Prosaic Quotes

35 quotes by 32 authors

Newspapers. . . give us the bald, sordid, disgusting facts of life. They chronicle, with degrading avidity, the sins of the second-rate, and with the… — Oscar Wilde
Besides the Autumn poets sing, A few prosaic days, A little this side of the snow, And that side of the Haze..., Grant me, Oh… — Emily Dickinson
A verbose, prosaic review which mentions whistling winds and the timeless feeling of jade doesn't mean anything to me; I don't need a novella telling… — David Cross
Clare had studied the curves of those lips so many times that he could reproduce them mentally with ease: and now, as they again confronted… — Thomas Hardy
Blanche, prosaic in a pale yellow sweater and blue jeans, was wondering again if anything matteredâ€”-life, faith--specifically, finishing homework assignments. — Regina Doman
Synchronize watches at oh six hundred' says the infantry captain, and each of his huddled lieutenants finds respite from fear in the act of bringing… — Richard Yates
Sometimes in life, from out of a myriad of prosaic decisions like what to eat and where to sleep and how to dress, a true… — J R Ward
Cats were not, in her experience, an animal with much soul. Prosaic, practical little creatures as a general rule. It would suit her very well… — Gail Carriger
I cannot live without brainwork. What else is there to live for? Stand at the window here. Was ever such a dreary, dismal, unprofitable world?… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Each time he suggested they get married, she said no. They were too happy, precariously so, and she wanted to guard that bond; she feared… — Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
I had come to a place where I was meant to be. I don't mean anything so prosaic as a sense of coming home. This… — Pat Conroy
Life is filled with small moments that seem prosaic until one has the distance to look back and see the chain of large moments they… — Chris Bohjalian
The most important advice you can give anyone about to appear on TV is incredibly prosaic - be yourself. — David Frost
In an ideological age, diplomacy may seem weak and prosaic. But sometimes it is all we have. — Noah Feldman
The greatest IT risk facing most companies is more prosaic than a catastrophe. It is, simply, overspending. — Nicholas G Carr

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