Explained Quotes
581 quotes by 491 authors
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The most savory grape, the one that produces the wines with best texture and aroma, the sweetest and most generous, doesn't grow in rich soil…
— Isabel Allende
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Not anymore. I'm afraid I've degenerated into a bibliophile." "A what?" asked Eragon. "One who loves books," explained Jeod.
— Christopher Paolini
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We think that the world is limited and explained by its past. We tend to think that what happened in the past determines what is…
— Alan Watts
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She explained to me later that she must have been possessed by a subconscious desire to be raped. Well she found me in the mountains…
— Ian Fleming
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Any explanation or logic that explains everything so easily has a hidden trap in it. I'm speaking from experience. Somebody once said if it's something…
— Haruki Murakami
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Iain's gaze went back and forth between Gillian and Brodick. "Father Laggan's back," he remarked. "And there's another, younger priest named Stevens with him." "Why…
— Julie Garwood
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Every man has a weakness," he patiently explained. "I'll find theirs, I promise you." "Every man?" "Yes," he answered emphatically. His hand moved to the…
— Julie Garwood
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Do you think my husband and his soldiers will be overly upset with me?" The priest broke into a wide grin. "I'll stand by your…
— Julie Garwood
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One could pick apart love, examine every filament of attraction, and still it would never be fully explained. It simply was.
— Lisa Kleypas
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You’re too visible, Albert,†Hadrian explained. “Can’t afford to have our favorite noble hauled to some dungeon where they cut off your eyelids or pull…
— Michael J. Sullivan
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What’s going on?†Royce asked as throngs of people suddenly moved toward him from the field and the castle interior. “I mentioned that you saw…
— Michael J. Sullivan
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The mystery of one man is too immense and too profound to be explained by another man.
— Henri Nouwen
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What are you doing?" "I'm going to enjoy a long overdue make-out session with my girl. That's what I'm doing." I explained, stepping into the…
— Abbi Glines
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Obviously the whole Wayward thing hasn't been explained to you properly. You don't have any superpowers. You can't leap over tall buildings in a single…
— Kami Garcia
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In my first video diary I explained my love for women who have a taste in carrots. Since then, I have received plenty of carrots.…
— Louis Tomlinson
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I only want to catch you,†Michael explained. “I won’t hurt you.†“No! No!†the star crackled desperately. “That’s wrong! I’m supposed to die!†“But…
— Diana Wynne Jones
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I wanted someone a little more approachable," I explained. "What, like Captain McTropicalShorts back there? Where on earth did you find him anyway?" "Just did…
— Richelle Mead
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Swearing relieves the feelings - that is what swearing does. I explained this to my aunt on one occasion, but it didn't answer with her.…
— Jerome K. Jerome
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There are few things in the world that we don't know. Science has explained everything away.
— Anthony Horowitz
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There are many things in life that cannot be explained.
— Anthony Horowitz
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