Settled Quotes

518 quotes by 463 authors

Have you thought of an ending?" "Yes, several, and all are dark and unpleasant." "Oh, that won't do! Books ought to have good endings. How… — J.R.R. Tolkien
It was obvious that the matter had to be settled, and evasions were distasteful to me. — Jules Verne
She watched as he settled down on the bed with Naya skin to skin on his chest. His hand all but covered her tiny body… — Nalini Singh
It's not a loup cage, you know,' I told her. 'It's a holding cell. Or safe room. or secure room. I don't think Jim ever… — Ilona Andrews
â€¦the Lake of Shining Waters was blue â€” blue â€” blue; not the changeful blue of spring, nor the pale azure of summer, but a… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
but they had also settled into the maddening familiarity of friendship; maddening for her at least. — David Nicholls
Do you understand any of this?" he said, pointing to the lines and symbols that covered the massive screens. "Some people understand the value of… — Ally Carter
The question is simply,'Who is your master?'Once that's settled, you ask whether any word have been spoken. If it has, you have your orders. — Elisabeth Elliot
Sometimes I remind myself that I almost skipped the party, that I almost went to a different college, that the whim of a minute could… — Anna Quindlen
Everywhere throughout New England you find old, tumbledown field walls, often in the middle of the deepest, most settled- looking woods- a reminder of just… — Bill Bryson
But-butâ€¦â€ Timmieâ€™s eyes couldnâ€™t get any wider. â€œWhy did you tell her Iâ€™m your boyfriend? Why doesnâ€™t she know about your real one?â€ That was… — Jeaniene Frost
And now a chill settled over them where they stood, and Harry heard the rasping breath of the dementors that patrolled the outer trees. They… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
After further introductions were made, we settled in the family room. Yes, the living room would have been nicer, but I wanted comfortable surroundings while… — Jeaniene Frost
Now do you see why war irritates me? It's always the same. A lot of people get killed, but in the end, the whole thing… — David Eddings
What would it be like to live in a library of melted books. With sentences streaming over the floor and all the punctuation settled to… — Anne Carson
The relation between what we see and what we know is never settled. Each evening we see the sun set. We know that the earth… — John Berger
I leave it to be settled, by whomsoever it may concern, whether the tendency of this work be altogether to recommend parental tyranny, or reward… — Jane Austen
Tom appeared on the sidewalk with a bucket of whitewash and a long-handled brush. He surveyed the fence, and all gladness left him and a… — Mark Twain
I think life too complex a thing to be settled by these hard and fast rules. — Oscar Wilde
At Blackwater Pond the tossed waters have settled after a night of rain. I dip my cupped hands. I drink a long time. It tastes… — Mary Oliver

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