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One Quotes by Gail Carriger
- I suspect it may be like the difference between a drinker and an alcoholic; the one merely reads books, the other needs books to make…
- The duke contents himself mainly with attempting to rule the world and other suchlike nonsense. When one is guiding the patterns of the social universe,…
- He is clearly bookish. I did not follow a single word of their conversation at dinner last night, not one jot of it. He must…
- Miss Tarabotti was not one of life's milk-water misses--in fact, quite the opposite. Many a gentleman had likened his first meeting with her to downing…
- Madame Lefoux shrugged. "I do not know about that, my lady. I mean to say, one's life is one thing; one's technology is an entirely…
- I believe the defining moment was when certain persons, who shall remain nameless, objected to my fuchsia silk striped waistcoat. I loved that waistcoat. I…
- ...Tunstell was not what one could describe as call subtle. His flaming red hair bobbed up with each pointed and articulated footstep as though he…
- ...you have been fraternizing with warewolves overmuch! Military men can be terribly bad for one's verbal concatenation!
- These things, regrettably, are bound to occur when one is married and befriended.
- With a resigned shrug, she screamed and collapsed into a faint. She stayed resolutely fainted, despite the liberal application of smelling salts, which made her…
- She would have colored gracefully with embarrassment had she not possessed the complexion of one of those “heathen Italians,†as her mother said, who never…
- Please, Lord Maccon, use one of the cups. My delicate sensibilities.†The earl actually snorted. “My dear Miss Tarabotti, if you possessed any such things,…
- Hello, princess,†said Lord Maccon to the vampire. “Got yourself into quite a pickle this time, didn't you?†Lord Akeldama looked him up and down.…
- She reached inside the wide ruffle and pulled out a little vial. “Poison?†asked Lady Maccon, tilting her head to one side. “Certainly not. Something…
- Ah, Lady Maccon, how lovely. I did wonder when you would track us down.†“I was unavoidably delayed by husbands and Ivys,†explained Alexia. “These…
- Why? I mean, why you? I can perfectly comprehend not liking my husband. I dislike him intensely most of the time.†Professor Lyall stifled a…
- Felicity grimaced in agreement. “No, you are perfectly correct. I did not realize how vital the approbation of one’s butler is in allowing for nocturnal…
- Spin the parasol three times and repeat after me: I shield in the name of fashion. I accessorize for one and all. Pursuit of truth…
- Past persons of Scottishness in contact with mastermind of supernatural persuasion in London, aka Agent Doom.’ Floote moved on to the third bit of paper.…
- The infant-inconvenience kicked in response, and Conall twitched at the sensation. “Active little pup, isn’t he?†“She,†corrected his wife. “As if any child of…
More One Quotes
- All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. — Aristotle
- No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has… — Hannah Arendt
- Trust is the one most important base on which the beautiful building of strong friendship can be built. — Anurag Prakash Ray
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Economic growth may one day turn out to be a curse rather than a good, and under no conditions can it either… — Hannah Arendt
- We construct a narrative for ourselves, and that's the thread that we follow from one day to the next. People who disintegrate… — Paul Auster
- Grief makes one hour ten. — William Shakespeare
- A great city is not to be confounded with a populous one. — Aristotle