Rather Like Quotes

126 quotes by 114 authors

Writing is simply something you must do. It's rather like virtue in that it is its own reward. — Harper Lee
Why do men like me want sons? he wondered. It must be because they hope in their poor beaten souls that these new men, who… — John Steinbeck
I rather like the idea of having all my hours to myself: eating a Fudge Sundae, watching a movie, sleeping on my couch, singing in… — Jack Kerouac
I rather like the World. The Flesh is pleasing and the Devil does not trouble me. — Elbert Hubbard
It's rather like attending a university seminar where you are talking to a few gifted specialists who deliver a paper to an audience of their… — Gavin Bryars
We make a mistake forsaking England and moving out into the periphery of life. After all, Taormina, Ceylon, Africa, America -- as far as we… — D. H. Lawrence
I hold the view that death is rather like changing one's clothes when they are torn and old. It is not an end in itself.… — Dalai Lama
Prayer is not a stratagem for occasional use, a refuge to resort to now and then. It is rather like an established residence for the… — Abraham Joshua Heschel
I rather like getting away from fiction. — Penelope Lively
I always say that the characters in Jane Austen's original books are rather like zombies because they live in this bubble of immense wealth and… — Seth Grahame-Smith
Luckily, West End audiences seem to rather like very old people. — Wendy Hiller
Living as an actor is rather like living life on the trapezes in a circus. Every time you jump on, you have to pray that,… — Celia Imrie
Mr. Jesmond made a peculiar noise rather like a hen who has decided to lay an egg and then thought better of it. — Agatha Christie
I am really rather like a beautiful Jersey cow, I have the same pathetic droop to the corners of my eyes. — Deborah Kerr
The high arts of literature and music stand in a curious relationship to one another, at once securely comfortable and deeply uneasy - rather like… — Will Self
For a dyed-in-the-wool author nothing is as dead as a book once it is written ... she is rather like a cat whose kittens have… — Rumer Godden
I don't go to church any more, but I think that Catholicism is rather like the brand they use on cattle: I feel so formed… — Rachel Cusk
The pleasure of jogging and running is rather like that of wearing a fur coat in Texas in August: the true joy comes in being… — Joseph Epstein
Often people display a curious respect for a man drunk, rather like the respect of simple races for the insane... There is something awe-inspiring in… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
I am really interested in eccentric minds. It's rather like being fascinated by how cars work. It's really boring if your car works all the… — Mark Haddon

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