Delighted Quotes

264 Delighted quotes by 229 unique authors

The younger and healthier a woman is and the more her new and glossy body seems destined for eternal freshness, the less useful is artifice;… — Simone de Beauvoir
Cleanliness', chuckled Sir Benjamin, noting his great niece's delighted smile as her eyes rested upon him, 'comes next to godliness, eh, Maria? — Elizabeth Goudge
Then she added in a sort of childish delight: 'We'll be poor, won't we? Like people in books. And I'll be an orphan and utterly… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
May I say that I am delighted that my favorite alpha is feeling better. Why, you'll be running recklessly into danger against overwhelming odds anytime… — Ilona Andrews
By the way, Doctor, I shall want your cooperation.' 'I shall be delighted.' 'You don't mind breaking the law?' 'Not in the least.' 'Nor running… — Arthur Conan Doyle
IN ANSWER TO THE QUESTION: WHAT SCENES ONE WOULD LIKE TO HAVE FILMED Shakespeare in the part of the King's Ghost. The beheading of Louis… — Vladimir Nabokov
She had a lively, playful disposition that delighted in anything ridiculous. — Jane Austen
Pet the cat dude," says Sam. "She brought you a present. She wants you to tell her how badass she is." "You are a tiny… — Holly Black
She had forgotten them all; forgotten Richard down in the mud, and the marquis and his foolish crossbow, and the world. She was delighted and… — Neil Gaiman
Most people are only too delighted to wreck each other's heads. And for the tiny minority who do their pathetic best not to, this world… — Tana French
I crawled back into myself all alone, just delighted to observe that I was even more miserable than before, because I had brought a new… — Louis-Ferdinand Celine
Brandon is just the kind of man whom every body speaks well of, and nobody cares about; whom all are delighted to see, and nobody… — Jane Austen
I don't know many rules to live by,' he'd said. 'But here's one. It's simple. Don't put anything unnecessary into yourself. No poisons or chemicals,… — Laini Taylor
Would you like to assist me with my choice of underwear as well?” My sarcasm whistled right over his head. “I would be delighted. While… — Ilona Andrews
Why do we have to grow up? I know more adults who have the children's approach to life. They're people who don't give a hang… — Walt Disney
The storm ate up September’s cry of despair, delighted at its mischief, as all storms are. — Catherynne M. Valente
Generally speaking, our prisoners were capable of loving animals, and if they had been allowed they would have delighted to rear large numbers of domestic… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
I could point out that that's not a dress, that's underwear, but I doubt it would be in my best interest." "Need I remind you,"… — Cassandra Clare
Content in a way he’d rarely been before Mercy, he simply stroked her until she purred. It delighted him as it always did. “I made… — Nalini Singh
If anyone's under a spell, Justina, it's me. Your daughter put one on me five years ago, and I haven't broken free of it yet.… — Jeaniene Frost
After a while he played with the pencil and the paper again and was delighted when he discovered how to make a mark with the… — Douglas Adams
Like all lawyers, I was delighted by gratitude. It happened so rarely. — C.J. Sansom
I told them that when you were born, God was so delighted that He sent a hundred angels to kiss you while you were in… — Robin Jones Gunn
Adrian frowned. 'Is that a noose?' 'It's a tie!' I cried, trying not to feel offended. He laughed, clearly delighted at this. 'My mistake. — Richelle Mead
Marya Morevna, we are better at this than you are. We can hold two terrible ideas at once in our hearts. Never have your folk… — Catherynne M. Valente

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