Curious Thing Quotes

43 Curious Thing quotes by 39 unique authors

It is a curious thing, the death of a loved one. We all know that our time in this world is limited, and that eventually… — Daniel Handler
All other swindlers upon earth are nothing to the self-swindlers, and with such pretences did I cheat myself. Surely a curious thing. That I should… — Charles Dickens
This business of friendship was a curious thing, almost as difficult to learn as the busuness of acting. Sometimes you were expected to tell the… — Gary L. Blackwood
It is a curious thing, Harry, but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who have never sought it. Those who, like… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
A curious thing about the ontological problem is its simplicity. It can be put into three Anglo-Saxon monosyllables: 'What is there?' It can be answered,… — Willard Van Orman Quine
There is a curious thing that happens with the passage of time: a calcification of character... Change isn't always for the worst; the shell that… — Jodi Picoult
The governess was not much liked in the village. She was too tall, too fond of books, too grave, and, a curious thing, never smiled… — Susanna Clarke
Grief is a curious thing, when it happens unexpectedly. It is a Band-aid being ripped away, taking the top layer off a family. And the… — Jodi Picoult
Shyness is a curious thing, because, like quicksand, it can strike people at any time, and also, like quicksand, it usually makes its victims look… — Daniel Handler
It's a curious thing in American life that the most abject nonsense will be excused if the utterer can claim the sanction of religion. A… — Christopher Hitchens
Love Is a curious thing. Sometimes it barrels into you, leaves you breathless. Other times, it comes in- to your life, a tentative beam of… — Ellen Hopkins
There are plenty who regard a wall behind which something is happening as a very curious thing. — Victor Hugo
Grief is a curious thing, when it happens unexpectedly. It is a Band-Aid being ripped away, taking the top layer off a family. And the… — Jodi Picoult
The curious thing about individuals is that their singularity always goes beyond any category or generalization in the book. — Haruki Murakami
Well! I've often seen a cat without a grin,' thought Alice 'but a grin without a cat! It's the most curious thing i ever saw… — Lewis Carroll
Nationality is a very curious thing. The blood is Scots and the temperament is Scots, but I am, in fact, 100% American. — Alexander Mackendrick
He spent hours and hours and hours practising these conjuring tricks. It's just such a curious thing. — Simon Callow
Well! I've often seen a cat without a grin; but a grin without a cat! It's the most curious thing I ever say in my… — Alice In Wonderland

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