Object Quotes

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She was nothing more than a mere good-tempered, civil and obliging Young Woman; as such we could scarcely dislike her -- she was only an… — Jane Austen
If gratitude and esteem are good foundations of affection, Elizabeth's change of sentiment will be neither improbable nor faulty. But if otherwise--if regard springing from… — Jane Austen
In a world full of danger, to be a potentially seeable object is to be constantly exposed to danger. Self-consciousness, then, may be the apprehensive… — R. D. Laing
A tiny dark object came sailing out of the window and landed at the giant's feet. Polybotes yelled, "Grenade!" He covered his face. His troops… — Rick Riordan
I had a microscopic eye for the blemish, for the grain of ugliness which to me constituted the sole beauty of the object. — Henry Miller
And if you had no tongue, no celebrating language, youâ€™d do this: cross your hands at the wrist with palms facing towards you; place your… — Julian Barnes
The mind which is created quick to love, is responsive to everything that is pleasing, soon as by pleasure it is awakened into activity. Your… — Dante Alighieri
A person's rightful due is to be treated as an object of love, not as an object for use. — Pope John Paul II
Such a small, pure object a poem could be, made of nothing but air a tiny string of letters, maybe small enough to fit in… — Mary Karr
A baboon in a forest is a matter of legitimate speculation; a baboon in a zoo is an object of public curiosity; but a baboon… — Winston Churchill
Oh, 'tis not my qualities they object to! 'Tis my lack of vice. — Georgette Heyer
...but it was death that changed. People are still people. Some good, some bad. Death changed, and we don't know what death really means anymore.… — Jonathan Maberry
What is the meaning of it, Watson? said Holmes solemnly as he laid down the paper. "What object is served by this circle of misery… — Arthur Conan Doyle
I believed that I was approaching the end of my days without having tasted to the full any of the pleasures for which my heart… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
There was a feeling, not sudden, but complete, as though I had been given a small object to hold unseen in my hands. Precious as… — Diana Gabaldon
Over the years I knew her she always looked at me like that - as though I was a quite pleasant but amusing object -… — James Herriot
My object in life is to dethrone God and destroy capitalism. — Karl Marx
All at once, I couldnâ€™t figure out why I was methodically tossing a spherical object through a toroidal object. It seemed like the stupidest thing… — John Green
And so it is with our own past. It is a labour in vain to attempt to recapture it: all the efforts of our intellect… — Marcel Proust
In case you haven't noticed, they're moving a lot faster. I don't know about the laws of physics on your planet, but where I come… — Sherrilyn Kenyon

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