Droll Quotes

16 quotes by 14 authors

The proverbial German phenomenon of the verb-at-the-end about which droll tales of absentminded professors who would begin a sentence, ramble on for an entire lecture,… — Douglas Hofstadter
His droll little mouth was drawn up like a bow, and the beard of his chin was as white as the snow. — Clement Clarke Moore
It's no surprise that the droll and (seemingly) all-knowing wizard behind the Chicago Style Q&A puts it all together-entertainingly-for manuscript editors in this real-world guide… — Arthur Plotnik
My dad was great. He was very droll, very dry. — Albert Finney
Life is droll. It has no common sense. It is the game of a mountebank. — William John Locke
What did Nabokov and Joyce have in common, apart from the poor teeth and the great prose? Exile, and decades of near pauperism. A compulsive… — Martin Amis
In the half darkness I winked to my other self, my mad dictator, and congratulated him on his droll victory. I closed my eyes and… — Isaac Bashevis Singer
Droll thing life is -- that mysterious arrangement of merciless logic for a futile purpose. The most you can hope from it is some knowledge… — Joseph Conrad
Sam gave Captain Suicide a droll stare. "How did you die again? Oh wait, I know this. 'I can take 'em. I don't need to… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Hollis " I said "you're messing with me right now aren't you You're in Paris or somewhere and just-" "What " he replied. "No This… — Sarah Dessen
Oh, for heaven's sake, she thought with droll exasperation, this certainly explains a lot. It's no wonder I haven't been able to keep my hands… — Karen Marie Moning
I need dating advice. Fast.â€ Ash arched a single brow at that. â€œIâ€™m useless. Iâ€™ve never been on one.â€ The three human men turned to… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
He looks like a man.' 'How descriptive,' Susan said in a droll tone. 'Remind me never to advise you to seek work as a novelist. — Julia Quinn
Ren frowned as he surveyed the madness they were knee-deep in. â€œWhy are you under such heavy fire?â€ Nick gave him a droll stare. â€œOh,… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I imagine that it will not be easy to persuade Mortmain into a bonnet," Magnus observed. "Though the color would be fetching on him." Henry… — Cassandra Clare
Between the optimist and the pessimist, the difference is droll. The optimist sees the doughnut; the pessimist the hole! — Oscar Wilde

Who Wrote These Droll Quotes

14 authors contributed a total of 16 Droll Quotes as follows: