Annoying Quote by Gabrielle Zevin Download Open image ““In this world, to be overly literal is a profound weakness.”” — Gabrielle Zevin ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.2 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare Annoying Deep Literal Literalism Pedantic Tool
“You know, the suspension of disbelief is fragile. It’s hard to achieve it and hard to maintain. One bit of unnecessary gore, one hip… — Ernest Adams Copy Share Image
“Weakness is acceptable, forgivable, around family. But not when lives and wars hang in the balance.” — Victoria Aveyard Copy Share Image
“What astonishes us most is to observe that everyone is not astonished at his own weakness.” — Blaise Pascal Copy Share Image
“We're literal people, you and me. Whatever the most obvious interpretation is, that's our truth.” — Brenna Yovanoff Copy Share Image
“You help far more when you depict a person favorably than instruct its weaknesses.” — Albert Camus Copy Share Image
“Everything can be ridiculous or tragic according to who is doing the telling or how they tell it.” — Javier Marías Copy Share Image
“We have to accept that much of reality is ineffable and so to understand it we can't rely on words alone.” — Oli Anderson Copy Share Image
“He didn't break my heart. No one can break your heart except you.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
People are capable of great, great change during the span of one lifetime. And women even more than men. — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
Daddy always said the only thing worth begging for was your life, but maybe he was wrong. Maybe sometimes your love is a little… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“I am repulsed by ghostwritten novels by reality television stars, celebrity picture books, sports memoirs, movie tie-in editions, novelty items, and—I imagine this goes… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
I wish I could tell you to always follow your heart, but I think it is bad advice. You have a heart, yes, it… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“It is a lie that you should only speak from your heart- you ought to let your brain play a part too.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
I wondered if the person who really loves you is the person who knows all your stories, the person who WANTS to know all… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“Most people's problems would be solved if they would only give more things a chance.” — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
“It is lucky, she thinks, that we don’t feel all the love inside us every moment. We couldn’t breathe or walk or eat. It… — Gabrielle Zevin Copy Share Image
Why couldn't Jesus command us to obsess over everything, to try to control and manipulate people, to try not to breathe at all, or… — Anne Lamott Copy Share Image
The trouble is. . .that everybody sneers at restrictions and demands freedom, till something annoying happens; then they demand angrily what has become of… — Dorothy L. Sayers Copy Share Image
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When you're standing around for an hour doing stand up it's no big deal but when you're standing around watching a show for an… — Joe Rogan Copy Share Image
Belief is a good thing in principle, but an annoying thing in human beings. — Elizabeth Wurtzel Copy Share Image
The only kind of freedom that the mob can imagine is freedom to annoy and oppress its betters, and that is precisely the kind… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
Die, enemies of Ra!" Sekhemet yelled. "Perish in agony!" "She's almost as annoying as you," I told Horus. "Impossible," Horus said. "No one bests… — Rick Riordan Copy Share Image
...Be grateful for what you have to be thankful for instead of complaining about the little things that annoy you. — Dale Carnegie Copy Share Image
Would you want people walking up to you and pointing at your d--k? I can't believe I'm still talking about this. But I've worn… — Jon Hamm Copy Share Image
I ceased in the year 1764 to believe that one can convince one’s opponents with arguments printed in books. It is not to do… — Georg C. Lichtenberg Copy Share Image
WikiLeaks is irritating and annoying for Germany, but not a threat. From an international perspective, I see their actions as totally irresponsible. — Thomas de Maiziere Copy Share Image