Sounding Quotes

265 quotes by 230 authors

Everything gets horrible. Everything you see gets ugly. Lurid is the word. Doctor Garton said lurid, one time. That's the right word for it. And… — David Foster Wallace
A woman cannot live in the light of intellect. Society forbids it. Those conventional frivolities, which are called her 'duties', forbid it. Her 'domestic duties',… — Florence Nightingale
Investors should be skeptical of history-based models. Constructed by a nerdy-sounding priesthood using esoteric terms such as beta, gamma, sigma and the like, these models… — Warren Buffett
Peculiar or not, it is my idea of pleasure. Why, why else do you lead this life you don't enjoy it? Don't talk of duty… — Barbara Mertz
All events, no matter how earthshaking or bizarre, are diluted within moments of their occurrence the the continuance of the necessary routines of day-to-day. -Fitz… — Robin Hobb
I can prove at any time that my education tried to make another person out of me than the one I became. It is for… — Franz Kafka
It's a soft-sounding word, 'never,' but its velvety timbre can't hide its sharp edges...Never pressed down on him. It grabbed him by the neck and… — Kathi Appelt
Which path do you intend to take, Nell?' said the Constable, sounding very interested. 'Conformity or rebellion?' Neither one. Both ways are simple-minded - they… — Neal Stephenson
The rain was still crashing down, angrily machine-gunning the large windows; it poured through the gutters up in the tower and funneled along the flat… — Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Let's take my truck," Jim said as he hit the gravel. "Less noise." And it has a radio, right?" With tragic concentration Adrian started warming… — J R Ward
Delight in smooth sounding platitudes, refusal to face unpleasant facts ... genuine love of peace and pathetic belief that love can be its sole foundation… — Winston Churchill
The only reason I don't kill him," he remember the woman saying, her voice sounding like the scrape of iron against iron, a corrosion of… — Frank Beddor
For the moon never beams without bringing me dreams Of the beautiful Annabel Lee; And the stars never rise but I feel the bright eyes… — Edgar Allan Poe
We're so special, when you look in the dictionary under short bus, there's a group picture of us,'' Stevie Rae said, sounding weak but definately… — P. C. Cast
Clary stopped dead in her tracks. "Simon?" "Oh, God," said Jace, sounding resigned. "And here I'd actually hoped I'd got hold of something interesting." -Clary… — Cassandra Clare
Ianâ€™s the black sheep.â€ â€œI thought I was the black sheep,â€ said Seth, sounding almost hurt. â€œNo. Youâ€™re the unfocused artistic one. Iâ€™m the responsible… — Richelle Mead
True love requires action. We can speak of love all day long, we can write notes or poems that proclaim it, sing songs that praise… — Dieter F. Uchtdorf
I can't seem to fathom that the things important to me are not important to other people as well, and so I come off sounding… — David Sedaris
My name is Zia Rashid.â€ She tilted her head as if listening. Right on cue, the entire building rumbled. Dust sprinkled from the ceiling, and… — Rick Riordan
You're not that girl,' Cole said, sounding tired. 'Trust me, I've seen enough of them to know. Look. Don't cry. You're not that girl either.'… — Maggie Stiefvater

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