Sensible Quotes

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She's not my type,' Carter says. 'So what is your type?' 'Tall, skinny, black hair, blue eyes, freckly nose. Blue tinsel wig and snowflakes optional.'… — Cathy Cassidy
I have noticed that doing the sensible thing is only a good idea when the decision is quite small. For the life-changing things, you must… — Jeanette Winterson
Many perfumes promise to lure men to women. None of them smell of motherhood. None of them proclaim the wearer to be tidy, thrifty, and… — Janette Rallison
Then I will tell you something. I do not believe in it. Forty years among men has consistently taught me that they are not amenable… — Bertolt Brecht
Love isn't sensible, Red. I think that's the point. — Jasper Fforde
A single woman, of good fortune, is always respectable, and may be as sensible and pleasant as any body else. — Jane Austen
In short, if we wish to see anything sensible done about the situation, we will clearly have to do it ourselves. — Patricia C. Wrede
Feelings aren't sensible. Sometimes you fall in love with people who don't make sense. And the ones who do make sense turn out to be… — Danielle Steel
I left the fairy tales lying on the floor of the nursery, and I have not found any books so sensible since. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
The wolf sniffed beneath the door to be sure this was a human cottage. The scent was undeniable. No pigs, except in bacon form. The… — Vivian Vande Velde
Whoever's calm and sensible is insane! — Unknown Author
As Marcus considered various ways to open the subject of Daisy, Swift surprised him with a blunt statement. â€œMy lord, there is something I would… — Lisa Kleypas
My mind struggled to formulate a coherent though, any thought. I opened my mouth. "Your pajamas have Eeyore on them." "I like Eeyore. He's sensible.… — Ilona Andrews
Which is better -- to be a pack of painted Indians like you are, or to be sensible like Ralph is? Which is better --… — William Golding
In any society, order is the first need of all. Liberty and justice may be established only after order is tolerably secure. But the libertarians… — Russell Kirk
Everyone knew that fat had become the new cancer, yet they bellyached about the dieting hysteria and applauded the "real" women's body. As though doing… — Jo Nesbo
Still, obviously, one can't be sensible all the time. — Albert Camus
Not doing things you can do is the whole point of laziness. Not doing something you can't do is just sensible. — Sarah Rees Brennan
Your fate is writ clear;you will be murdered. I cannot conceive how it comes about that you were not murdered long since! How odd!Charles himself… — Georgette Heyer
The ordinary, utterly mundane reason behind the massacre makes it somehow more terrible, and far more depressing. The word 'senseless' springs to mind, and Idris… — Khaled Hosseini

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