They Call Quotes

559 They Call quotes by 435 unique authors

Was she really beautiful? Was she at least what they call attractive? She was exasperation, she was torture. — Vladimir Nabokov
They say they seek security and quiet, the condition they call peace. Even as they speak they create the seeds of turmoil and violence. — Frank Herbert
You'd better hurry up, they'll be waiting for 'the Chosen Captain' — 'The Boy Who Scored'— whatever they call you these days. — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
People who love only once in their lives are shallow people. What they call their loyalty, and their fidelity, I call either the lethargy of… — Sydney Smith
No matter how great a writer, artist, or entrepreneur, he is a mortal, he is fallible. He is not proof against Resistance. He will drop… — Steven Pressfield
Did you ever see so many pee-wee hats, Carl?" "They're beanies." "They call them pee-wees in Brooklyn." "But I'm not in Brooklyn." "But you're still… — Betty Smith
Her voice whispering love soothes him. They'd never done that before. Weren't that type of family. Except now he doesn't know what kind of family… — Melina Marchetta
In a sense, the better you adapt to school the less your chances are of later adapting to the actual world. So I figure, the… — Philip K. Dick
That's why they call you Seer. You see more than most. — Lois Lowry
It's up to brave hearts, sir, to be patient when things are going badly, as well as being happy when they're going well ... For… — Miguel de Cervantes
You know what they call alternative medicine that's been proved to work? - Medicine. — Tim Minchin
His Grace was at her side, and lifted her down from the chair. "My enfant," he said , "duchesses do not dance on chairs, nor… — Georgette Heyer
Eat bitter, taste sweet," Frank said. "I hate that proverb." "But it's true. What do they call it these days---no pain, no gain? Same concept.… — Rick Riordan
Men go out with me, we break up and then they get married. And later they call me to thank me for teaching them what… — Julie Delpy
(Why did they call them sneakers if it was so hard to sneak in them?) — Neal Shusterman
Fourth period I have "life skills", which is what they call gym when you're old enough to be offended by forced physical activity (Elody thinks… — Lauren Oliver
True names,” said September wonderingly. “These are all true names. Like, when your parents call you to dinner and you don’t come and they call… — Catherynne M. Valente
I´d read fantasy if they had simple names like Jane and Bob from Wagga," I say. "Why does it have to be Tehrana and Bihaad… — Melina Marchetta
I am a ridiculous man. They call me a madman now. That would be a distinct rise in my social position were it not that… — Fyodor Dostoevsky
I tell you, my friends,’ he said one day. ‘I tell you that I am the only sane man in the regiment. It’s the others… — Michael Morpurgo
If you have to tell someone they call the shots, they're not really calling the shots. — Lisa Kleypas
Are you done yet?' Issac called Charles tilted his head back and called back, 'I suppose that's why they call you the five minute wonder.'… — Patricia Briggs
Do you know what they call themselves, all these people?" Alyss shook her head. How could she know? "Alyssians." Bibwit spelled it out. Her heart… — Frank Beddor
The other day I met a man who didn't know where Tripoli was. Tripoli happened to come into the conversation, and he was evidently at… — A A Milne
There's an opposite to déjà vu. They call it jamais vu. It's when you meet the same people or visit places, again and again, but… — Chuck Palahniuk

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