Elaborate Quotes

215 Elaborate quotes by 192 unique authors

I know something about dread myself, and appreciate the elaborate systems with which some people fill the void, appreciate all the opiates of the people,… — Joan Didion
Elaborate burial customs are a sure sign of decadence. — J. G. Ballard
The arrangements that couples make in order to maintain civility in the midst of their journey to divorce are often most elaborate when the professed… — John Irving
Out of its squalor and human decay, its eruptions of butchery, India produced so many people of grace and beauty, ruled by elaborate courtesy. Producing… — V.S. Naipaul
our world requires that decisions be sourced and footnoted, and if we say how we feel, we must also be prepared to elaborate on why… — Malcolm Gladwell
But Philip was impatient with himself; he called to mind his idea of the pattern of life: the unhappiness he had suffered was no more… — W. Somerset Maugham
Existence is not itself a good thing, that we should spend a lifetime securing its necessaries: a life spent, however victoriously, in securing the necessaries… — A. E. Housman
Of course, thanks to the house, a great many of our memories are housed, and if the house is a bit elaborate, if it has… — Gaston Bachelard
...When our thoughts revolve we are so often deceived into supposing that their violent movement is an indication of their vigorous originality, the upheaval of… — Janet Frame
The more elaborate his labyrinths, the further from the Sun his face. — Mikhail Naimy
Most learning is not the result of instruction. It is rather the result of unhampered participation in a meaningful setting. Most people learn best by… — Ivan Illich
Thereâ€™s only one question that matters, Ms. Lane, and itâ€™s the one you never get around to asking. People are capable of varying degrees of… — Karen Marie Moning
...when a phone call competes for attention with a real-world conversation, it wins. Everyone knows the distinctive high-and-dry feeling of being abandoned for a phone… — Lynne Truss
Hey, Carlos," the Professor says when he walks in. "How was REACH?" "It sucked." "Can you be more specific?" my guardian asks. "It really sucked,"… — Simone Elkeles
She gestured toward his very fine chest with her pencil. â€œOn the off chance I find out after weâ€™re married that your declaration of abiding… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
I'm touched, Rixon. A bomb. How elaborate. Why didn't you keep things simple and just march inside my bedroom one night and put a bullet… — Becca Fitzpatrick
If we were left to ourselves with the task of taking the gospel to the world, we would immediately begin planning innovative strategies and plotting… — David Platt
I was suddenly struck by how dissimilar we were. It occurred to me that if Grace and I were objects, she would be an elaborate… — Maggie Stiefvater
The way Mom saw it, women should let menfolk do the work because it made them feel more manly. That notion only made sense if… — Jeannette Walls
My fear represented the failure of the human system. It is a sad truth of our creation: Something is amiss in our design, there are… — Steve Martin

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