Thoughtful Quotes

582 Thoughtful quotes by 408 unique authors

You picked that out?” Caine asked. “That pink, plastic toy?” I turned to look at him. “I happen to have been a little girl, once… — Jennifer Estep
Below a certain point, if you keep too quiet, people no longer see you as thoughtful or deep; they simply forget you. — Douglas Coupland
One corner of his mouth crooked up, then the quirk vanished in a thoughtful pursing of his lips. "He's bisexual, you know." He took a… — Lois McMaster Bujold
I don't want to seem ungrateful when you have given me this thoughtful, homemade and totally terrifying gift," Jamie told him. "But you can't imagine… — Sarah Rees Brennan
It's not easy taking my problems one at a time when they refuse to get in line. — Ashleigh Brilliant
Don't be afraid of showing affection. Be warm and tender, thoughtful and affectionate. Men are more helped by sympathy than by service. Love is more… — John Lubbock
The upside to grief is it takes away your appetite. When people say you look good they really mean it. Nature's thoughtful that way. — Barbara Park
The woman turned and went slowly into the house. As she passed the doors she turned and looked back. Grave and thoughtful was her glance,… — J.R.R. Tolkien
Zakath's face grew thoughtful. "You know something, Garion?" he said. "Man thinks he owns the world, but we share it with all sorts of creatures… — David Eddings
I want you cool and regal, earthy and impertinent, spoiling for a fight and abashed at your own temper. I want you flushed with exertion… — Connie Brockway
They resumed walking. Alex felt an ache in his eyes and throat. "I don't know what happened to me," he said, shaking his head. "I… — Jennifer Egan
...Generally people don't recomend this type of book at all. It is far too interesting. Perhaps you have had other books recomended to you. Perhaps,… — Brandon Sanderson
Normal. She wasn't normal. A girl Graced with killing, a royal thug? A girl who didn't want the husbands Randa pushed on her, perfectly handsome… — Kristin Cashore
The brief relief of seeing other people when I leave my room turns into a desperate need to be alone, and then being alone turns… — Elizabeth Wurtzel
sensitive," I tried. Sam translated, "squishy." "creative." "Dangerously Emo." "thoughtful." Feng shui. — Maggie Stiefvater
I'm pretty sure I can say that no one in my family ever asked Demetrie what it felt like to be black in Mississippi, working… — Kathryn Stockett
She was brilliant and joyous and she believed- probably correctly- that libraries contain the answers to all things, to everything, and that if you can't… — Gary Paulsen
Music, when combined with a pleasurable idea, is poetry; music, without the idea, is simply music; the idea, without the music, is prose, from its… — Edgar Allan Poe
Then they have the audacity to go shopping and pick out their own gifts. I want to know who the first person was who said… — Chelsea Handler
Viola blows out a thoughtful air. "My dad used to say, 'There's only forward, Vi, only outward and up.'" "There's only forward," I repeat. "Outward… — Patrick Ness
And there you are on the shore, fitful and thoughtful, trying to attach them to an idea — some news of your own life. But… — Mary Oliver
The race isn't to the swift, it's to the thoughtful. — Terence McKenna
But I've grown thoughtful now. And you have lost Your early-morning freshness of surprise At being so utterly mine: you've learned to fear The gloomy,… — Siegfried Sassoon
We don’t ask why God chose as his prophet a stutterer with a public speaking phobia. But we should. The book of Exodus is short… — Susan Cain
If she was suggesting she was too wise with the weight of her experience to fall prey to infatuation - well, the disproof was sitting… — Kristin Cashore

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