Good One Quotes
274 Good One quotes by 245 unique authors
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If the rest of them can survive only by destroying us, then why should we wish them to survive? . . . Nothing can make…
— Ayn Rand
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A cold blast hit him and he laughed at the sting as he stepped outside, surveyed the night sky, and drank deeply. Such a good…
— J R Ward
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Christians have no business thinking that the good life consists mainly in not doing bad things. We have no business thinking that to do evil…
— William Sloane Coffin
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Most of them... most of us never figure it out. Bad dream, they think, or good one. Funny rash, never really goes away, but Doc…
— Catherynne M. Valente
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And nothing inspires as much shame as being a parent. Children confront us with our paradoxes and hypocrisies, and we are exposed. You need to…
— Jonathan Safran Foer
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Speak up,' says Myrna who has a fuzzy white caterpillar of a moustache. 'My hearing's not so good.' 'I WAS SHOT IN THE HEAD.' Liz…
— Gabrielle Zevin
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If your hunch proves a good one, you were inspired; if it proves bad, you are guilty of yielding to thoughtless impulse.
— Beryl Markham
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That was the thing: Once, the difference between light and dark had been basic. One was good, one bad. Suddenly, though, things weren’t so clear.…
— Sarah Dessen
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The writer's only responsibility is to his art. He will be completely ruthless if he is a good one. He has a dream. It anguishes…
— William Faulkner
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Ah, Mastery of the Five Elements!" "Is that the one we want?" I asked. "No, but a good one. How to tame the five essential…
— Rick Riordan
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As exits go, that's a good one." It was pretty hard to have the last word with a vampire.
— Charlaine Harris
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One can never read too little of bad, or too much of good books: bad books are intellectual poison; they destroy the mind. In order…
— Arthur Schopenhauer
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HAMM: We're not beginning to... to... mean something? CLOV: Mean something! You and I, mean something! (Brief laugh.) Ah that's a good one!
— Samuel Beckett
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There are those who say that life is like a book, with chapters for each event in your life and a limited number of pages…
— Daniel Handler
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What keeps me interested--and it always does--is how can she be a bad actress on film but a good one in reality?
— Bret Easton Ellis
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Two voices struggled inside me. One that wanted to be good and brave, and one that told the good one to keep her mouth shut.
— Stephenie Meyer
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Now here's a good one: you're lying on your deathbed. You have one hour to live. Who is it, exactly, you have needed all these…
— Louise Penny
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How did you get back?' asked Vautrin. 'I walked,' replied Eugene. 'I wouldn't like half-pleasures, myself,' observed the tempter. 'I'd want to go there in…
— Honore de Balzac
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Is it really sick for me to be happy right now?" I asked. My voice broke twice. He didn't push me away. He pulled me…
— Stephenie Meyer
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I do not say goodbye. I believe that's one of the bullshitiest words ever invented. It's not like you're given the choice to say bad-bye,…
— John Green
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...Speaking of, I've been playing with the letters - Lovers In a Very Enlightened Regard." "LIVER. Good one." "Also, how about Life Invasion Via Exceptional…
— Shannon Hale
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I miss you terribly sometimes, but in general I go on living with all the energy I can muster. Just as you take care of…
— Haruki Murakami
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Elene gasped and sat up. "Kylar Thaddeus Stern!" Kylar giggled. "Thaddeus? That's a good one. I knew a Thaddeus once." "So did I. He was…
— Brent Weeks
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The mountain trembled like an earthquake. Dust flew into the sky. And the rock turned dark red, like the color of blood'. 'How would you…
— Mohsin Hamid
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Life was good, one had only to live it.
— Jorge Amado
Who Wrote These Good One Quotes
245 authors contributed a total of 274 Good One Quotes, led by these top contributors: