Obvious Quotes

1416 Obvious quotes by 1124 unique authors

How obvious it is now--the gift you gave him. All those letters, they were you... All those beautiful powerful words, they were you!.. The voice… — Edmond Rostand
Oh, it can't be a reference to the fact Harry's a great Seeker, that's way too obvious. There must be a secret message from Dumbledore… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Because subjects like literature and art history have no obvious material pay-off, they tend to attract those who look askance at capitalist notions of utility.… — Terry Eagleton
Tom gets by, Navidson succeeds. Tom just wants to be, Navidson must become. And yet despite such obvious differences, anyone who looks past Tom's wide… — Mark Z. Danielewski
I was bitterly resentful, but somehow greatly relieved. And I respected him enormously for his clarity of thought, his obvious caring, and his unwillingness to… — Kay Redfield Jamison
It is the obvious which is so difficult to see most of the time. People say 'It's as plain as the nose on your face.'… — Isaac Asimov
When witnesses concoct lies, they often miss the obvious. — John Grisham
Everyone knows that a lot of memoirs have made-up scenes; it's obvious. And everyone knows that half the time at least fictions contain literal autobiographical… — Lauren Slater
From this new and intimate perspective, she learned a simple, obvious thing she had always known, and everyone knew; that a person is, among all… — Ian Mcewan
The obvious types of American fascists are dealt with on the air and in the press. These demagogues and stooges are fronts for others. Dangerous… — Henry A. Wallace
Besides the obvious difference, there was not much distinction between losing a best friend and losing a lover: it was all about intimacy. One moment,… — Jodi Picoult
The inevitable triumph of illusion over reality that was the single most obvious truth about the history of the human race. — Salman Rushdie
Science,' said Mr Anders Anders. 'Science, not magic. I told you before: when things are not as they appear to be, it's because they're actually… — Robert Rankin
I don't think I could ever work in such a blatantly hierarchical corporate setting. I know that everyone in this world is not equal, but… — Peter Cameron
I used to think that once you really knew a thing, its truth would shine on forever. Now it's pretty obvious to me that more… — Lucy Grealy
Another dream. Another long-distance call on my phantom party line. No wonder i had steadfastly refused to have dreams for most of my life. So… — Jeff Lindsay
Well, he was wearing those really bad pants ant that awful shirt. Clearly he did need some things explained to him bya teenager, but i… — P. C. Cast
Man was entering under false pretenses the sphere of incredible facilities, acquired too cheaply, below cost price, almost for nothing, and the disproportion between outlay… — Bruno Schulz
There are four simple ways for the observant to tell Mr. Croup and Mr. Vandemar apart: first, Mr. Vandemar is two and a half heads… — Neil Gaiman
I'm too drunk to recall much of what I've said. Which, come to think of it, is probably just as well, judging by the way… — Iain Banks
I was rather literary in college—one year I wrote a series of very solemn and obvious editorials for the 'Yale News.'—and now I was going… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Things always become obvious after the fact — Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Making judgments on films is in many ways so peculiarly vaporous an occupation that the only question is why, beyond the obvious opportunities for a… — Joan Didion
He shivered. His coat was thin, and it was obvious he would not get his kiss, which he found puzzling. The manly heroes of the… — Neil Gaiman
The thing I remember best about successful people I've met all through the years is their obvious delight in what they're doing and it seems… — Fred Rogers

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