Delicate Quotes

575 quotes by 492 authors

I am a frayed and nibbled survivor in a fallen world, and I am getting along. I am aging and eaten and have done my… — Annie Dillard
He had relieved whores beyond counting of frocks, stays, chemises, garters, and stockings. He had never before in his life unbuttoned a gently bred maiden's… — Loretta Chase
The studio was filled with the rich odour of roses, and when the light summer wind stirred amidst the trees of the garden, there came… — Oscar Wilde
Are you a man?'' The question slipped out, and she regretted it. Regretted injecting reality into this delicate, lovely dream of passion. ''I thought I… — Christina Dodd
Memory, of all the powers of the mind, is the most delicate and frail. — Ben Jonson
If human beings are all monsters, why should I sacrifice anything for them?" "Because they are beautiful monsters..., And when they live in a network… — Orson Scott Card
When the mind's free, The Body's delicate. — William Shakespeare
There was so much of beauty here: the neat, small tracks of a foraging creature, stoat or marten; the inticate tracery of a skeleton leaf,… — Juliet Marillier
He raged for hours. And the skeleton, ever the frail and solelmn philosopher, hung quietly inside, saying not a word, suspended like a delicate insect… — Ray Bradbury
America is subsidizing what is left of the prestige and strength of the once mighty Britain. The sun has set forever on that monocled, pith-helmeted… — Malcolm X
I think that when two people are able to weave that kind of invisible thread of understanding and sympathy between each other, that delicate web,… — M.F.K. Fisher
To represent a bad thing in its least offensive light is, doubtless, the most agreeable course for a writer of fiction to pursue; but is… — Anne Bronte
Women are delicate creatures. Fragile. Gentle. Made by God to be sheltered from the harshness of this world.. Morgan MacDonnell — Teresa Medeiros
The flowers were so beautiful, so delicate and unthreatening, but they choked everything around them. — Scott Westerfeld
If our children were to grow up truthful they much be taught by those who had a regard for truth; and not just a casual… — Amy Carmichael
One corner of his mouth crooked up, then the quirk vanished in a thoughtful pursing of his lips. "He's bisexual, you know." He took a… — Lois McMaster Bujold
With lacquerware there is an extra beauty in that moment between removing the lid and lifting the bowl to the mouth, when one gazes at… — Junichiro Tanizaki
Capitalism tries for a delicate balance: It attempts to work things out so that everyone gets just enough stuff to keep them from getting violent… — George Carlin
Ruin, eldest daughter of Zeus, she blinds us all, that fatal madnessâ€”she with those delicate feet of hers, never touching the earth, gliding over the… — Homer
Eye contact was a delicate matter. A quarter second of a shared glance was a violation of agreements that made the city operational. — Don DeLillo

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