Rough Quotes

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I was born to love - but none of you wanted to believe it, and that misunderstanding was crucial in forming my character. It's true… — George Sand
Under the greenwood tree, Who loves to lie with me And tune his merry note, Unto the sweet bird's throat; Come hither, come hither, come… — William Shakespeare
Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn. — William Shakespeare
Things are rough all over. — S E Hinton
Let's go. We're supposed to rendezvous with the Captain at the lake. Oh, and try to keep the noise down. You sound like a panicked… — Maria V. Snyder
Impossible things are really rough to do, you know. — Brandon Sanderson
So let the way wind up the hill or down, Oâ€™er rough or smooth, the journey will be joy; Still seeking what I sought when… — Henry Van Dyke
You may not instantly see why I bring the subject up, but that is because my mind works so phenomenally fast, and I am at… — Douglas Adams
My mother died yesterday, yesterday many years ago. You know, what amazed me the most the next day after her leaving was the fact that… — Marc Levy
Human nature is pretty well balanced; for every lacking virtue there is a rough substitute that will serve at a pinch--as cunning is the wisdom… — Ambrose Bierce
Choose always the way that seems the best, however rough it may be; custom will soon render it easy and agreeable. — Pythagoras
How can love be worthy of its name if one selects solely the pretty things and leaves out the hardships? It is easy to enjoy… — Elif Safak
Living in a foreign country is one of those things that everyone should try at least once. My understanding was that it completed a person,… — David Sedaris
It is well-known that there are many faces in the world over the finishing of which nature did not take much trouble, did not employ… — Nikolai Gogol
What are you doing?â€ she cried in protest. â€œPlaying,â€ he said, the single word rough, almost guttural. — Linda Howard
To say that a writer's hold on reality is tenuous is an understatement-it's like saying the Titanic had a rough crossing. Writer's build their own… — David Gerrold
She's kind of funny looking. Her face is out of balance--broad forehead, button nose, freckled cheeks, and pointy ears. A slammed-together, rough sort of face… — Haruki Murakami
What about your freedom?" he whispered in her ear over a minute later, bracing his hands palms down on the wall beside her head. He… — Nalini Singh
Is it not love that knows how to make smooth things rough and rough things smooth? — Vikram Seth
Take from my palms, to soothe your heart, a little honey, a little sun, in obedience to Persephone's bees. You can't untie a boat that… — Osip Mandelstam

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