Assuming Quotes

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I had learned early to assume something dark and lethal hidden at the heart of anything I loved. When I couldn't find it, I responded,… — Tana French
If Satan should ever replace God he would find it necessary to assume the attributes of Divinity. — Robert A. Heinlein
For myself, I always assume that a lion is ferocious, and so I am never caught off my guard. — Edgar Rice Burroughs
To speak...means above all to assume a culture, to support the weight of a civilization. — Frantz Fanon
We never know the quality of someone else's life, though we seldom resist the temptation to assume and pass judgement. — Tami Hoag
Little by little things began to assume a new aspect. The sense of insecurity vanished, words came of themselves, I was no longer so painfully… — Erich Maria Remarque
I can only assume," said Jace, "that mortal emotions amuse you because you have none of your own. — Cassandra Clare
My parents gave me the gift of irreligion, of growing up without bothering to ask people what gods they held dear, assuming that in fact,… — Salman Rushdie
Gods, religions and national boundaries are absolutely imaginary. They don't tend to exist. As soon as you pull back half a mile and look down… — Neil Gaiman
Fresh from a costume fitting, where I had been posing in front of the mirror assuming what I thought was a strong position - arms… — Helen Mirren
What did it mean to be called â€œlordâ€? Iâ€™ll assume youâ€™ve never had the honor, since I doubt any of you happen to be British… — Brandon Sanderson
Reading in bed can be heaven, assuming you can get just the right amount of light on the page and aren't prone to spilling your… — Stephen King
She assumes that skill will guide her fingertips, that shapely lines will uncoil out of the pencil the moment she starts. Surely talent is a… — Gregory Maguire
Loneliness is a drug, a narcotic; it grows through veins, through nerves and muscles; it assumes some right of possession over your body and mind;… — R.J. Ellory
One minute. You know nothing about him. He probably has his own joys and interests- wife, children, snug little home. That's where we practical fellows'-… — E. M. Forster
The Devil hath power To assume a pleasing shape. — William Shakespeare
In the Tarot deck, the Fool is depicted as a young man about to step off a cliff into empty air. Most people assume that… — Richard Kadrey
The question of why evil exists is not a theological question, for it assumes that it is possible to go behind the existence forced upon… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Walking over to Iggy, he poked him with his shoe. "Does anysing on you vork properly?" Iggy rubbed his forehead with one hand. "Well, I… — James Patterson
Love is rather impotent and pitiful: My father must have told me a million times how much he loved me, but that emotion - assuming… — Elizabeth Wurtzel

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