Tone Quotes

857 Tone quotes by 657 unique authors

Many couples, many people, are not living with real human beings, but with their ghosts. Who has not followed for years the spell of a… — Anais Nin
I ate civilization. It poisoned me; I was defiled. And then," he added in a lower tone, "I ate my own wickedness. — Aldous Huxley
Darwin speculated that “music tones and rhythms were used by our half-human ancestors, during the season of courtship, when animals of all kinds are excited… — Oliver Sacks
(Speaking of the Cistercian monks) A grim fraternity, passing grim lives in that sweet spot, that God had made so bright! Strange that Nature's voices… — Jerome K. Jerome
I want men to admire me, but that's a trick you learn at school--a movement of the eyes, a tone of voice, a touch of… — Graham Greene
She was like me in lineaments-- her eyes Her hair, her features, all, to the very tone Even of her voice, they said were like… — Lord Byron
So... you're an assassin?" Dave asked incredulously. "Why do I feel like you'd have used the same tone if I'd just confessed to being a… — Jennifer Rardin
Her wish to die was as pervasive as a dial tone: you lift the receiver, it's always there. — Joyce Carol Oates
I certainly have not the talent which some people possess," said Darcy, "of conversing easily with those I have never seen before. I cannot catch… — Jane Austen
I don't mean to be rude—" he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in every syllable. "Yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often," Dumbledore… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
What would they do to me," he asked in confidential tones, "if I refused to fly them?" We'd probably shoot you," ex-P.F.C. Wintergreen replied. We?"… — Joseph Heller
Behind me, Marc made a soft whistling sound, clearly impressed. “That’s not standard procedure,” he said, his tone entirely too reasonable as he leaned over… — Rachel Vincent
When the sands are all dry, he is gay as a lark, And will talk in contemptuous tones of the Shark: But, when the tide… — Lewis Carroll
...it is not the big events that hurt the most but rather the smallest questionable shift in tone at the end of a spoken word… — Steve Martin
Talk—half-talk, phrases that had no need to be finished, abstractions, Chinese bells played on with cotton-tipped sticks, mock orange blossoms painted on porcelain. The muffled,… — Anais Nin
Do you like to slide?" His voice was eager. Stair rails! Did he suspect me? I forced a sigh. "No, Majesty. I'm terrified of heights."… — Gail Carson Levine
The smile on your mouth was the deadest thing alive enough to have strength to die. (from "Neutral Tones") — Thomas Hardy
The way I see it,” she began, “your mother’s devoted her whole life to you kids.” She said “you kids” in precisely the same tone… — Jennifer Weiner
You know,” he said, “this is why I love you so much.” Her tone was heartbreakingly warm. “What do you mean?” You don’t ask me… — J R Ward
We were discussing a grisly double murder and Rodriguez was telling us all this in the same sort of conversational tone a person might use… — Janet Evanovich
Shave that jaw, brush that hair, tone down the crazy in the eyes, and he would have to fight women off with that crossbow. — Ilona Andrews
I feel in colour, strong tones that I hue down for the comfort of the pastelly inclined. Beige and magnolia and a hint of pink… — Jeanette Winterson
If you shoot, I will kill her before I die." Yes," Kitai said in a patient tone. "Which is why I have not shot you.… — Jim Butcher
Life is a question of nerves, and fibres, and slowly built-up cells in which thought hides itself and passion has its dreams. You may fancy… — Oscar Wilde
Riots and comedy are but symptoms of the times, profoundly revealing. They betray the psychological tone, the deep uncertainties....and the striving for something better, plus… — Frank Herbert

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