Settled Quotes
518 quotes by 463 authors
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That he liked to think of himself as a philosopher. That he questioned all things, even the most simple, to the extent that when someone…
— Nicole Krauss
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We are in the dark places of the earth," said Madman. "Where all the ancient and most dangerous secrets are kept. There are Old Things…
— Simon R. Green
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Clarissa," he said, "here with the vampire, I see. When things have settled a bit, we really must discuss you choice in pets..
— Cassandra Clare
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He f**ks even better than he looksâ€, I settled on saying. Several heads turned. I didn’t care; I was pissed. “And that beautiful face is…
— Jeaniene Frost
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Risky, thought Paul D, very risky. For a used-to-be-slave woman to love anything that much was dangerous, especially if it was her children she had…
— Toni Morrison
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In a world of monotonous horror there could be no salvation in wild dreaming. Horror he had adjusted to. But monotony was the greater obstacle,…
— Richard Matheson
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Philosophers have often held dispute As to the seat of thought in man and brute For that the power of thought attends the latter My…
— Edgar Allan Poe
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The chaos surrounding her was confusing. Everyone was suddenly talking at the same time. Perhaps she should try to swoon after all, Christine considered. No,…
— Julie Garwood
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THE thousand injuries of Fortunato I had borne as I best could, but when he ventured upon insult I vowed revenge. You, who so well…
— Edgar Allan Poe
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We settled Mama into the wheelchair and loaded her down with both our pocketbooks and a vase of flowers I had picked to present to…
— Bailey White
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But that day I was anxious. I was nervous and worried, uneasy and distracted. I paced around and never felt settled. I didn't care for…
— Garth Stein
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Accounts are not quite settled between us," said she, with a passion that equaled my own. "I can love, and I can hate. You had…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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Jim eyed me for a couple of seconds, then got off the bed and went to curl up on the pile of blankets I'd arranged…
— Katie MacAlister
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For once, he slept first. She lay in the dark, listening to him breathe, stealing a little of his warmth as her own body cooled.…
— Nora Roberts
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After the rains departed the skies and settled on earth - clear skies; moist brilliant earth - greater clarity returned to life alone with the…
— Fernando Pessoa
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At last Niko dropped his hands, and opened his eyes. His perfect tree illusion solidified and settled. "Very nice," said Briar with approval. "Couldn't have…
— Tamora Pierce
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no' when no one answered, Derek looked from face to face, then settled his glower in me. 'absolutely not.' 'um, I was the one keeping…
— Kelley Armstrong
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He had no settled plan of life, nor looked forward at all, but merely lived from day to day. Yet he read a great deal…
— James Boswell
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I wanted the truth, and I wanted the news, and I'd be damned before I settled for anything less.
— Mira Grant
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And then it hit me. One of those evil thoughts siblings get because, well, that's what we do. Looking over my shoulder I said, "You…
— Jennifer Rardin
Who Wrote These Settled Quotes
463 authors contributed a total of 518 Settled Quotes, led by these top contributors: