Nearest Quotes

269 quotes by 225 authors

He banged on the side of the carriage. "Thomas! We must away at once to the nearest brothel. I seek scandal and low companionship. — Cassandra Clare
Take one more step and I'll put an arrow through you." Will tried to model his voice on the quiet, threatening tone Halt had used.… — John Flanagan
Mother used to say escape is never further than the nearest book. Well, Mumsy, no, not really. Your beloved large-print sagas of rags, riches, and… — David Mitchell
Dante said, â€œI tried talking Nora into a ride, but she keeps blowing me off.â€ â€œThatâ€™s because she has a hard-A boyfriend. He must have… — Becca Fitzpatrick
It was a silver cow. But when I say 'cow', don't go running away with the idea of some decent, self-respecting cudster such as you… — P.G. Wodehouse
Yes, we must ever be friends; and of all who offer you friendship Let me be ever the first, the truest, the nearest and dearest. — Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Renata reached out for the gun nearest to her and a full magazine of rounds. She had the weapon loaded, locked and ready for action… — Tina St. John
Mother used to say escape is never further than the nearest book. — David Mitchell
When we return, I will put you forward for Ascension,â€ Charlotte finished. â€œI will speak out for her case as well,â€ Gideon said. â€œAfter all,… — Cassandra Clare
Love is essential; gregariousness is optional. Cherish your nearest and dearest. Work with colleagues you like and respect. Scan new acquaintances for those who might… — Susan Cain
I think the first virtue is to restrain the tongue; he approaches nearest to gods who knows how to be silent, even though he is… — Cato the Elder
To be kind to all, to like many and love a few, to be needed and wanted by those we love, is certainly the nearest… — Mary, Queen of Scots
If the Earth is the size of a pea in New York, then the Sun is a beachball 50m away, Pluto is 4km away, and… — Unknown Author
Those who are firm, enduring, simple and unpretentious are the nearest to virtue. — Confucius
The best worship that we ever render to God is far from perfect. Our praises, how faint and feeble they are! Our prayers, how wandering,… — Charles Spurgeon
It is curious how there seems to be an instinctive disgust in Man for his nearest ancestors and relations. If only Darwin could conscientiously have… — Havelock Ellis
When I started to write a tune, I just wrote the nearest at hand, which was what was happening in my own life. — Jesse Harris
My parents being Bengali, we always had music in our house. My nani was a trained classical singer, who taught my mum, who, in turn,… — Shreya Ghoshal
It is all very well for 2% of the population to live in a monastic state of meatlessness while everyone else gorges their way towards… — Tristram Stuart
I was brought up largely by my grandfather because my father only returned from a prisoner-of-war camp in 1947 and worked in the nearest small… — W G Sebald

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