Descriptions Quotes

106 Descriptions quotes by 95 unique authors

Detailed descriptions, abstract ambitions, relevant observations, your's and mine. — Ellen Hopkins
I don't wanta hear all your word descriptions of words words words you made up all winter, man I wanta be enlightened by actions. — Jack Kerouac
How can love be worthy of its name if one selects solely the pretty things and leaves out the hardships? It is easy to enjoy… — Elif Safak
So many misconceptions surround the notion of heroism. Far too many categorize a hero as a champion on the battlefield, a commander of legions, a… — Brandon Mull
We defend ourselves with descriptions and tame the world by generalizing. — Iris Murdoch
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
Just listen,â€ she said. â€œYou canâ€™t kill him in cold blood.â€ â€œWhyever not?â€ Ye gods grant me patience. â€œBecause heâ€™ll be dead,â€ she said as… — Loretta Chase
My needs were simple I didn't bother much with themes or felicitous phrases and skipped fine descriptions of weather, landscapes and interiors. I wanted characters… — Ian Mcewan
Our normal expectations about reality are created by a social consensus. We are taught how to see and understand the world. The trick of socialization… — Carlos Castaneda
Restaurants stress the protein. People read menu items left to right, with the protein first. I read descriptions right to left. — Barton Seaver
One of the things that frequently gets lost in descriptions of depression is that the depressed person often knows that it is a ludicrous condition… — Andrew Solomon
For delightfully quirky descriptions of bizarre neurological syndromes that teach us a lot about how the brain works, there is no match for Oliver Sacks. — Francis Collins
Every change of scene requires new expositions, descriptions, explanations. — Milan Kundera
Nothing can be more striking to one who is accustomed to the little inclosures called public parks in our American cities, than the spacious, open… — William Cullen Bryant
I just love the days when you come out of the archives with half a dozen excellent descriptions or poignant accounts of personal experiences. — Antony Beevor
As a man may know about Africa either by going there personally or by reading descriptions written by travelers who have been there, so may… — Max Heindel
When I taught writing classes to psychiatric patients, I met people whose stories of manic highs and immobilizing lows appeared to be textbook descriptions of… — Siri Hustvedt
Inflated descriptions by the pen or exaggerated illustrations by the pencil. — Grace Darling
The grandmother, the mother, the worker, the student, the intellectual, the professional, the unemployed, everybody identified with the songs because they were descriptions of life… — Ruben Blades
You look at the descriptions of Whitey by law enforcement during his early years, and they sum him up pretty well. He was the same… — Howie Carr

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