Usual Quotes

623 Usual quotes by 519 unique authors

You've probably all had those kinds of dreams that are like usual life, except that a lot of things are not the same, and you… — Diana Wynne Jones
But it was not the room’s disorder which was frightening; it was the fact that when one began searching for the key to this disorder,… — James A. Baldwin
The cream-tiled walls were spattered here and there with old dried bloodstains, deep gouges that might have been clawmarks, and all kinds of graffiti. As… — Simon R. Green
I looked at Thalia. "You're afraid of heights." Now that we were safely down the mountain, her eyes had their usual angry look. "Don't be… — Rick Riordan
People? People are chaotic quiddities living in one cave each. They pass the hours in amorous grudge and playback and thought experiment. At the campfire… — Martin Amis
It goes against the American storytelling grain to have someone in a situation he can't get out of, but I think this is very usual… — Kurt Vonnegut
As usual, the note occupied less than a page and included neither salutation nor closing, Uncle Hal's opinion being that since the letter had a… — Diana Gabaldon
Bedding her could be anything from tenderness to riot, but to take her when she was a bit the worse for drink was always a… — Diana Gabaldon
If we are indeed contending for truth and righteousness, let us not tarry till we have talent, or wealth, or any other form of visible… — Charles Spurgeon
My dad hates umbrellas, said Deeba, swinging her own. When it rains he always says the same thing. 'I do not believe the presence of… — China Mieville
Sir" said Mrs. Meade indignantly. "There are NO deserters in the Confederate army." "I beg your pardon," said Rhett with mock humility. "I meant those… — Margaret Mitchell
It's tucked away in a quiet corner, shadowed and obscured, no part of the Nightside's usual bright gaudy neon noir. It doesn't advertise and it… — Simon R. Green
Because I do not hope to turn again Because I do not hope Because I do not hope to turn Desiring this man's gift and… — Thomas Stearns Eliot
As usual, in every scheme that worsens the position of the poor, it is the poor who are invoked as beneficiaries. — Vandana Shiva
Habit is necessary. It is the habit of having habits, of turning a trail into a rut, that must be incessantly fought against if one… — Edith Wharton
Patch was dressed in the usual: black shirt, black jeans and a thin silver necklace that flashed against his dark complexion. His sleeves were pushed… — Becca Fitzpatrick
The usual masculine dissillusionment is discovering that a woman has a brain — Margaret Mitchell
All the girls in the world were divided into two classes: one class included all the girls in the world except her, and they had… — Leo Tolstoy
I just remember their kindness and goodness to me, and their peacefulness and their utter simplicity. They inspired real reverence, and I think, in a… — Thomas Merton
My usual self is a very unusual self. — Shelagh Delaney
Gossip, as usual, was one-third right and two-thirds wrong. — Lucy Maud Montgomery
You come to me for advice, but you can't cope with anything you don't recognize. Hmmm. So we'll have to tell you something you already… — Douglas Adams
Your father," Luke said, "what did he say to you when you saw him? What did he promise you?" "Oh, you know. The usual. A… — Cassandra Clare
What’s going on?” he demanded. “The usual, old man,” I replied cheerily. “Danger, insane plans... you know, the stuff that runs in our family. — Richelle Mead
So much grief, so much anger. So unlike the usual Adrian. — Richelle Mead

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