Plain Quotes

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She is very plain. What does Henry see in her?'" "He thinks she's stupid. He finds it restful. — Hilary Mantel
It is plain that we were meant to go together. — J.R.R. Tolkien
Plain and not honest is too harsh a style. — William Shakespeare
And so Nat stood up and joined the group, and followed, and watched, and awaited his chance as the light of Chaos lit the plain… — Joanne Harris
There are rules for hiding in plain sight. The first rule, or at least the one that Sandor repeats most often, is â€œDonâ€™t be stupid.â€… — Pittacus Lore
Me? Beautiful? I'm plain as cardboard. That may be how you see yourself, but the rest of the world would be hard to agree. You… — Ellen Hopkins
[A] woman should have every honorable motive to exertion which is enjoyed by man, to the full extent of her capacities and endowments. The case… — Frederick Douglass
Of course his dust would be absorbed in other living things and to that degree at least he would exist again, though it was plain… — Gore Vidal
The plain fact is that if you don't have a problem, you create one. If you don't have a problem you don't feel that you… — U.G. Krishnamurti
There are four basic food groups: plain chocolate, milk chocolate, dark chocolate, and white chocolate. — Jill Shalvis
That's another one of Sandor's rules for hiding in plain sight: always appear to be weaker than I actually am. Never push it. — Pittacus Lore
Simmon pushed his hair out of his eyes, laughing boyishly. "You can't argue your way out of this one! She's obviously stupid for you. And… — Patrick Rothfuss
Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches had bellies with stars. The Plain-Belly Sneetches had none upon thars. — Dr. Seuss
Color fills her cheeks, and I think it again: that Johanna Reyes might still be beautiful. Except now I think that she isn't just beautiful… — Veronica Roth
It is not your passing thoughts or brilliant ideas so much as your plain everyday habits that control your life....Live simply. Donâ€™t get caught in… — Paramahansa Yogananda
She was--I keep using the past tense; I ought to say she is--one of those people who, at first sight, look plain, are quiet, unassertive,… — Aidan Chambers
Humans have a saying that "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder", which basically means that if you think it's beautiful, then it is… — Eoin Colfer
My body was a machine, plain and simple. I worked it to stay strong; I fed it to keep it running. — Ann Aguirre
Swoopers write a story quickly, higgledy-piggledy, crinkum-crankum, any which way. Then they go over it again painstakingly, fixing everything that is just plain awful or… — Kurt Vonnegut
Lastly, tea--unless one is drinking it in the Russian style--should be drunk WITHOUT SUGAR. I know very well that I am in a minority here.… — George Orwell

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