Prefer Quotes
1738 Prefer quotes by 1359 unique authors
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Curran gave me a flat look. "I can always drive to a burger joint instead." "Oh, so you'd throw a burger down my throat and…
— Ilona Andrews
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Books say: She did this because. Life says: She did this. Books are where things are explained to you; life is where things aren't. I'm…
— Julian Barnes
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I prefer the word aviatrix. It has more zing to it." "It's very zingy," I agreed.
— Kenneth Oppel
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Why haven’t you asked me how I do my tricks?†Celia asks, once they have reached the point where she is certain he is not…
— Erin Morgenstern
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I prefer the retro chic of spending Christmas just like Joseph and Mary did - Traveling arduously back to the place of your birth to…
— Tina Fey
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That you prefer to rule through fear rather than justice? So sorry, Your Majesty, I’m afraid I already knew that about you.
— Marissa Meyer
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Do you want me to ride you like a rented mule, or do you prefer to be Mr. Missionary Position? I'm fine with wither, so…
— Katie MacAlister
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But how,†said Charles, who was close to tears, “how can you possibly justify cold-blooded murder?’ Henry lit a cigarette. “I prefer to think of…
— Donna Tartt
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I would far prefer to have things happen as they naturally do, such as the mousse refusing to leave the mold, the potatoes sticking to…
— Julia Child
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Not everyone can stand up and be a hero, Princess. Some prefer to surrender to the inevitable and salve their consciences with the gift of…
— Tad Williams
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The Rum Tum Tugger is a Curious Cat: If you offer him pheasant he would rather have grouse. If you put him in a house…
— Thomas Stearns Eliot
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I mean, that star over there is blinking at me madly now, but for how long? An hour or two, or for the next million…
— Lucy Christopher
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Good writers have two things in common: they prefer to be understood rather than admired; and they do not write for knowing and over-acute readers.
— Friedrich Nietzsche
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I don't know why women are so mad about flowers. Personally, they leave me cold. I prefer trees.
— Sue Townsend
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It's silly to be depressed by it. I mean one thinks of it like being alive in a box, one keeps forgetting to take into…
— Tom Stoppard
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Love doesn't demand perfection, but it does ask you to give yourself with less reserve than you'd prefer.
— Thomas Moore
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You can kiss me if you like," she said. Alex let go of her and turned away. "Thanks, Fiona," he said. "But frankly I'd prefer…
— Anthony Horowitz
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Stop it!' He relented, so far as he could, stepping forward to take my head into his hands. 'Russell, once, only once, I was taken…
— Laurie R. King
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... sometimes in life, you either laugh or you cry. And I prefer to laugh.
— Jim Stovall
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Introverts, in contrast, may have strong social skills and enjoy parties and business meetings, but after a while wish they were home in their pajamas.…
— Susan Cain
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