Keen Quotes

330 Keen quotes by 284 unique authors

Gil-galad was an Elven-king. Of him the harpers sadly sing: the last whose realm was fair and free between the Mountains and the Sea. His… — J.R.R. Tolkien
O, when she's angry, she is keen and shrewd! She was a vixen when she went to school; And though she be but little, she… — William Shakespeare
I thought if only I had a keen, shapely bone structure to my face or could discuss politics shrewdly or was a famous writer Constantin… — Sylvia Plath
On a basketball court, five players were in the middle of an intense game. They wore assortment of jerseys from different American teams, and they… — Rick Riordan
Arthur, with his keen blue eyes and hair of burnished gold, his ready smile and guileless countenance. Wide and heavy of shoulder, long of limb,… — Stephen R. Lawhead
You do not know how much they mean to me, my friends, And how, how rare and strange it is, to find In a life… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
And shall I pray Thee change Thy will, my Father, Until it be according unto mine? But, no, Lord, no, that never shall be, rather… — Amy Carmichael
I’m not particularly keen on writing which exhaustively describes the physical characteristics of the people in the story and what they’re wearing… I can always… — Stephen King
I have been here before, But when or how I cannot tell: I know the grass beyond the door, The sweet keen smell, The sighing… — Dante Gabriel Rossetti
She gave me another of those long keen looks, and I could see that she was again asking herself if her favourite nephew wasn't steeped… — P.G. Wodehouse
With a keen eye for details, one truth prevails! — Gosho Aoyama
Because when she failed, I saw how she might have succeeded. Arrows that continually glanced off from Mr. Rochester's breast and fell harmless at his… — Charlotte Bronte
…when the person beside you is making you alert and keen and the idea of being with anyone else is not imaginable… — Steve Martin
I shot an arrow into the air, It fell to earth, I knew not where; For, so swiftly it flew, the sight Could not follow… — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Wherefore was I to this keen mockery born? When at your hands did I deserve this scorn? Is't not enough, is't not enough, young man,… — William Shakespeare
In fact, there is perhaps only one human being in a thousand who is passionately interested in his job for the job's sake. The difference… — Dorothy L. Sayers
The Sword of Elendil was forged anew by Elvish smiths, and on its blade was traced a device of seven stars set between the crescent… — J.R.R. Tolkien
But even friendship like our heroes' Exist no more; for we've outgrown All sentiments and deem men zeroes-- Except of course ourselves alone. We all… — Alexander Pushkin
When you are old you can look back and see yourself when you are young. It is almost like looking down from heaven. And you… — Wendell Berry
On two chairs beneath the bole of the tree and canopied by a living bough there sat, side by side, Celeborn and Galadriel. Very tall… — J.R.R. Tolkien
What a host of little incidents, all deep-buried in the past -- problems that had once been urgent, arguments that had once been keen, anecdotes… — James Hilton
Have you ever asked yourself,do monsters make war, or does war make monsters? I've seen things, angel. There are guerrilla armies that make little boys… — Laini Taylor
How can I tell Bob that my happiness streams from having wrenched a piece out of my life, a piece of hurt and beauty, and… — Sylvia Plath
...Holmes, who loathed every form of society with his whole Bohemian soul, remained in our lodgings in Baker Street, buried among his old books, and… — Arthur Conan Doyle
How have you been? You’re still as beautiful as ever.” “As are you, my dear. I love your shoes.” “Aren’t they delightful? I saw them… — Derek Landy

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