Spades Quotes

91 Spades quotes by 67 unique authors

When a man's partner is killed he's supposed to do something about it. It doesn't make any difference what you thought of him. He was… — Dashiell Hammett
Does it help if we're so strong-willed, stubborn, ambitious, and selfish that we always overcome everything in our way no matter what?" asked Wang-mu. "I… — Orson Scott Card
If I have exhausted the justifications, I have reached bedrock and my spade is turned. Then I am inclined to say: 'This is simply what… — Ludwig Wittgenstein
Let’s not mince words: the inside of the Sydney casino looks as if Vegas had an illegitimate child with Liberace’s underpants, and that child fell… — Steve Toltz
GATHERING LEAVES Spades take up leaves No better than spoons, And bags full of leaves Are light as balloons. I make a great noise Of… — Robert Frost
Joel Cairo: You always have a very smooth explanation ready. Sam Spade: What do you want me to do, learn to stutter? — Dashiell Hammett
I looked at the cards in my hand, the queen of hearts nestled between the king of clubs and the king of spades. No wonder… — Megan Hart
I don't lack for bed partners, so I don't need to scrounge for unwilling scraps.-Spade — Jeaniene Frost
Kitten, this is my best mate, Charles, but you can call him Spade. Charles, this is Cat, the woman I’ve been telling you about. You… — Jeaniene Frost
As if Spade's chivalry would allow him to do anything to a woman. The harshest punishment she could imagine him dishing out to Cat would… — Jeaniene Frost
Don't you even think of holding back, or I'll...I'll tell Spade you let me get away from you," she improvised. "And that I got mugged,"… — Jeaniene Frost
It was clear they weren’t getting any information out of Ian tonight. She, Bones, and Cat followed as Spade supported Ian, almost carrying him up… — Jeaniene Frost
At a conference of sociologists in America in 1977, love was defined as "the cognitive-affective state characterized by intrusive and obsessive fantasizing concerning reciprocity of… — Bill Bryson
I say, look at the melons on that lass,” Ian exclaimed, his gaze now on the TV. “And hung like a stallion, he is.” “Focus,… — Jeaniene Frost
How can we find spiritual meaning in a scientific worldview? Spirituality is a way of being in the world, a sense of one’s place in… — Michael Shermer
To-day I think Only with scents, - scents dead leaves yield, And bracken, and wild carrot's seed, And the square mustard field; Odours that rise… — Edward Thomas
I'm glad you're still upright, Charles, and the only reason you are is because she didn't have any silver. She'd have staked you right and… — Jeaniene Frost
Spade-“If you’d refrain from slamming my face any more into this dirty rock floor, I’ll do whatever you like,” was his even reply. “Fancy letting… — Jeaniene Frost
Brave words in a room full of pulseless creatures. Spade gave Don a disgusted glance while Rodney just licked his lips. No doubt he was… — Jeaniene Frost
I tried to tell you that it's not Spade in there." "You could have tried harder. I absolutely never needed to know that Ian was… — Jeaniene Frost
Brigid O'Shaughnessy: “I haven't lived a good life. I've been bad, worse than you could know.” Sam Spade “You know, that's good, because if you… — Dashiell Hammett
No enunciation of the Truth will ever be complete, no method of training will ever be suitable for all temperaments, no one can do more… — Dion Fortune
Bones, what is everyone doing in here? Spade, cover up. Frigging vampires think everyone wants to see what they've got." ~Cat — Jeaniene Frost
You'll always love him" he said, as if he'd read her mind. "That doesn't die just because he did, or because you now love me.… — Jeaniene Frost
I rode all day. I cried all night. The moon didn’t glow. The sun didn’t rise. A comet blazed Between my eyes. West and South,… — Gail Carson Levine

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