Tone Quotes

857 Tone quotes by 657 unique authors

At the beginning of their careers many writers have a need to overwrite. They choose carefully turned-out phrases; they want to impress their readers with… — Jorge Luis Borges
I went out a couple of times with Pierce. He's totally recognizable, and he makes no effort to tone it down. Some people were glancing… — Robert Pattinson
Indeed I do not think we should be justified in using any but the more sombre tones and colours while our people, our Empire, and… — Winston Churchill
After finishing the first draft, I work for as long as it takes (for two or three weeks, most often) to rework that first draft… — Kent Haruf
In the most basic way, writers are defined not by the stories they tell, or their politics, or their gender, or their race, but by… — Donald E. Westlake
My commodity as a writer, whatever I'm writing about, is me. And your commodity is you. Don't alter your voice to fit the subject. Develop… — William Zinsser
I don't want anyone to appreciate the light or the palette of tones. I want my pictures to inform, to provoke discussion - and to… — Sebastiao Salgado
'Have some wine,' the March Hare said in an encouraging tone. Alice looked around the table, but there was nothing on it but tea. 'I… — Lewis Carroll
With years a richer life begins, the spirit mellow: ripe age gives tones to violins, wine, and good fellows. — John Townsend Trowbridge
So let's raise the tone of the debate. Too often at the moment we look like schoolchildren squabbling over a toy - our most precious… — Roz Savage
Nigel gave the lamp a cautious buff and small smoking red letters appeared in the air. "Hi," Nigel read aloud, "Do not put down the… — Terry Pratchett
I was not in agreement with the sharp anti-Semitic tone, but from time to time I read arguments which gave me some food for thought.… — Adolf Hitler
I believe that words can help us move or keep us paralysed, and that our choices of language and verbal tone have something - a… — Adrienne Rich
Probably a dozen times since their death I've heard my mother or father, in an ordinary conversational tone of voice, call my name. They had… — Carl Sagan
There sighs, lamentations and loud wailings resounded through the starless air, so that at first it made me weep; strange tongues, horrible language, words of… — Dante Alighieri
There rise her timeless capitals of empires daily born, whose plinths are laid at midnight and whose streets are packed at morn; and here come… — Rudyard Kipling
Good constitutions are formed upon a comparison of the liberty of the individual with the strength of government: If the tone of either be too… — Alexander Hamilton
Bill Monroe spoke of bringing 'ancient tones' into his music with echoes of British and Irish fiddle and bagpipe music, while also delving deeply into… — Paul Zollo
As a leader you set the tone for your entire team. Communicate your vision. — Colin Powell
Do I start with the lyrics? No. Quite honestly, it's the opposite. I generally get the melody first - I kinda fiddle around on the… — Iron & Wine
A lady came up to me on the street and pointed at my suede jacket. 'You know a cow was murdered for that jacket?' she… — Jake Johannsen
Consequently, the tone, particularly that of the Viennese anti-Semitic press, seemed to me unworthy of the cultural tradition of a great nation. — Adolf Hitler
I didn't know every day I would be discussing the tone of my voice with my wife. I thought it was a marriage. Apparently, it's… — Jerry Seinfeld
With every sentence she writes, Davis freshens the senses. Her novels achieve a tone that’s unlike anyone else’s, creating an atmosphere you don’t so much… — Kevin Brockmeier
The emotional tone or affect of the tale should be hot and engaged, not remote and dispassionate. — Paul Di Filippo

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