Prospect Quotes

338 Prospect quotes by 299 unique authors

It wasnâ€™t going to be hardâ€¦it was going to be impossible. It wouldnâ€™t deter me. I'd done impossible things several times in the past, and… — Jasper Fforde
I like the way the morning can be stormy and the afternoon clear and sparkly as a jewel in the water. Put your hand in… — Jeanette Winterson
I yearn for the darkness. I pray for death. Real death. If I thought that in death I would meet the people I've known in… — Cormac McCarthy
Evie," Lillian interupted impatiently, "men expect to be deceived in these matters. They're happiest that way. If one were straightforward with them the whole prospect… — Lisa Kleypas
There is something infinitely better than happily-ever-after. There is happiness. Happiness is a living, dynamic thing, Eve, and has to be worked on every moment… — Mary Balogh
I'm afraid of those cows,' protested poor Dora, seeing a prospect of escape. 'The very idea of your being scared of those cows,' scoffed Davy.… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
Being sixteen forever sounded good until you really thought about it. Then it didn't seem like such a great prospect. — Cassandra Clare
...to bring a child into existence without a fair prospect of being able, not only to provide food for its body, but instruction and training… — John Stuart Mill
Being fed, and having a soft bed, and other people being in charge, seemed the most wonderful prospect in the world at that moment. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
The only reason to delay at this point was because the immediate prospect was so deeply uninviting. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Most men fear getting laughed at or humiliated by a romantic prospect while most women fear rape and death. — Gavin de Becker
Simple determinism, whether of the genetic or environmental kind, is a depressing prospect for those with a fondness for free will. — Matt Ridley
Matthey, a Geneva physician very close to Rousseau's influence, formulates the prospect for all men of reason: 'Do not glory in your state, if you… — Michel Foucault
Leif's frown eased and he slid his finger under my chin and gently caressed my jaw line with the pad of his thumb. "Pagan,will you… — Abbi Glines
Anything else you want to tell me?â€ I asked Valek as we stopped a few feet short of the castleâ€™s south entrance. â€œDid Ari and… — Maria V. Snyder
The prospect of a world that contains neither humans nor Z's is not so terrifying. Nature will take its world back. Animals will frolic and… — John Green
I was mortified by the prospect of becoming hopelessly trapped in someone else's story. — Lionel Shriver
To her, saving grace meant you got to live out your life like a normal person: You were healthy and strong, an the prospect of… — J R Ward
I always considered myself a loner. I mean, not like a poor-me, Byron-esque, I-should-have-brought-a-swimming-buddy loner. I mean the sort of person who doesnâ€™t feel too… — Jim Butcher
And still she felt more confident at the prospect of taking on the Russian Mafia than she did attending a backyard barbecue. — Nora Roberts

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