Except When Quotes

146 quotes by 132 authors

I have been a writer since 1949. I am self-taught. I have no theories about writing that might help others. When I write, I simply… — Kurt Vonnegut
I've come to realize that life, while being everything, is also strangely not much. Except when the light shines on it a different way and… — Lorrie Moore
But youâ€™re human, arenâ€™t you? (Kat) Iâ€™m human, except when I first wake up in the morning. Even I donâ€™t want to be around myself… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
Generally speaking, books don't cause much harm. Except when you read them, that is. Then they cause all kinds of problems. — Pseudonymous Bosch
Sociopathy is the inability to process emotional experience, including love and caring, except when such experience can be calculated as a coldly intellectual task. — Martha Stout
Look! You got sparklies like akri. He gives all of his to me. He say I look beautiful in sparklies, â€˜specially them red ones that… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
...nothing ever happens quickly (except when it does). Nothing is ever, ever easy (except when it is). And, most of all, nothing ever goes perfectly… — Ally Carter
There was a sergeant at a desk. I knew he was a sergeant because I recognized the marks on his uniform, and I knew it… — Steven Brust
He lifted the arm covering his eyes and turned his head to glare at her. "I knew you were trouble the first time I saw… — Linda Howard
Paranoia is a survival trait when you run in my circles. It gives you something to do in your spare time, coming up with solutions… — Jim Butcher
The gym is always open, except when it's closed. — Trenton Lee Stewart
He never felt lonliness except when he was happy. — Ayn Rand
I always listen to you. Except when I don't. — Maggie Stiefvater
She liked to imagine that when she passed, the world looked after her, but she also knew how anonymous she was. Except when she was… — Alice Sebold
Birds, except when broiled and in the society of a cold bottle, bored him stiff. — P.G. Wodehouse
I was generally pro-bat, except when I was trekking through the dark trying not to think about the dire fate of every horror movie character… — Rosemary Clement-Moore
You won't lag behind, because you'll have the speed. You'll pass the whole gang and you'll soon take the lead. Wherever you fly, you'll be… — Dr. Seuss
Except when it comes to Mom. She is, and always has been, the driving force in this family. And sometimes that means driving us head-on,… — Ellen Hopkins
Oh, the places you'll go! There is fun to be done! There are points to be scored. There are games to be won. And the… — Dr. Seuss
In the U.S., we are free to speak our minds and to spend money without being forced to reveal our identities - except when using… — Jamais Cascio

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