Phrase Quotes

624 Phrase quotes by 519 unique authors

What a strange phrase — –not seeing other people. As if it’s been constructed to be a lie. We see other people all the time.… — David Levithan
Tick, tock,” whispers Wiress. I guide her in front of me and get her to lie down, stroking her arm to soothe her. She drifts… — Suzanne Collins
We dream — it is good we are dreaming — It would hurt us — were we awake — But since it is playing —… — Emily Dickinson
I was stupid, the official descriptive phrase for happy. — Daniel Handler
I was very fond of Lagneau’s phrase: “I have no comfort but in my absolute despair. — Simone de Beauvoir
I would do anything for you. Anything." With that, he pushed his way out...and as the door eased shut, she realized that I love you… — J R Ward
You'll often hear the phrase "science doesn't know everything." Well, of course it doesn't know everything. But just because science doesn't know everything doesn't mean… — Stephen Fry
Thank you for your honesty," Niles says. The Candor repeat the phrase under their breath. All around me are the words "Thank you for your… — Veronica Roth
Have you ever heard the phrase, Living well is the best revenge?" "Where I come from, someone's head in a bag is generally considered the… — Lois McMaster Bujold
Talk is cheap. If it wasn't, people might not toss around 'I love you' like a marked-down phrase in a sales bin. — Tonya Hurley
Over my dead body, I thought. Yes, even immortals use that phrase. It has extra oomph for us. — Cate Tiernan
To almost no one's surprise, Astrid said, "Dune, by Frank Herbert. 'I must not fear. Fear is the mind-killer. Fear is the little death that… — Michael Grant
The truth was that Jay Gatsby, of West Egg, Long Island, sprang from his Platonic conception of himself. He was a son of God—a phrase… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
You've come to give me a piece of your mind. You know that phrase is really beautiful. The mind is the most powerful thing in… — Cecelia Ahern
The most interesting thing about writing is the way that it obliterates time. Three hours seem like three minutes. Then there is the business of… — Gore Vidal
Dor shook his head. “The phrase. What does it mean?” Sarah wondered if he was kidding. “Time flies? You know, like, time goes really fast… — Mitch Albom
Are you crazy? It's a common phrase, I know. But it means something particular to me: the tunnels, the security screens, the plastic forks, the… — Susanna Kaysen
She wasn't speaking to me - in the juvenile, petty sense of the phrase. — Stephenie Meyer
If I fall asleep, it is because I am overloaded. I sleep because one hour with Henry contains five years of my life, and one… — Anais Nin
I mean, think about [the phrase 'love the sinner, hate the sin.'] Isn't it like saying, 'I love left-handed people but hate that they're left-handed.'… — Alex Sanchez
You are not going to waltz in here and distract me with a clever phrase and a beguiling smile." "You think my smile is beguiling? — Julia Quinn
Art and religion, carnivals and saturnalia, dancing and listening to oratory - all these have served, in H. G. Wells's phrase, as Doors in the… — Aldous Huxley
The phrase what I want struck me. It contains so much entitlement, so many complications, but encompasses only what a person doesn't have. — Tiffanie DeBartolo
It is easy to use the phrase 'God's will for my life' as an excuse for inaction or even disobedience. ... My hope is that… — Francis Chan
Every single answer starts with the phrase 'I don't know.' But most of the time she does know, if I give her the time and… — David Levithan

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