you show your…
— Jodi Picoult
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You wouldn't let him do it, would you, Jamie?" Jamie's expression was very serene. She stared at Andrew when she spoke to her husband. "With…
— Julie Garwood
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What if all those strange and unexplainable bends in history were the result of supernatural interference? At which point I asked myself, what's the weirdest…
— Gail Carriger
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