Dictionary Quotes

340 quotes by 286 authors

The Red Queen shook her head. "You may call it 'nonsense' if you like," she said, "but I've heard nonsense, compared with which that would… — Lewis Carroll
But what is memory if not the language of feeling, a dictionary of faces and days and smells which repeat themselves like the verbs and… — Julio Cortazar
The secret is not to betray your ignorance. Just maneuver, avoid the quicksands and obstacles, and the rest can be found in a dictionary. — Guy de Maupassant
He would say her name over and over until it devolved into meaningless sounds - mah REI kuh, mah REI kuh - it became an… — Audrey Niffenegger
I decide that sometimes definitions are wrong. Even if they're written in a dictionary. Identities aren't always separate and distinct. Sometimes they ARE wrapped up… — Mary E. Pearson
We're so special, when you look in the dictionary under short bus, there's a group picture of us,'' Stevie Rae said, sounding weak but definately… — P. C. Cast
I'm pretty sure that if you looked up the word "nuts" in the dictionary, you'll find my picture. Just another fun feature of my mutant-birdkid-freak… — James Patterson
Will I have to use a dictionary to read your book?" asked Mrs. Dodypol. "It depends," says I, "how much you used the dictionary before… — Alexander Theroux
me: why is it upset? shouldn't it be downset? gideon: i will file a lawsuit against the dictionaries first thing tomorrow morning. we're going to… — David Levithan
The dictionary is based on the hypothesis -- obviously an unproven one -- that languages are made up of equivalent synonyms. — Jorge Luis Borges
If I'm a guy who doesn't seem so merry, It's just because I'm so misunderstood. When I was young I ate a dictionary, And that… — Ira Gershwin
Why donâ€™t you purchase an Italian dictionary? I will assume the expense.â€ â€œI have one,â€ she said, â€œbut I donâ€™t think itâ€™s very good. Half… — Julia Quinn
I want to know what it means to be in love. But in my dictionary 'in love' is indefinable. — Ellen Hopkins
There are so many who know more than I do, who understand the world better than I do. I would be truly learned, a great… — Elie Wiesel
Since then I've always thought that under rape in the dictionary it should tell the truth. It is not just forcible intercourse; rape means to… — Alice Sebold
If you look up "charming" in the dictionary, you'll see that it not only has references to strong attraction, but to spells and magic. Then… — Deb Caletti
What I didn't say was that each time I picked up a German dictionary or a German book, the very sight of those dense, black,… — Sylvia Plath
Oooh, that was fun." "That does it," said Jace. "I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year." "Why?" Isabelle said. "So you… — Cassandra Clare
One dictionary defines denouement as "a final part in which everything is made clear and no questions or surprises remain." By that definition, it is… — Pseudonymous Bosch
Symbols and emblems were everywhere. Buildings and pictures were designed to be read like books. Everything stood for something else; if you had the right… — Philip Pullman

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