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246 Penny quotes by 218 unique authors

Brown Penny I WHISPERED, 'I am too young,' And then, 'I am old enough'; Wherefore I threw a penny To find out if I might… — William Butler Yeats
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
Let every book-worm, when in any fragrant, scarce old tome, he discovers a sentence, a story, an illustration, that does his heart good, hasten to… — Samuel Taylor Coleridge
here was the secret of happiness, about which philosophers had disputed for so many ages, at once discovered; happiness might now be bought for a… — Thomas de Quincey
I told him that I loved him and that I'd always love him and I felt like a child who throws a centavo into a… — Colum McCann
So inscrutable is the arrangement of causes and consequences in this world, that a two-penny duty on tea, unjustly imposed in a sequestered part of… — Thomas Jefferson
He who jumps for the moon and gets it not leaps higher than he who stoops for a penny in the mud. — Howard Pyle
In Bakersfield, California, a Mexican strawberry picker with an income of $14,000 and no English was lent every penny he needed to buy a house… — Michael Lewis
Small, red, and upright he waited, gripping his new bookbag tight in one hand and touching a lucky penny inside his coat pocket with the… — Anne Carson
What a child does not know and does not want to know of race and colour and class, he learns soon enough as he grows… — Beryl Markham
So yes. It had flaws, but what does that matter when it comes to matters of the heart? We love what we love. Reason does… — Patrick Rothfuss
A big silvery janitor. Penny, this can’t be how the universe works.” “In the Order we call it ‘inverse profundity.’ We’ve observed it in any… — Lev Grossman
She reached into the pocket of her dress and threw the small stack of bills at him. They fluttered to the ground like broken dreams.… — Susan Elizabeth Phillips
Throughout the day, Stargirl had been dropping money. She was the Johnny Appleseed of loose change: a penny here, a nickel there. Tossed to the… — Jerry Spinelli
One sister for sale, One sister for sale, One crying and spying young sister for sale I'm really not kidding so who'll start the bidding… — Shel Silverstein
Bridge-players tell me that there must be some money on the game 'or else people won't take it seriously'. Apparently it's like that. Your bid… — C.S. Lewis
Even if loving meant leaving, or solitude, or sorrow, love was worth every penny of its price. — Paulo Coelho
You'll be found, your nickels, dimes and Indian-heads fused by electroplating. Abe Lincolns melted into Miss Columbias, eagles plucked raw on the backs of quarters,… — Ray Bradbury
Why are millions spent on the war each day, while not a penny is available for ... artists or the poor? Why do people have… — Anne Frank
The world is fairly studded and strewn with pennies cast broadside by a generous hand. But- and this is the point- who gets excited by… — Annie Dillard
You barbarians!' he yelled. 'I'll sue the council for every penny it's got! I'll have you hung, drawn and quartered! And whipped! And boiled...until...until...until...until you've… — Douglas Adams
Penny said two words, the second of which was "you." Caine laughed. "I think you meant '---- you, Your Highness. — Michael Grant
I heard a Lannister always pays his debts." "Oh, every penny....but never a groat more. You'll get the meal you bargained for, but it won't… — George R. R. Martin
By the Angel, this place is barely better than a penny gaff,” Gideon said. “Gabriel, don’t look at anything unless I tell you it’s all… — Cassandra Clare
I bargained with Life for a penny, and Life would pay no more. However I begged at the evening when I counted my scanty store.… — Unknown Author

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