Minor Quotes

457 Minor quotes by 390 unique authors

I came here looking for a Great Perhaps, for real friends and a more-than-minor life.. — John Green
This is what the Sabbath should feel like. A pause. Not just a minor pause, but a major pause. Not just lowering the volume, but… — A. J. Jacobs
Many [Western Christians] habitually think and act as if there is no eternity. . . . We major in the momentary and minor in the… — Randy Alcorn
I like the sound of that, crashing Monica's party," he glanced at Michael, then quickly away. "What about you? That break some kind of vampire… — Rachel Caine
Hereâ€™s a bumper sticker Iâ€™d like to see: â€œWe are the proud parents of a child whoâ€™s self-esteem is sufficient that he doesnâ€™t need us… — George Carlin
Like the minor poet who knows the meanness of his gift, I am doomed to a lifetime of frustration: to be able to comprehend beauty,… — Elizabeth Bear
When that ineffable compound of depression, sadness (these two are not the same), anxiety, self-hatred, sense of failure and fear for the future begins to… — Kingsley Amis
My restlessness makes me a far better day-to-day traveler than he will ever be. I am infinitely curious and almost infinitely patient with mishaps, discomforts,… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Sometimes something catastrophic can occur in a split second that changes a person's life forever; other times one minor incident can lead to another and… — Jeannette Walls
People should either be caressed or crushed. If you do them minor damage they will get their revenge; but if you cripple them there is… — Niccolo Machiavelli
A man inferior with the blade or with his thoughts can still so elevate himself," Entreri explained curtly, "if he can impart the belief that… — R A Salvatore
Perhaps love is a minor madness. And as with madness, it's unendurable alone. The one person who can relieve us is of course the sole… — Andrew Sean Greer
Respect your characters, even the Âminor ones. In art, as in life, everyone is the hero of their own particular story; it is worth thinking… — Sarah Waters
The only way I can pay back for what fate and society have handed me is to try, in minor totally useless ways, to make… — Martha Gellhorn
One of the many hazards of socializing with vampires. It makes you smell bad. A minor hazard, comparatively. — Stephenie Meyer
With the aurora borealis flaming coldly overhead, or the stars leaping in the frost dance, and the land numb and frozen under its pall of… — Jack London
Death and resurrection are what the story is about and had we but eyes to see it, this has been hinted on every page, met… — C.S. Lewis
At this slower pace the journey took a couple of days, and I fought off a few minor threats along the way --griffins, carnivorous plants,… — Piers Anthony
Pregnancy humbles husbands. After an initial rush of male pride they quickly recognise the minor role that nature had assigned them in the drama of… — Jeffrey Eugenides
Success has always been the greatest liar - and the "work" itself is a success; the great statesman, the conqueror, the discoverer is disguised by… — Friedrich Nietzsche

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390 authors contributed a total of 457 Minor Quotes, led by these top contributors: