Formal Quotes

399 Formal quotes by 358 unique authors

...and motioned me toward a spot next to a middle-aged Moroi in a very formal and very designer black suit. The suit screamed, I'm sorry… — Richelle Mead
No father, no son, no mother, no daughter should get so busy that he or she does not have time to study the scriptures and… — Spencer W. Kimball
I predict a long reign ahead of you. Years of being referred to as Your Majesty, Your Grace, Your Excellence, My Liege, My Queen, My… — Amanda Hocking
There’s no point in acting surprised about it. All the planning charts and demolition orders have been on display at your local planning department in… — Douglas Adams
But the name Magnus Bane made him think of a towering sort of figure, with huge shoulders and formal purple warlock’s robes, calling down fire… — Cassandra Clare
I thought again how odd it was to be on formal terms with someone you had once permitted to lick your ears. — Josh Lanyon
Are you sure that being like everybody else will make you happy?" "I don't know any other way." "Let me show you." And then we're… — Lauren Oliver
In terms of formal education, I may somewhat lacking. I never finished school. I am a self-taught entrepreneur, that's the best kind there is, trust… — Aravind Adiga
Doras II was a somewhat absentminded king, It is said, when Death came to summon him, Doras granted Death the usual formal audience and then… — Diana Wynne Jones
Says the girl dressed up in formal Goth mourning," Shane said. "Seriously, who buys a black lace veil? You keep that on hand for special… — Rachel Caine
So at least half the victors have instructed their mentors to request you as an ally. I know it can't be your sunny personality.” “They… — Suzanne Collins
After great pain, a formal feeling comes — The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs — The stiff Heart questions was it He, that bore, And… — Emily Dickinson
I believe the term you’re searching for is smoking jacket. I find, now that I have whole days of sunshine ahead of me, I’ve discovered… — Kami Garcia
Later, I would ask Shaya to help me compose a formal response to Katrice's letter, something a long the lines of "I am the Thorn… — Richelle Mead
We live in a culture that has institutionalized the oppression of animals on at least two levels: in formal structures such as slaughterhouses, meat markets,… — Carol J. Adams
one must verge on the unknown, write toward the truth hitherto unrecognizable of one’s own sincerity, including the avoidable beauty of doom, shame, and embarrassment,… — Allen Ginsberg
Since this was a formal undead gathering, there would be food—all kinds—drinks, dancing, and festivities, while those in power pondered whether or not to slaughter… — Jeaniene Frost
Girls think they’re only allowed to wear dresses on formal occasions, but I like a woman who says, you know, I’m going over to see… — John Green
Like it or not, it's the society we live in. Even the standard of right and wrong has been subdivided, made sophisticated. Within good, there's… — Haruki Murakami
He wouldn't write a letter because he couldn't without beginning it 'Dear Sylvia' and ending it 'Yours sincerely' or 'truly' or 'affectionately.' He's that sort… — Ford Madox Ford
I would love a sandwich,' said Tybalt, with enough gravity to make it sound like a formal proclamation. Resolved: that we will have ham and… — Mira Grant
But women do not say 'We', except at some congress of feminists or similar formal demonstration; men say 'women', and women use the same word… — Simone de Beauvoir
[Friendship] is a relationship that has no formal shape, there are no rules or obligations or bonds as in marriage or the family, it is… — Wallace Stegner
The first sentence of a book is a handshake, perhaps an embrace. Style and personality are irrelevant. They can be formal or casual. They can… — Jhumpa Lahiri
It appears to me that the subject of music, from Machaut to Boulez, has always been its construction. Melodies of 12-tone rows just don't happen.… — Morton Feldman

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