Describing Quotes

223 Describing quotes by 207 unique authors

I'm incapable of describing the feeling with which I left. I wouldn't want it ever to be repeated, but I would have considered myself unfortunate… — Ivan Turgenev
I hope I do not offend God by making my Communions in the frame of mind I have been describing. The command, after all, was… — C.S. Lewis
Pleasant is a rainy winter's day, within doors! The best study for such a day, or the best amusement,â€”call it which you will,â€”is a book… — Nathaniel Hawthorne
So you actually need spectacles,â€ Leo finally said. â€œOf course I do,â€ Marks said crossly. â€œWhy would I wear spectacles if I didnâ€™t need them?â€… — Lisa Kleypas
Actually, there is no such thing as a homosexual person, any more than there is such a thing as a heterosexual person. The words are… — Gore Vidal
He had hard, steady eyes, and all the comforting, reassuring charm of a dental drill. - Harry Dresden describing Morgan — Jim Butcher
The most telling and profound way of describing the evolution of the universe would undoubtedly be to trace the evolution of love. — Pierre Teilhard de Chardin
Yes, of course, there's something fishy about describing people's feelings. You try hard to be accurate, but as soon as you start to define such… — Iris Murdoch
And now I know why they invented words for love, why they had to: It's the only thing that can come close to describing what… — Lauren Oliver
Her hair gives dawn it's fire, her eyes give dusk her soul" He knew how to use his voice to melt a girl's heart, to… — Elizabeth Chandler
Kathy was a Republican, one of those people who used the unforgivable phrase "meant to be"--usually when describing her own good fortune or the disasters… — Jennifer Egan
For the most profound experiences in our lives and in the world words are worth nothing. Can you describe love Or death Can you describe… — James Frey
She was like a heroine in a novel that she herself was writing the character kept protesting that she was too strong for love and… — Anna Godbersen
Anya made you kiss her? Yeah. And at our next stop, I'll expect you to deliver. I'll pay, William piped up. After you describe everything… — Gena Showalter
Thereâ€™s so much I canâ€™t read because I get so exasperated. Someone starts describing the character boarding the plane and pulling the seat back. And… — Amy Hempel
You are not Kaia the Disappointment. Do you hear me? Thatâ€™s what I was trying to tell you earlier. You are Kaia the Mighty. How… — Gena Showalter
Don't go into great detail describing places and things, unless you're ÂMargaret Atwood and can paint scenes with language. You don't want descriptions that bring… — Elmore Leonard
What was it, he wondered for the hundredth time, that enabled Pastor Harris to hear the answers in his heart? What did he mean when… — Nicholas Sparks
Did you see him? I know the photo was grainy, but he looks like one of those death metal goth heads, or whatever theyâ€™re called.… — Meg Cabot
I receive a lot of letters like yours. Most go on in length, describing all sorts of maddening situations and communications in bewildered detail, but… — Cheryl Strayed

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