Tones Quotes

156 quotes by 138 authors

The concept that really gets the goat of the gay-hater, the idea that really spins their melon and sickens their stomachs is that most terrible… — Stephen Fry
I hold it truth, with him who sings To one clear harp in divers tones, That men may rise on stepping-stones Of their dead selves… — Alfred Lord Tennyson
The great miraculous bell of translucent ice is suspended in mid-air. It rings to announce endings and beginnings. And it rings because there is fresh… — Vera Nazarian
I am an ambassador," Akretenesh warned me, anger bringing his confidence back. "You cannot shoot." "I don't mean to," I reassured him, still smiling. I… — Megan Whalen Turner
Theyâ€™re not hideous,â€ said Tessa. Will blinked at her. â€œWhat?â€ â€œGideon and Gabriel,â€ said Tessa. â€œTheyâ€™re really quite good-looking, not hideous at all.â€ â€œI spoke,â€… — Cassandra Clare
Several of them were discussing this in low tones as they waited for Halt to arrive - until they realized that he was already among… — John Flanagan
I want to live and feel all the shades, tones and variations of mental and physical experience possible in life. — Sylvia Plath
The feelings that hurt most, the emotions that sting most, are those that are absurd - The longing for impossible things, precisely because they are… — Fernando Pessoa
Oh no, Nick" Jaime said in tones of supremely unconvincing shock, "how could you? When my back was turned for one momement. And my food… — Sarah Rees Brennan
Eric was incensed, to use a good entry from my word of the day Calender. In fact his eyes were almost throwing sparks he was… — Charlaine Harris
How shall I ever tell Aunt Shaw?' she whispered, after some time of delicious silence. 'Let me speak to her.' 'Oh, no! I owe it… — Elizabeth Gaskell
Iâ€™m not suggesting the world is good, that life is easy, or that any of us are entitled to better. But please, isnâ€™t this the… — Richard Siken
...Someone speaks in soft tones to me and says I am psychotic, but it's going to be all right. I put on my hat, unperturbed,… — Marya Hornbacher
The dowager rose and slipped from her pew. There was the sound of tearing silk as she threw up her arms to embrace her son.… — Eva Ibbotson
Every time I mention her, Magnus says, "Are you two getting along?" in raised, hopeful tones, like we're endangered pandas who need to make a… — Sophie Kinsella
I know what cancer was. How is it like humankind?" Sek Hardeen's perfectly modulated, softly accented tones showed a hint of agitation. "We have spread… — Dan Simmons
Do they always flirt with biblical quotes?" Asil asked Tad. In long-suffering tones, Tad said, "They can flirt with the periodic table or a restaurant… — Patricia Briggs
Er," Oliver said. "He talks even less than the one Lily married," the crone remarked to Walter. "Though when the mood strikes him, he asks… — Jessica Day George
Sonnymoon and Quadrants are a couple of bands that really inspire me in terms of the melodics of things and certain tones and just what… — Kendrick Lamar
I am able to write musically about the visual. I can pick up tones, I can pick up themes. And I find visual art is… — Lawrence Weschler

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