"One corner of his mouth crooked up, then……" — Lois McMaster Bujold
"One corner of his mouth crooked up, then the quirk vanished in a thoughtful pursing of his lips. "He's bisexual, you know." He took a delicate sip of his wine. "Was bisexual," she corrected absently, looking fondly across the room. "Now he's monogamous." Vordarian choked, sputtering."
—
Lois McMaster Bujold
★
★
★
★
★
0.0 avg (0 ratings)
More Absently Quotes
This quote is filed under Absently Quotes,
one of 16 quotes in that category. Here are a few more:
-
Straddling the top of the world, one foot in China and the other in Nepal, I cleared the ice from…
— Jon Krakauer
-
Then the children went to bed, or at least went upstairs, and the men joined the women for a cigarette…
— Amy Hempel
-
In the months leading up to World War II, there was a tendency among many Americans to talk absently about…
— Gene Tierney
-
I felt dumb and subdued. Every time I tried to concentrate, my mind glided off, like a skater, into a…
— Sylvia Plath
-
What we have in life that we can count on is who we are and where we come from, she…
— Terry Brooks
-
What's possible?” - she asked “Anything,” he said absently. “But that’s not what I was talking about. Oh, hello, Claire.…
— Rachel Caine
-
Sin met Mae and Alan coming into the flat. Mae frowned. "Is it no-shirts festival day?" "Every day with Nick…
— Sarah Rees Brennan
-
Oh, well. Everyone else has suave, cosmopolitan sheep: why not us? The Millers at Hepple have a ewe that’s been…
— Dorothy Dunnett
-
I could tell you a tale about something,' Miach offered, rubbing her hand absently. 'If you like.' She frowned thoughtfully.…
— Lynn Kurland
-
Are you a storyteller, Thomas Covenant?" Absently he replied, "I was, once." "And you gave it up? Ah, that is…
— Stephen R. Donaldson
-
Movement from Brenda grabbed Thomas's attention. He looked to see her drop the knife away from Minho and step back,…
— James Dashner
-
A foolish man thinks he knows everything. A wise man knows he doesn't," Finn replied absently, still looking down at…
— Amanda Hocking
See all 16 Absently Quotes »