Unmentionable Quotes

9 quotes by 9 authors

• One trembles to think of that mysterious thing in the soul, which seems to acknowledge no human jurisdiction, but in spite of the individual's own… — Herman Melville
• A general rule of etiquette is that one apologizes for the unfortunate occurrence, but the unthinkable is unmentionable. — Judith Martin
• People have a right to be shocked; the mention of unmentionable things is a kind of participation in them. — Logan Pearsall Smith
• The great unmentionable evil at the center of our culture is monotheism. From a barbaric Bronze Age text known as the Old Testament, three anti-human… — Gore Vidal
• The secular argument, or the liberal argument, is to as much as possible remove taboos so things do not become unmentionable; to let some air… — Christopher Hitchens
• We had a week off in the middle of shooting, but as soon as everyone stopped, we all went down with six different types of… — Johnny Vegas
• At some time in the recent past someone had decided to brighten the ancient corridors of the University by painting them, having some vague notion… — Terry Pratchett
• Contact with men who wield power and authority still leaves an intangible sense of repulsion. It's very like being in close proximity to fecal matter,… — Jean Baudrillard
• The greater the burden a man takes upon his shoulders, the stronger he must be to carry it. No words are unmentionable, no action or… — Bjornstjerne Bjornson

Who Wrote These Unmentionable Quotes

9 authors contributed a total of 9 Unmentionable Quotes as follows:

• 1 Unmentionable Quote by Judith Martin
• 1 Unmentionable Quote by Logan Pearsall Smith
• 1 Unmentionable Quote by Gore Vidal
• 1 Unmentionable Quote by Christopher Hitchens
• 1 Unmentionable Quote by Johnny Vegas
• 1 Unmentionable Quote by Terry Pratchett
• 1 Unmentionable Quote by Jean Baudrillard
• 1 Unmentionable Quote by Bjornstjerne Bjornson
• 1 Unmentionable Quote by Herman Melville