Engrossing Quotes

26 quotes by 25 authors

A powerful attraction exists, therefore, to the promotion of a study and of duties of all others engrossing the time most completely, and which is… — Charles Babbage
It is the very strangeness of nature that makes science engrossing. That ought to be at the center of science teaching. There are more than… — Lewis Thomas
Of the tyrant, spies and informers are the principal instruments. War is his favorite occupation, for the sake of engrossing the attention of the people,… — Aristotle
Our conflict is not likely to cease so soon as every good man would wish. The measure of iniquity is not yet filled; and unless… — George Washington
To believe is very dull. To doubt is intensely engrossing. To be on the alert is to live, to be lulled into security is to… — Oscar Wilde
If youâ€™re a parent in 2013, you have to get your hands on this book. Wise, engrossing, and so real that I fear Senior has… — Curtis Sittenfeld
I am strongly drawn to the simple life and am often oppressed by the feeling that I am engrossing an unnecessary amount of the labour… — Albert Einstein
Patti Callahan Henry seamlessly combines mystery, family love, and personal journey all in one engrossing tale. From the intriguing beginning to the touching ending, The… — Diane Chamberlain
Seduction is an absolute pleasure to read -- clever, suspenseful, exciting, mysterious, learned, and engrossing. Some of the best historical fiction I've read in quite… — David Liss
The Green Shore is an engrossing novel about political oppression, played out on an intimate family scale. Bakopoulos charts the subtle, gnawing pressures of life… — Peter Ho Davies
The Death of Money is an engrossing account of the massive stresses accumulating in the global financial system, especially since the 2008 financial crisis. Jim… — John H. Makin
At the end of the table, the secretary was reading the decision in some case, but in such a mournful and monotonous voice, that the… — Nikolai Gogol
I am strongly drawn to a frugal life and am often oppressively aware that I am engrossing an undue amount of the labor of my… — Albert Einstein
A dramatist is one who from his earliest years has found that sheer gazing at the shocks and counter-shocks among people is quite sufficiently engrossing… — Thornton Wilder
Technology is notorious for engrossing people so much that they don't always focus on balance and enjoy life at the same time. — Paul Allen
Saigon, U.S.A. aptly documents the birth of a new American community, uprooted in the aftermath of war and forever torn apart by the wounds of… — Nguyen Qui Duc
Every once in awhile you find a novel so magical that there is no escaping its spell. The Night Circus is one of these rarities… — Danielle Trussoni
What difference does it make if the Gospel is mostly a lie? It's an engrossing story and the words of its hero are excellent words… — Tom Robbins
I was fifteen when I first met Sherlock Holmes, fifteen years old with my nose in a book as I walked the Sussex Downs, and… — Laurie R. King
The conversation of kisses. Subtle, engrossing, fearless, transforming. — Alice Munro

Who Wrote These Engrossing Quotes

25 authors contributed a total of 26 Engrossing Quotes as follows: