Proper Quotes

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A naive man is nothing better than a fool. But you women contrive to be naive in such a way that in you it seems… — Anton Chekhov
Thank you, Dain," she said. "I should like that very much. I've never seen a proper wrestling match before." "I daresay it will be a… — Loretta Chase
Everything is idiocy if you choose to look at it in the proper perspective. — David Eddings
It's failure that gives you the proper perspective on success. — Ellen DeGeneres
Finally, I decided that the proper strategy was to stare back. Boys do not have a monopoly on the Staring Business. — John Green
The moral world has no particular objection to vice, but an insuperable repugnance to hearing vice called by its proper name. — William Makepeace Thackeray
Christopher Robin was home by this time, because it was the afternoon, and he was so glad to see them that they stayed there until… — A A Milne
Do what ya have to do to pay off yer debt with Heaven,â€™ he said, his concern for proper speech abandoned. â€˜But ya do not… — Jana Oliver
Tanith frowned. Did people still go on DATES any more? She was sure they did. They probably called it something different though. She tried to… — Derek Landy
Mine is a very matter-of-fact approach to the problem. If you can select a population and they're educated and they're properly brought up, then you… — Lee Kuan Yew
If I ever saw him again,he was going to get a proper introduction to Tasey. — Kiersten White
YOU MUST LEARN THE COMPASSION PROPER TO YOUR TRADE" "And what's that?" "A SHARP EDGE. — Terry Pratchett
He so did not sit down and have a proper talk with her. I know it. He probably sent her a brief text, saying, Over.… — Sophie Kinsella
The proper good of a creature is to surrender itself to its Creatorâ€”to enact intellectually, volitionally, and emotionally, that relationship which is given in the… — C.S. Lewis
Thatâ€™s where proper stories begin, donâ€™t they, when the handsome stranger arrives and everything goes wrong? — Franny Billingsley
I was staring to learn how to forget the things that made me sad. It was like a charm you followed step-by-step, collecting and blending… — Francesca Lia Block
it seems Montgomery could not help himself when it came to this vase. I'm afraid he has a weakness for beautiful things and has been… — Nalini Singh
You look different now. Like a proper little girl," said Gendry. "I look like an oak tree, with all these stupid acorns," said Arya. "Nice,… — George R. R. Martin
There was a hysteria in there, certainly, but there was also the exhaustion of someone who had managed, somehow, to believe several dozen impossible things… — Neil Gaiman
So proper for a circus girl," Mme. Padva says with with a gleam in her eye. "We shall have to loosen those corset laces if… — Erin Morgenstern

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