Rare Quotes

1409 Rare quotes by 1067 unique authors

Boldness in battle is nothing out of the way... but to face down fear in cold blood is rare in any man. — Diana Gabaldon
And then as always, I saw the prayer coming at me. And, as always, Number 1 killed me! Set me on fire, cooked me to… — James Patterson
He was distracted by a giggle, and turned to see a rare sight: a girl. — Dave Barry
The wisest man would be the one richest in contradictions, who has, as it were, antennae for all types of men---as well as his great… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Our kiss was niticlimactic. It wasn't that the kiss was bad, but it was just a note of punctuation in our long conversation, a parenthetical… — Nicole Krauss
Endless moons, an opaque universe, thunder, tornadoes, the quaking earth. Rare moments of peace; forehead up against my knees, arms around my head, I though,… — Shan Sa
I think that when two people are able to weave that kind of invisible thread of understanding and sympathy between each other, that delicate web,… — M.F.K. Fisher
It does seem to me, that herein we see the rare virtue of a strong individual vitality, and the rare virtue of thick walls, and… — Herman Melville
In Kabul, hot running water had been like fathers, a rare commodity. — Khaled Hosseini
...she opened the door very slowly and carefully, half hiding behind it, as if badly frightened of what might be waiting for her on the… — Jeff Lindsay
Prophet!" said I, "thing of evil! - prophet still, if bird or devil! By that Heaven that bends above us- by that God we both… — Edgar Allan Poe
It is the rare fortune of these days that one may think what one likes and say what one thinks. — Tacitus
I love a happy ending. They are so rare. — Stephenie Meyer
Stay awhile! 'Tis sweet,. . . The rare occasion, when our hearts can speak Our selves unseen, unseeing! — Edmond Rostand
I believe that human brilliance manifests itself only in flashes, among rare individuals. For this reason, humanity as a whole is enormously destructive: the creation… — Pentti Linkola
Black males who refuse categorization are rare, for the price of visibility in the contemporary world of white supremacy is that black identity be defined… — Bell Hooks
When the creative impulse sweeps over you, grab it. You grab it and honor it and use it, because momentum is a rare gift. — Justina Chen
Some people bring out the worst in you, others bring out the best, and then there are those remarkably rare, addictive ones who just bring… — Karen Marie Moning
Everyone wants a bit of something beautiful." Clara said. "Among the wealthy it's the rare skins and furs sold on the black market. With everyone… — Kristin Cashore
Just that, is one of those uncommon moments, those times when you don't wish for something else, for even one thing to be different; when… — Deb Caletti
Crime is common. Logic is rare. Therefore it is upon the logic rather than upon the crime that you should dwell. — Arthur Conan Doyle
Perhaps the rare and simple pleasure of being seen for what one is compensates for the misery of being it. — Margaret Drabble
So many misconceptions surround the notion of heroism. Far too many categorize a hero as a champion on the battlefield, a commander of legions, a… — Brandon Mull
If your heart tells you something but your mind tells you something else, which do you believe? Both are just as apt to lie. In… — Neal Shusterman
So yes. It had flaws, but what does that matter when it comes to matters of the heart? We love what we love. Reason does… — Patrick Rothfuss

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