Quote by Nick Wilgus Download Open image ““What he lacked in experience, he made up for in enthusiasm and the sweetness of innocence.”” — Nick Wilgus ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 5.0 out of 5 (7 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“There wasn’t a bit of innocence or purity in him. He was sinful and cynical. Unapologetic. He cared nothing for the world. He just… — Joanna Chambers Copy Share Image
“I gave him the qualities I personally admire in either sex—intelligence, courage but not foolhardiness, sensitivity but not sentimentality, and reticence.” — P. D. James Copy Share Image
“Here was someone who lacked for nothing. I couldn’t understand this feeling. I envied him.” — André Aciman Copy Share Image
“He remembered enthusiasm, hope, and a kind of jubilation or exultation. Cheerfulness, yes, and joviality, and the brief gratification of sex. Gladness, too, fullness… — Evan S. Connell Copy Share Image
“Ah, no, he did not want May to have that kind of innocence, the innocence that seals the mind against imagination and the heart… — Edith Wharton Copy Share Image
“He completely lacked any ardent interest that might have occupied his mind. His interior life was impoverished, had undergone a deterioration so severe that it was like the almost constant burden of some vague grief. And bound up with it all was an implacable sense of personal duty and the grim determination to present himself at his best, to conceal… — Thomas Mann Copy Share
“He seemed unaware of what was going on, stared out without hope or ambition, without worry, developing a quality devoid of qualities to get… — Kiran Desai Copy Share Image
“His manner showed a curious mixture of longing and enthusiasm, which is to say that his enthusiasms were always of a wistful sort, and… — Eleanor Catton Copy Share Image
“And she was attractive. She had an unusual mixture of innocence and individuality. A man who loved her might waken all kinds of passions… — Anne Perry Copy Share Image
“He thought of the virtues of courage and forbearance, which become flabby when there is nothing to use them on.” — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
“The things he did to impress a woman. Why he wanted to impress her was what remained a mystery to him.” — Vivienne Savage Copy Share Image
“A kind of joy came upon him, as if borne in on a summer breeze. He dimly recalled that he had been thinking of… — John Williams Copy Share Image
“The Lord gave you a backbone because He wanted you to use it. So use it.” — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image
“By the way,” he said. “You know that little black thing that you carry around? It rings and beeps and stuff?” “My phone?” “Try… — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image
“For an immature little preppy guy, you're pretty smart." "An immature little preppy guy ?" he repeated in an outraged tone of voice. "You… — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image
“Better feed him more beans or you’re going to have a midget on your hands, Wiley,” he said. “It’s bad enough to be deaf,… — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image
“Don’t swear in front of my kids, Papaw,” Bill said hotly. “Daddy, hush,” Mama said. “I’ll swear anytime I goddamn want to, Billy Cantrell,”… — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image
“God, fate, the universe, luck - we had been thrown together in this thing we call life for reasons we might never be able… — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image
“I knew you’d say yes. You’re so easy.” “You’ve obviously never tried to get into my pants.” — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image
“Oh, sorry, I’m thinking about Cousin Mary. Talk about a dog. That girl was so ugly we had to put a bag over her… — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image
“It’s good,” Jackson said. “You’re just saying that,” I replied. “No, really, it’s good. A little greasy….” “The grease is part of the charm,”… — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image
“We don’t hide crazy,” I said. “We put it on the porch and let it entertain the neighbors.” — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image
“Kids are always hanging on your tits,” I added. “By the time they grow up, you’ve got tits down to your knees and curvature… — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image
“I don’t think I want to visit your house anymore.” “Sometimes neither do I.” “And your grandfather….” “Leave my Papaw alone.” “He’s crazy.” “We… — Nick Wilgus Copy Share Image