Trick Quotes
892 quotes by 712 authors
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This perhaps was what lay at the root of the hysteria surrounding what came to be known as the Gold Rush: Men desiring a feeling…
— Patrick deWitt
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Juilin," she asked hesitantly, "what were you going to do with the salt and cooking oil? Not exactly," she added more quickly. "Just a general…
— Robert Jordan
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I know,†said Peter. “Perhaps better than anyone. But you can’t stay a child forever. To choose to speak into Echo’s Well is to choose…
— James A. Owen
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The trick of it, she told herself, is to be courageous and bold and make a different. Not change the world exactly, just the bit…
— David Nicholls
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By a man's finger-nails, by his coat-sleeve, by his boots, by his trouser-knees, by the callosities of his forefinger and thumb, by his expression, by…
— Arthur Conan Doyle
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A corner of his mouth quirked up. “I play pool. Shoot hoops sometimes too. Any other sport you’re curious about?†“Hockey? Polo?†“Simultaneously. Trick is…
— Devon Monk
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Being needed was a handy trick. It could fill you up so full you never even noticed all the places that were empty.
— Deb Caletti
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You've managed-- in our short three years together-- to kill not only my god, but my father, my brother, and my fiance. That's kind of…
— Brandon Sanderson
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I was completely astonished by the beauty of nature. Our eyes see just a small fraction of the light in the world. It is a…
— Albert Hofmann
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Olaf: Of course I'm trying to trick you! That's the way of the world, Baudelaires. Everyone runs around with their secrets and their schemes, trying…
— Daniel Handler
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Anyone who imagines that bliss is normal is going to waste a lot of time running around shouting that he’s been robbed. The fact is…
— Gordon B. Hinckley
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The most often repeated commandment in the Bible is 'Do not fear.' It's in there over two hundred times. That means a couple of things,…
— Donald Miller
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Time passes, as the novelist says. The single most useful trick of fiction for our repair and refreshment: the defeat of time. A century of…
— Richard Powers
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There are always risks in battle. It's a dangerous business. The trick is to take the right ones.' [said Halt]. 'How do you know which…
— John Flanagan
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I had learned that there were substitutes for a mother who couldn't be a mother. You could find love with other people. You could find…
— Lisa Kleypas
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The trick, my brethren and sisters is to enjoy the journey, traveling hand in hand, in sunshine and storm, as companions who love one another.
— Gordon B. Hinckley
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Had it taken her this long to discover that she lacked some simple mental trick that everyone else had, a mechanism so ordinary that no…
— Ian Mcewan
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Calvin: Trick or Treat! Adult: Where's your costume? What are you supposed to be? Calvin: I'm yet another resource-consuming kid in an overpopulated planet, raised…
— Bill Watterson
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The trick is to find happiness in the brief gaps between disasters.
— Christopher Paolini
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Gorlog's teeth!" Erak exclaimed, stunned at the numbers. "How many are there?" "Ten thousand, maybe twelve," Halt replied briefly. The Skandian let out a low…
— John Flanagan
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