Wry Quotes

39 quotes by 36 authors

Oh, Callie-mine," Anne said, her voice taking on a tone she'd used when Callie was a little girl and crying over some injustice, "your white… — Sarah MacLean
When you say â€˜old friend,â€™ are we talking, like...since the Ice Age?â€ â€œNo. Of course not.â€ â€œOh.â€ â€œItâ€™s only been about four hundred years.â€ â€œAh.… — Richelle Mead
I wonder what Proust would have made of our present-day locus of collective fantasy, the Internet. Iâ€™m guessing he would have seized on its wistful… — Jennifer Egan
Maybe she should cut the guy a little slack, [...] Maybe Thorne had been a no-show because something bad happened to him on the job.… — Tina St. John
Nick spoke again. "Her legitimacy will be questioned." Gabriel thought for several moments. "If our mother married her father, it means that the marchioness must… — Sarah MacLean
This wife you have, Bird said at last, deeply contemplative, did you pay a great deal for her? She cost me almost everything I had,… — Diana Gabaldon
They had each other and there was a love between them that would withstand anything. Alina and I had always intuited, with no small wry… — Karen Marie Moning
I see. So you playacted the role of a rake who was only pretending to be in earnest, knowing you would come across as though… — Gaelen Foley
What is it?" she asked. "I'm looking for your wings. You are my guardian angel, aren't you?" "I'm afraid not," she replied, her cheeks dimplingwith… — Gregory David Roberts
No further issues with Corinne Bishop or her kin in Detroit?â€ â€œHunter didnâ€™t seem to be concerned,â€ Gideon replied. â€œSaid he had the situation under… — Tina St. John
the last cigarettes are smoked, the loaves are sliced, and lest this be taken for wry sorrow, drown the spider in wine. you are much… — Charles Bukowski
I will sit here but an hour or two, then leave." I yawn. "So very long as that?" When he answers, there is a wry… — R.L. LaFevers
Five years off my life... I wondered with a wry smile, would people be immortal if they didn't have kids? — Malorie Blackman
You don't have to echo my feelings, Mencheres, but you can't talk me out of them either. I love you" Her smile was wry. "Deal… — Jeaniene Frost
No second chance?" A wry smile twisted Carrick's lips. "There might have been, had I not waited so long to take it. — Nora Roberts
It is perhaps beside the point to remark that bowling alleys and supermarkets have nursery facilities, while schools and colleges and scientific laboratories and government… — Betty Friedan
Ethel said: "Lloyd, there's someone here you may remember-" Daisy could not restrain herself. She ran to Lloyd and threw herself into his arms. She… — Ken Follett
We'll meet you here. Hopefully everyone will be in human form." A wry smile. "Though I'll warn you, he's not a whole lot more pleasant… — Kelley Armstrong
His wry sense of humour and his stalwart courage were an inspiring example to so many. His ability to laugh at Life's idiosyncrasies and himself… — John McLeod

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