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1040 Spoken quotes by 791 unique authors

It is quite possible that an animal has spoken to me and that I didn't catch the remark because I wasn't paying attention. — Elwyn Brooks White
I wonder if you encountered this dictum first spoken by a twentieth-century statesman: "An abyss cannot be crossed in two steps. — David Mitchell
I'm good with words, but not the spoken kind; I've often thought what a marvelous thing it would be if I could only conduct relationships… — Kate Morton
Truth is dangerous. It topples palaces and kills kings. It stirs gentle men to rage and bids them take up arms. It wakes old grievances… — Frances Hardinge
How unbelievably naive we both were that night. We clung hard to each other, making vows we couldn't keep and should never have spoken aloud.… — Paula McLain
She studied him for a few more seconds. “You look too pretty to be useful.” I gasped in spite of myself. Adrian chuckled and shook… — Richelle Mead
Although there are those who wish to ban my books because I have used language that is painful, I have chosen to use the language… — Mildred D. Taylor
September knew a number of curse words, most of which she heard the girls at school saying in the bathrooms, in hushed voices, as if… — Catherynne M. Valente
From her dubious tone alone, I could see how Karin had no idea how terrifying words spoken quietly could be. How words chosen precisely to… — Justina Chen
Our priorities are most visible in how we use our time. Someone has said, “Three things never come back—the spent arrow, the spoken word, and… — Dallin H. Oaks
Deep into that darkness peering, long I stood there wondering, fearing, Doubting, dreaming dreams no mortals ever dared to dream before; But the silence was… — Edgar Allan Poe
I know now that when the loving, honest moment comes it should be seized, and spoken, because it may never come again. And unvoiced, unmoving,… — Gregory David Roberts
It's okay," Puck says. She has a quick way of hiding her disappointment. If you're not looking for it, she's put it away somewhere before… — Maggie Stiefvater
Beauty is often spoken of as though it only stirs lust or admiration, but the most beautiful people are so in a way that makes… — Rebecca Solnit
I’m sorry if I’m not flirting with you. I’m kind of spoken for. — Ally Carter
What are the two of you whispering about?” Alaric demanded irritably. She glanced over to see the warrior watching her, his eyes narrow with suspicion.… — Maya Banks
Where the storyteller is loyal, eternally and unswervingly loyal to the story, there, in the end, silence will speak. Where the story has been betrayed,… — Isak Dinesen
I am Ubik. Before the universe was, I am. I made the suns. I made the worlds. I created the lives and the places they… — Philip K. Dick
My first language, the true language of the soul spoken only on our planet of origin, had no word for betrayal or traitor. Or even… — Stephenie Meyer
Their oldest child, James, had spoken laughingly about Will's unrelenting fear of ducks and his continual battle to keep them out of the pond at… — Cassandra Clare
The peace we are offered is not a peace that is free from tragedy, illness, bankruptcy, divorce, depression, or heartache. It is peace rooted in… — Rob Bell
The fact that we do not speak it but sing it only expresses the fact that our spoken words are inadequate to express what we… — Dietrich Bonhoeffer
The job of a storyteller is to speak the truth. But what we feel most deeply can’t be spoken in words alone. At this level,… — Alan Garner
Love is the last light spoken. — Dylan Thomas
A flash of resentment. It's hard enough being alive, trying to survive in the world and find your place in it, to do the things… — Neil Gaiman

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