Brief Quotes

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Most craft give a nod, however brief and unfriendly, towards beauty. Vogon ships did not nod towards beauty. They pulled on ski masks and mugged… — Eoin Colfer
Oh, there was harm indeed for a young lady flattered by the brief attentions of a handsome man. — Kate Morton
But I have to confess, I'm glad you two had at least a few months of happiness together." I'm not glad," says Peeta. "I wish… — Suzanne Collins
Your tale is of the longest," observed Monks, moving restlessly in his chair. It is a true tale of grief and trial, and sorrow, young… — Charles Dickens
Our friendship is made up of these brief frenzied exchanges, but the quality of our conversation, for all its feverish outpouring, is genuine. — Carol Shields
The steward, according to custom, had stopped all the clocks. This, in the language of Narouz, said, "Your stay with us is so brief, let… — Lawrence Durrell
Thanksgiving was nothing more than a pilgrim-created obstacle in the way of Christmas; a dead bird in the street that forced a brief detour. — Augusten Burroughs
When you see such photos, you can't help but wonder at just how sweet and sad and innocent all moments of life are rendered by… — Douglas Coupland
This is our one and only chance at mortal life-here and now. The longer we live, the greater is our realization that it is brief.… — Thomas S. Monson
Choose well. Your choice is brief, and yet endless. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Poetry is perhaps this: an Atemwende, a turning of our breath. Who knows, perhaps poetry goes its wayâ€”the way of artâ€”for the sake of just… — Paul Celan
If history is to be creative, to anticipate a possible future without denying the past, it should, I believe, emphasize new possibilities by disclosing those… — Howard Zinn
troubles are as endless as pleasures are brief ... — Louis-Ferdinand Celine
As Nietzsche said, â€˜that which doesnâ€™t kill youâ€“ â€™(Alexion) Will only require brief hospitalization. And if youâ€™re a Dark-Hunter, just a good dayâ€™s sleep. (Danger) — Sherrilyn Kenyon
You will find joy, frustration and sorrow in your quest. Never forget that friendship and loyalty are more precious than riches...Happiness can be brief, but… — Brian Jacques
Knowledge is not wisdom: cleverness is not, not without awareness of our death, not without recalling just how brief our flare is. He who overreaches… — Euripides
Puck stopped his drumming [on his belly] for a brief moment and grinned at Sabrina. I hear they have a lot of plastic surgeons in… — Michael Buckley
Never give all the heart, for love Will hardly seem worth thinking of To passionate women if it seem Certain, and they never dream That… — William Butler Yeats
In the silence, she felt the past and the present shift and mix, but that was a mirage. There was no way to comfort the… — J R Ward
I find myself fascinated by a man who admits to enjoying fairy tales and uses the word "impinge"- barely misses a beat while indulging in… — Nora Roberts

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