Described Quotes

635 Described quotes by 530 unique authors

I described the pyramid we'd found and waited for him to jump on the bandwagon. Unfortunately he's afraid of wagons. And bands. — Jennifer Rardin
The continuing struggle was once described in the following metaphor by a patient who had successfully completed a long course of psychotherapy: 'I came to… — Sheldon B. Kopp
Taxonomy is described sometimes as a science and sometimes as an art, but really itâ€™s a battleground. — Bill Bryson
Well met, Mistress Lirael. This ragamuffin, as your servant so aptly described him, is His Highness Prince Sameth, the Abhorsen-in-Waiting. Hence the bells. But on… — Garth Nix
I wondered how long it took for a baby to become yours, for familiarity to set in. Maybe as long as it took a new… — Jodi Picoult
Failed relationships can be described as so much wasted make-up. — Marian Keyes
The Challenge is to pry Bertie loose from Dain and his circle of oafish dengenerates,â€ Jessica said severely. â€œIt would be far more profitable to… — Loretta Chase
Humanity is best described as inhumanity. — Pat Conroy
In a public dialogue with Salman in London he [Edward Said] had once described the Palestinian plight as one where his people, expelled and dispossessed… — Christopher Hitchens
What Brahman is cannot be described. All things in the world â€” the Vedas, the Puranas, the Tantras, the six systems of philosophy â€” have… — Ramakrishna
I think fantasy is best described as a kind of fiction that evokes wonder, mystery or magic, a sense of possibility beyond the ordinary world… — Kate Forsyth
When Å vejk subsequently described life in the lunatic asylum, he did so in exceptionally eulogistic terms: 'I really don't know why those loonies get so… — Jaroslav HaÅ¡ek
The landscape is best described as 'pedestrian hostile.' It's pointless to try to take a walk, so I generally just stay in the room and… — David Sedaris
Don't you think it's strange that life, described as so rich and full, a camel-trail of adventure, should shrink to this coin-sized world? A head… — Jeanette Winterson
It's impossible to say a thing exactly the way it was, because of what you say can never be exact, you always have to leave… — Margaret Atwood
The good folks mostly win, courage usually triumphs over fear, the family dog hardly ever contracts rabies: these are things I knew at twenty-five, and… — Stephen King
The motive that impels modern reason to know must be described as the desire to conquer and dominate. For the Greek philosophers and the Fathers… — JÃ¼rgen Moltmann
This time Magnus answered it, his voice booming through the tiny entryway. "WHO DARES DISTURB MY REST?" Jace looked almost nervous. "Jace Wayland. Remember? I'm… — Cassandra Clare
Hamas is regularly described as 'Iranian-backed Hamas, which is dedicated to the destruction of Israel.' One will be hard put to find something like 'democratically… — Noam Chomsky
Norman Mailer described the desire to be cool as a "decision to encourage the psychopath in oneself, to explore that domain of experience where security… — Anthony Bourdain

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