Quotations Quotes

428 Quotations quotes by 258 unique authors

She had a pretty gift for quotation, which is a serviceable substitute for wit. — W. Somerset Maugham
On the wall next to the table, next to the scones that provided each table with its own circle of lamplight were quotations about reading,… — Haven Kimmel
A facility for quotation covers the absence of original thought. — Dorothy L. Sayers
Hegel seems to me to be always wanting to say that things which look different are really the same. Whereas my interest is in showing… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
If you use a colloquialism or a slang word or phrase, simply use it; do not draw attention to it by enclosing it in quotation… — William Strunk, Jr.
I suppose she chose me because she knew my name; as I read the alphabet a faint line appeared between her eyebrows, and after making… — Harper Lee
The text is a tissue of quotations drawn from the innumerable centres of culture. — Roland Barthes
After all, all he did was string together a lot of old, well-known quotations. — H. L. Mencken
Oh, I don't read. I skulk about in search of quotations that might make me appear educated. — Tasha Alexander
Maybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we're quoting. — John Green
Quotation is the highest compliment you can pay an author. — Samuel Johnson
It is my belief that nearly any invented quotation, played with confidence, stands a good chance to deceive. — Mark Twain
You said, 'I love you.' Why is it that the most unoriginal thing we can say to one another is still the thing we long… — Jeanette Winterson
It's tragic how few people ever 'possess their souls' before they die. 'Nothing is more rare in any man', says Emerson, 'than an act of… — Oscar Wilde
To be apt in quotation is a splendid and dangerous gift. Splendid, because it ornaments a man's speech with other men's jewels; dangerous, for the… — Robertson Davies
People talk of situations, read books, repeat quotations. — Bob Dylan
I want to rip off your logic and make passionate sense to you. I want to ride in the swing of your hips. My fingers… — Jeffrey McDaniel
Rebecca was an academic star. Her new book was on the phenomenon of word casings, a term she'd invented for words that no longer had… — Jennifer Egan
I realized that my kisses with Dane had become a form of punctuation, the quotations or the hasty dash at the end of a conversation — Lisa Kleypas
Some quotations," said Zellaby, "are greatly improved by lack of context. — John Wyndham
When people ask me if it has been a hard or easy road, I always answer with the same quotation, the end is nothing, the… — Willa Cather
In the dime stores and bus stations People talk of situations Read books, repeat quotations Draw conclusions on the wall Some speak of the future… — Bob Dylan
I remember the will said, 'May God thy gold refine.' That must be from the Bible." "Shakespeare," Turtle said. All quotations were either from the… — Ellen Raskin
That quotation about not having time to stand and stare has never applied to me. I seem to have spent a good part of my… — James Herriot

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