Muttered Quotes

223 quotes by 95 authors

When I hear excuses muttered from another, I'm reminded to stop repeating those of my own. — Sean Stephenson
Lagrange, in one of the later years of his life, imagined that he had overcome the difficulty (of the parallel axiom). He went so far… — Augustus De Morgan
...stories about [the German composer Johannes] Brahms's rudeness and wit amused me in particular. For instance, I loved the one about how a great wine… — Arthur Rubinstein
My mind was bursting with depression and anguish. I muttered imprecations and murmuring as I passed along. I was full of loathing and abhorrence of… — William Godwin
The two men were greedily hunched over the table, like two wolves disputing a carcass, but their muttered speech in the echoing hall resembled more… — Jan Neruda
All lives are tales. Some spread, and grow in the telling. Others are just told between us and the gods, muttered back and forth behind… — Mark Lawrence
She looks like a china doll, observed Grandfather as we departed. I will break just as easily, I muttered. — Laurie Halse Anderson
"Girl, are you on medication?" Nurse Debra asked."No, of course not," Madison answered impatiently."Maybe you should be," Debra muttered. — Kerrelyn Sparks
"Jerks," I muttered. Then I brightened. "Oh, hey. Doughnuts." — Richelle Mead
'It was stupid, thinking it was him, I mean, I knew he was dead' Harry muttered. 'You think the dead we loved ever truly leave… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
In 1938, after Austria, our universe had become accustomed to inhumanity, to lawlessness, and brutality as never in centuries before. In a former day the… — Stefan Zweig
While reading writers of great formulatory power â€” Henry James, Santayana, Proust â€” I find I can scarcely get through a page without having to… — Joseph Epstein
Plan B?' Ivy said. 'What is plan B?' Jenks reddened. 'Grab the fish and run like hell,' he muttered, and I almost giggled. — Kim Harrison
You could say sorry," suggested Harry bluntly. "What, and get attacked by another flock of canaries?" muttered Ron. "What did you have to imitate her… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I hate this guy,â€ Ari muttered, keeping his head down â€œThereâ€™s a club,â€ I told him. â€œThe Haters of ter Borcht Club. Have you gotten… — James Patterson
We will destroy you,â€ the Flyboys droned. â€œYou have no escape.â€ That was the most imaginative, threatening thing the whitecoats had programmed these â€™droids to… — James Patterson
Don't touch any of my weapons without my permission." "Well, there goes my plan for selling them all on eBay," Clary muttered. "Selling them on… — Cassandra Clare
Why is it the songs all end with the good people winning, but in life they don't?" They don't make songs when the good lose,"… — Sherwood Smith
But do you really mean, Sir," said Peter, "that there could be other worlds-all over the place, just round the corner-like that?" "Nothing is more… — C.S. Lewis
About here, she thought, dabbling her fingers in the water, a ship had sunk, and she muttered, dreamily half asleep, how we perished, each alone. — Virginia Woolf

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