Clever Quotes

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You and Teacher,â€ said Molly. â€œYes,â€ said Peter. â€œSheâ€™s very clever. Youâ€™ll like her.â€ â€œIâ€™m sure,â€ said Molly. — Dave Barry
Rule of thumb: if you think something is clever and sophisticated beware-it is probably self-indulgence. — Donald A. Norman
Words. I'm surrounding by thousands of words. Maybe millions...Deep within me, words pile up in huge drifts. Mountains of phrases and sentences and connected ideas.… — Sharon M. Draper
I am neither especially clever nor especially gifted. I am only very, very curious. — Albert Einstein
Eve was still frowning at the pasta like she suspected it was going to do something clever, like try to escape from the pot. — Rachel Caine
I feel strangely free at such times. To behave properly is to be always courteous, always clever, and subtle and elegant. But now, when I… — Kij Johnson
There are many foolish people in the world and when a man in a rather high position puts on no frills, slaps them on the… — W. Somerset Maugham
Ohh, how clever," Aden said and clapped. "A death threat. You know what's funny? That's not even my first of the day. — Gena Showalter
...and wondering where he had read that clever liars give details, but that the cleverest do not. — Edith Wharton
Clever's not enough to hold me - I want characters who are more than devices to be moved about for Effect. — Laura Anne Gilman
I am sick to death of cleverness. Everybody is clever nowadays. — Oscar Wilde
do you think it is better to be clever than to be good?â€ â€œGood for what?â€ asked the Doctor. â€œYou are good for nothing unless… — Henry James
The fact is, the Time Traveller was one of those men who are too clever to be believed: you never felt that you saw all… — H.G. Wells
Nothingâ€™s changed. Youâ€™ll go home. Youâ€™ll be bored. Youâ€™ll be ignored. No one will listen to you, really listen to you. Youâ€™re too clever and… — Neil Gaiman
If you are anything like me --- Clever, fond of goat cheese, and devilishly handsome --- then you have undoubtedly read many books. — Brandon Sanderson
There was once a man, Harry, called the steppenwolf. He went on two legs, wore clothes and was a human being, but nevertheless he was… — Hermann Hesse
American girls are as clever at concealing their parents as English women are at concealing their past. — Oscar Wilde
But a hare, now, that is a different thing altogether. A hare is not a pet but a person. Hares are clever and brave and… — Elizabeth Goudge
I love you, Minerva. I love that you believe in me no matter what. I love how you take whatever you see and distill it… — Sabrina Jeffries
Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times. — Patrick Rothfuss

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