Weakly Quotes
47 quotes by 43 authors
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If a weakly mortal is to do anything in the world besides eat the bread thereof, there must be a determined subordination of the whole…
— Beatrice Webb
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Alice Malloy had dark, stringy hair, and even her husband, who loved her more than he knew, was sometimes reminded by her lean face of…
— John Cheever
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I want to put strongly and completely all that is necessary, for things weakly said might as well not be said at all.
— Jean-Francois Millet
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There are faint stars in the night sky that you can see, but only if you look to the side of where they shine. They…
— Janna Levin
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The modern believer is not suspicious enough, which is perhaps why, when they try to construct arguments in their defence, the convictions are left doing…
— Julian Baggini
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The characteristic of genuine heroism is its persistency. All men have wandering impulses, fits and starts of generosity. But when you have resolved to be…
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
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What did I tell you about Mister Safety Catch?' said Vimes weakly. When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend,'…
— Terry Pratchett
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He landed on his back amid a tangled pile of clothes. "Isabelle," Simon protested weakly, "do you really think this is going to make you…
— Cassandra Clare
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Love is never any better than the lover. Wicked people love wickedly, violent people love violently, weak people love weakly, stupid people love stupidly, but…
— Toni Morrison
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A vet! I started laughing weakly and had to sit on the edge of the tub. A vet. Wait till they found out how appropriate…
— James Patterson
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You…made…me…faint,†I accused him dizzily. “What am I going to do with you?†he groaned in exasperation. “Yesterday I kiss you, and you attack me!…
— Stephenie Meyer
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Abe's face came back into focus. "Greetings, Zmey," I said weakly. Somehow, him being here didn't surprise me. "Nice of you to slither on in."…
— Richelle Mead
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Listen," I began, "this is an established,traditional form that-" "Traditional nothing.Where are your clothes?" "Clothes?" I said weakly. "I don't normally bother with them in…
— Jonathan Stroud
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Yes?" she asked, eyeing me guardedly. I struck out a hand and said "Shake." Arra stared at the hand, then into my unfocused eyes. "One…
— Darren Shan
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Many women to whom I have preached the doctrine of freedom have weakly replied, 'But who is to support the children?' It seems to me…
— Isadora Duncan
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All right, then. Emergency medical situation, take two.†He leaped to his feet, staggered, keeled over, then lifted his head weakly. “Chloe? Is that you? 
— Kelley Armstrong
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No, thanks.†Rhage laughed. “I’m a good little sewer, as you know firsthand. Now who’s your friend?†“Beth Randall, this is Rhage. An associate of…
— J R Ward
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We did it!" I said, feeling limp with relief. "It actually worked!" Dr. Turgenev rubbed his forehead. "I had very big doubts." "Big doubts?" I…
— Kenneth Oppel
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Tris," Tobias says, crouching next to me. His face is pale, almost yellow. There is too much I want to say. The first thing that…
— Veronica Roth
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Is that vodka?" Margarita asked weakly. The cat jumped up in his seat with indignation. "I beg pardon, my queen," he rasped, "Would I ever…
— Mikhail Bulgakov
Who Wrote These Weakly Quotes
43 authors contributed a total of 47 Weakly Quotes, led by these top contributors: