Avoided Quotes

320 quotes by 298 authors

How sad it was, Carmen thought, that you acted awful when you were desperately sad and hurt and wanted to be loved. How tragic then,… — Ann Brashares
Minnesotans who bought scenic art usually avoided winter scenes. Hannah didn't find that surprising. Minnesota winters were long. Why would they want to buy a… — Joanne Fluke
Do not put statements in the negative form. And don't start sentences with a conjunction. If you reread your work, you will find on rereading… — William Safire
They dispute not in order to find or even to seek Truth, but for victory, and to appear the more learned and strenuous upholders of… — Giordano Bruno
Of all studies, the one he would rather have avoided was that of his own mind. He knew no tragedy so heartrending as introspection. — Henry Adams
Sighs and silences and avoided conversations are just as important as the things you do talk about. — Cecelia Ahern
The Master said, â€œWealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not… — Confucius
He was welcome everywhere he went, and was well-aware of his inability to tolerate solitude. He felt no inclination to be alone and avoided it… — Stefan Zweig
Love is like death, it must come to us all, but to each his own unique way and time, sometimes it will be avoided, but… — Jacob Grimm
Get rid of their mast, knock holes in the hull, then get back on board." "You want us to sink her?" Gundar asked, and Halt… — John Flanagan
I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided. — Fernando Pessoa
Earthlings are the great explainers, explaining why this event is structured as it is, telling how other events may be achieved or avoided. — Kurt Vonnegut
Waking up was a daily cruelty, an affront, and she avoided it by not sleeping. — Gregory Maguire
I still can't understand how Cecil and my old tutor, Fitz, got along so well, when we often called Fitz 'the Genius' and avoided calling… — Franny Billingsley
All of us know, whether or not we are able to admit it, that mirrors can only lie, that death by drowning is all that… — James A. Baldwin
Everything I said he agreed with, which was trying, and his flute playing would make the deaf wince, but I think the real problem with… — Megan Whalen Turner
I think there is something beautiful in reveling in sadness. The proof is how beautiful sad songs can be. So I donâ€™t think being sad… — Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Potholes and bumps? Welcome to the world. Every road gas them. They're there to be navigated, avoided, driven over, or through to the other side.… — Nora Roberts
The obligation to amuse and instruct myself was entirely my own, and people who didn't know that were childish people, to be avoided if possible.… — John Taylor Gatto
Listening to her, one experienced a deep uneasiness as of having avoided an urgent responsibility, like someone who, walking at night along the banks of… — Janet Frame

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