Subtle Quotes

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If you're going to perform inception, you need imagination. You need the simplest version of the idea-the one that will grow naturally in the subject's… — Christopher Nolan
For the first time, I had been struck by the excitement of the traveler who looks history in her subtle face. — Elizabeth Kostova
I thought there was a good chance the fridge was possessed. It was subtle about it, but I had its number. I knew its ways.… — Karen Chance
King Drowden has given his men instructions to infiltrate the town, bribe townspeople for the secrets of their neighbors, steal the neighborsâ€™ hidden treasures. Much… — Kristin Cashore
Knowledge can be a subtle curse. When we learn about the world, we also learn all the reasons why the world cannot be changed. We… — Jonah Lehrer
Whats not to love is hardly a reason to love. And the catch of your life is not the same thing as the love of… — Emily Giffin
A man does not need to be a wizard to know truth from falsehood, not if he has eyes. You need only learn to read… — George R. R. Martin
The real voice is stiller and smaller and seems to know, without confusion, the difference between right and wrong and the subtle delineation between the… — Donald Miller
Menders of all times and places have taught that silencing the thoughts in our heads and opening to the experience of the body and emotions… — Martha Beck
Cosmos is a Greek word for the order of the universe. It is, in a way, the opposite of Chaos. It implies the deep interconnectedness… — Carl Sagan
There are many horrible sights in the multiverse. Somehow, though, to a soul attuned to the subtle rhythms of a library, there are few worse… — Terry Pratchett
The circus looks abandoned and empty. But you think perhaps you can smell caramel wafting through the evening breeze, beneath the crisp scent of the… — Erin Morgenstern
If you just sit and observe, you will see how restless your mind is. If you try to calm it, it only makes it worse,… — Walter Isaacson
There is a subtle danger that leads people away from religion, prevents them from submitting to God as their Lord, and ultimately, brings numerous other… — Harun Yahya
It's such a waste to be subtle and vicious with people who don't even know that you're being subtle and vicious — Ayn Rand
Nothing disciplines the inordinate desires of the flesh like service, and nothing transforms the desires of the flesh like serving in hiddenness. The flesh whines… — Richard J. Foster
Here we go. Kerrick was as subtle as a thunderstorm. — Maria V. Snyder
Fear is the destructive energy in man. It withers the mind, it distorts thought, it leads to all kinds of extraordinarily clever and subtle theories,… — Jiddu Krishnamurti
Isn't it grand, isn't it good, that language has only one word for everything we associate with love - from utter sanctity to the most… — Thomas Mann
You can use reading as a food for the ego. It is very subtle. You can become knowledgeable; then it is dangerous and harmful. Then… — Rajneesh

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