Shorter Quotes

258 Shorter quotes by 222 unique authors

Whatever he says, let his inner resolution be not to bear whatever comes to him, but to bear it 'for a reasonable period'--and let the… — C.S. Lewis
The truth is, of course, that the curtness of the Ten Commandments is an evidence, not of the gloom and narrowness of a religion, but,… — Gilbert K. Chesterton
So, this is a rabbit, I thought. He sort of looks like Chester, only he's got longer ears and a shorter tail. And a motor… — James Howe
We of this age have discovered a shorter, and more prudent method to become scholars and wits, without the fatigue of reading or of thinking. — Jonathan Swift
...when a sentence is made stronger, it usually becomes shorter. Thus, brevity is a by-product of vigor. — William Strunk, Jr.
Give me by all means the shorter and nobler life, instead of one that is longer but of less account! — Epictetus
Everybody wants to be fancy and new. Nobody wants to be themselves. I mean, maybe people want to be themselves, but they want to be… — Donald Miller
Look, thereâ€™s nothing Iâ€™m ever going to tell you about me thatâ€™s the truth. The more you know about me, the shorter your life span… — Sherrilyn Kenyon
I turned to leave and paused before the gap in the ruined wall. "One last thing, Your Majesty. I'd like a name I can put… — Ilona Andrews
Everyone grieves in different ways. For some, it could take longer or shorter. I do know it never disappears. An ember still smolders inside me.… — Maria V. Snyder
You display inordinate pride for someone who has completed a task which could have been performed by a lesser primate in a shorter time. — Eoin Colfer
This day is going to be awful. It's the sort of day you wouldn't mind losing completely, even if it meant your life would be… — Alice Hoffman
What a child does not know and does not want to know of race and colour and class, he learns soon enough as he grows… — Beryl Markham
When you're young, there's a whole lot of stuff you say you'll never do. Once you get a little older, the list tends to get… — Pearl Cleage
You're much shorter than my mom." "Brat," she said, surprised into a giggle. "That's no way to talk to a vampire." "Bloodsucking brat." "Better" he… — Rachel Caine
Maybe my values are outdated, but I come from an old school of thought. I think that men ought to treat women like something other… — Jim Butcher
The exceptions were two men a little ahead of them, standing just outside the Three Broomsticks. One was very tall and thin; squinting through his… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Among the problems with shame was that it in fact did not make you shorter or quieter or less visible. You just felt like you… — J R Ward
The difference between children and adults is that they're shorter - not dumber. — Mo Willems
Because I could not stop for Death, He kindly stopped for me; The carriage held but just ourselves And Immortality. We slowly drove, he knew… — Emily Dickinson

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