Chief Quotes

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There is, in fact, not much point in writing a novel unless you can show the possibility of moral transformation, or an increase in wisdom,… — Anthony Burgess
The true Southern watermelon is a boon apart, and not to be mentioned with commoner things. It is chief of this world'd luxuries, king by… — Mark Twain
It struck me that the chief obstacle to marital contentment was this perpetual gulf between the well-founded, commendable pessimism of women and the sheer dumb… — Michael Chabon
I need those nukes, the chief said. I need them, I need them right now. I don't want to be an enabler, sir. I'd rather… — Dean Koontz
The journey homewards. Coming home. That's what it's all about. The journey to the coming of the Kingdom. That's probably the chief difference between the… — Madeleine L'Engle
He had learned well the law of club and fang, and he never forewent an advantage or drew back from a foe he had started… — Jack London
MIND, n. A mysterious form of matter secreted by the brain. Its chief activity consists in the endeavour to ascertain its own nature, the futility… — Ambrose Bierce
There's always time for one more pint. - Chief Inspector Morse — Colin Dexter
No wonder so many sermons are devoted exclusively to "spiritual" subjects. If one is living by the tithes of history's most destructive economy, then the… — Wendell Berry
It is the chief characteristic of the religion of science that it works. — Isaac Asimov
My chief occupation, despite appearances, has always been love. — Albert Camus
To speak seriously: the standards of "goodness" which are generally recognized by public opinion are not those which are calculated to make the world a… — Bertrand Russell
Methought I heard a voice cry, Sleep no more! Macbeth does murder sleep, - the innocent sleep; Sleep that knits up the ravell'd sleave of… — William Shakespeare
I think your mythology would call them fallen angels. War and hate are their business, and one of their chief weapons is un-Naming - making… — Madeleine L'Engle
In every province, the chief occupations, in order of importance, are lovemaking, malicious gossip, and talking nonsense. — Voltaire
The chief wonder of education is that it does not ruin everybody concerned in it, teachers and taught. — Henry Adams
Hooray!" said the Chief of the Army. "Let's blow everyone up! Bang-bang! Bang-bang! — Roald Dahl
You have to fight for your life. That's the chief condition on which you hold it. — Saul Bellow
Storytelling and copulation are the two chief forms of amusement in the South. Theyâ€™re inexpensive and easy to procure. — Robert Penn Warren
Don't worry, chief. We've got these Tualaghi surrounded - from the inside." "Exactly," Erak replied dryly. — John Flanagan

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