Occasions Quotes

1024 Occasions quotes by 788 unique authors

Love was a sacred garment, woven of a fabric so thin that it could not be seen, yet so strong that even mighty death could… — Dean Koontz
Hoyt was by himself right under one of the portable lights rigged up for the occasion. He had his hands thrust in his pockets, and… — Charlaine Harris
From triumph to downfall there is but one step. I have noted that, in the most momentous occasions, mere nothings have always decided the outcome… — Napoleon Bonaparte
my good qualities are under your protection, and you are to exaggerate them as much as possible; and, in return, it belongs to me to… — Jane Austen
The girl in the mirror caught my eye briefly...It is an uncanny feeling, that rare occasion when one catches a glimpse of oneself in repose.… — Kate Morton
There are two occasions when the sacred beauty of Creation becomes dazzlingly apparent, and they occur together. One is when we feel our mortal insufficiency… — Marilynne Robinson
Here was an occasion, she thought, for indulging in that deliberate rudeness which only persons with habitually good manners have the right to commit... — Stella Gibbons
But if weâ€™re going to kill them all, we might as well make an occasion of it.â€ Toshak shrugged. â€œDo as you wish,â€ he said.… — John Flanagan
No one so dislikes being punished unjustly as the person who might have been punished justly on scores of previous occasions, if he had only… — P.G. Wodehouse
I don't suppose I can wear the flamingo tie," he said as he pulled on black socks. "It's a bit festive, given the occasion," I… — John Green
Then I realised that I was the god on this occasion. I had tried to help the bluebottle, but it wouldn't let me. And then… — Cecelia Ahern
I don't know who had the training of you," he continued doggedly, "but your morals are shocking. You spent a night in my bed, remember,… — Loretta Chase
I'm not a very nostalgic person. I don't really look at the past and summon up regrets, or self-congratulations, it just is not a mechanism… — Leonard Cohen
Beside him a tiny elderly woman was leaning on a cane, studying him with curiosity. Since good manners seemed to require that he speak to… — Judith McNaught
He gave her a sly, sideways look. "Did you bring it?" "My list? Heavens, no. What can you be thinking?" His smile widened. "I brought… — Julia Quinn
I have never been able to understand the complaint that a story is "depressing" because of its subject matter. What depresses me are stories that… — Tobias Wolff
Manners,[...] are severly underappreciated in my opinion". "Oh?" Where practiced well, they remove the probability that someone in my position will be forced to go… — Michelle Sagara
Dave and Tate were dressed with equal heinousness. More black leather, chains, and whips. Either Donâ€™s staff truly had costumes for all possible occasions on… — Jeaniene Frost
Offence is so easily given. And where the 'minority' issue is involved, the rules seem to shift about: most of the time a person who… — Lynne Truss
Well . . ." St. Vincent walked slowly with her to the crowd of dancers. "I'm a wicked man who can, on occasion, be just… — Lisa Kleypas

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