Old Fashioned Quotes

357 Old Fashioned quotes by 326 unique authors

But to do its noticing and judging, poetry balances itself on the pinprick of the moment. Slowing down, stopping yourself completely, to read and understand… — Ian Mcewan
Hale." Kat sighed. "The headmaster's car? Really? That's not to cliched for you?" What can I say?" He shrugged. "I'm an old-fashioned guy. Besides, it's… — Ally Carter
Then I reckon we got ourselves a good old-fashioned standoff." ... Nobody moved, or said anything, for the next few moments. "Old-fashioned standoffs are mighty… — Derek Landy
Sylvia had given him a scalding lecture, the gist of it being that whatever a woman enjoyed wearing was feminine and anything she didn't enjoy… — Anne Bishop
The truth is that even big collections of ordinary books distort space, as can readily be proved by anyone who has been around a really… — Terry Pratchett
Granny was an old-fashioned witch. She didn’t do good for people, she did right by them. — Terry Pratchett
I've come to see our central nervous system as a kind of vintage switchboard, all thick foam wires and old-fashioned plugs. The circuitry isn't properly… — Darin Strauss
Life," Garp wrote, "is sadly not structured like a good old-fashioned novel. Instead an end occurs when those who are meant to peter out have… — John Irving
I tell you, the old-fashioned doctor who treated all diseases has completely disappeared, now there are only specialists, and they advertise all the time in… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
I'm old-fashioned beyond my years. — Muriel Spark
We'll all go out together when we go. Yes, we'll all go out together when we go. Oh, how the world will die From great… — James Patterson
I found something" Simon said as he walked in. He whipped out an old-fashioned key from his pocket and grinned at me. "It was taped… — Kelley Armstrong
But the trouble with sainthood these days is the robe-and-halo imagery that gets stuck onto it." Carl got that brooding look again. "People forget that… — Diane Duane
In matters of religion a skeptical mind is not a higher manifestation of virtue than is a believing heart, and analytical deconstruction in the field… — Jeffrey R. Holland
For the past few years, I've been on a quest for a good old-fashioned date, the kind where the guy calls, makes the plans, picks… — Karen Marie Moning
Body armor. Four thousand pounds of body armor. And missile-proof glass? Nice. What had happened to good old-fashioned bulletproof? — Stephenie Meyer
The place is changed now, and many familiar faces are gone, but the greatest change is myself. I was a child then, I had no… — Beatrix Potter
For this quiet, unprepossessing, passive man who has no garden in front of his subsidised flat, books are like flowers. He loves to line them… — Stefan Zweig
I don't believe in things like that - fairies or brownies or magic or anything. It's old-fashioned.' 'Well, we must be jolly old-fashioned then,' said… — Enid Blyton
The fake slap invariably makes contact, adding the elements of shock and betrayal to what had previously been plain old-fashioned fear. — David Sedaris
I'll write to you. A super-long letter, like in an old-fashioned novel — Haruki Murakami
I think dating courtesies are common courtesies that should be practiced in most all civilized encounters. I pine for the days of good, old-fashioned manners. — Karen Marie Moning
It was such a sweet, sad song with such sweet, sad lyrics. Old-fashioned a little, but also timeless. — Gabrielle Zevin
I miss good old-fashioned honorable people just trying to make something of life. Simply, without hurting anyone else. I know that makes me a sap. — Paula McLain
Now I am old-fashioned. A woman, I consider, should be womanly. I have no patience with the modern neurotic girl who jazzes from morning to… — Agatha Christie

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