Sir Quotes

841 Sir quotes by 498 unique authors

I would like permission to fetch a note from my mother, sir' Ridcully sighed. 'Rincewind, you once informed me, to my everlasting puzzlement, that you… — Terry Pratchett
Sir, this lane is for ten items or less. I’m counting thirteen items in your cart, including that hemorrhoid cream. And while hemorrhoids might give… — J.A. Konrath
All that we "know" is what registers on our brains, so what you perceive (your individual reality-tunnel) is made up of nothing but thoughts—as Sir… — Robert Anton Wilson
As long as I live under the capitalistic system I expect to have my life influenced by the demands of moneyed people. But I will… — William Faulkner
Cleanliness', chuckled Sir Benjamin, noting his great niece's delighted smile as her eyes rested upon him, 'comes next to godliness, eh, Maria? — Elizabeth Goudge
Ah, Sir, a novel is a mirror carried along a high road. At one moment it reflects to your vision the azure skies, at another… — Stendhal
Never an illness, nor the absence of grandeur, no, nothing is able to kill the best in us, that kindness, dear sir, we are afflicted… — Pablo Neruda
Bring the pure wine of love and freedom. But sir, a tornado is coming. More wine, we'll teach this storm A thing or two about… — Unknown Author
I wish I had only offered you a sovereign instead of ten pounds. Give me back nine pounds, Jane; I’ve a use for it.' 'And… — Charlotte Bronte
Am I hideous, Jane? Very, sir: you always were, you know. — Charlotte Bronte
When he awoke it was dawn. Or something like dawn. The light was watery, dim and incomparably sad. Vast, grey, gloomy hills rose up all… — Susanna Clarke
It is a long way off, sir" "From what Jane?" "From England and from Thornfield: and ___" "Well?" "From you, sir — Charlotte Bronte
Shake me off, then, sir--push me away; for I'll not leave you of my own accord. — Charlotte Bronte
Is there a single person on whom I can press belief? No sir. All I can do is say, Here's how it went. Here's what… — Leif Enger
There has never been a time in which I have been convinced from within myself that I am alive. You see, I have only such… — Franz Kafka
Commander! Sir! Wake up!" Jack surfaced from sleep, wondering who the commander was and wishing he'd respond so he could go back to sleep -… — Cinda Williams Chima
You can do what you like, sir, but I'll tell you this. New York is the true capital of America. Every New Yorker knows it,… — Edward Rutherfurd
She said nothing, and Sir Andrew, too, was silent, yet those two young people understood one another, as young people have a way of doing… — Baroness Orczy
Well, the traveling teachers do come through every few months," said the Baron. "Yes, sir, I know, sir, and they're useless, sir. They teach facts,… — Terry Pratchett
I only want an easy mind, sir; not crushed by crowded obligations. — Charlotte Bronte
You evah hear of a magic screw?' I cough back a laugh. 'No. No, sir. — Libba Bray
Prescription: 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. Take ten pages, twice a day, til end of course. — Diane Setterfield
I mean, if you're asking a fellow to come out of a room so that you can dismember him with a carving knife, it's absurd… — P.G. Wodehouse
I will give my whole heart and soul to my Maker if I can,' I answered, 'and not one atom more of it to you… — Anne Bronte
Ay, but hearken, sir; though the chameleon Love can feed on the air, I am one that am nourished by my victuals, and would fain… — William Shakespeare

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