Quote by Thomas Harris Download Open image ““Don't think you can persuade me with appeals to my intellectual vanity.”” — Thomas Harris ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.6 out of 5 (6 ratings) Copy quoteShare
“I am for the most part so convinced that everything is lacking in basis, consequence, justification, that if someone dared to contradict me, even… — Emil Cioran Copy Share Image
“I am an intellectual. This does not mean I am intelligent, but that ideas are more important to me than people.” — George Sheehan Copy Share Image
“My intellect is so limited, Lord, that I can only trust in You to preserve me as I should be.” — Flannery O'Connor Copy Share Image
"I happen to feel that the degree of a person's intelligence is directly reflected by the number of conflicting attitudes she can bring to… — Lisa Alther Copy Share Image
“I never want to be the type of person remembered for vanity or materialism; only by the content of my true character that comes… — Pauline Seaport Copy Share Image
“His gibberish sounds intellectual enough to make some people feel like agreeing with him makes them look smart.” — Aaron J. Ethridge Copy Share Image
“I cannot convince myself that my mental capacities are important enough to justify either the good or the harm they started.” — William Golding Copy Share Image
“Seek out the smartest people who disagreed with me so I could try to understand their reasoning.” — Ray Dalio Copy Share Image
“The character of people varies, and it is easy to persuade them of a thing, but difficult to keep them in that persuasion.” — Nancy Goldstone Copy Share Image
“I always aim to inspire, though sometimes I may intimidate. How you perceive me is beyond my control.” — Marion Bekoe Copy Share Image
“Oh, but I’m a scholar. I enjoy things with curious properties, and stupidity is most interesting. The more you study it, the further it… — Brandon Sanderson Copy Share Image
“He liked the Leedses. He was sorry that he had been to the morgue. He thought the madman who visited them might have liked… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
On a related subject, Signore Pazzi, I must confess to you: I'm giving serious thought to eating your wife. — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“[T]here is no consensus in the psychiatric community that Dr. Lecter should be termed a man. He has long been regarded by his professional… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“And then, the last words Raspail ever said: 'I wonder why my parents didn't kill me before I was old enough to fool them.'… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
One can only see what one observes, and one observes only things which are already in the mind. — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“She found Starling in the warm laundry room, dozing against the slow rump-rump of a washing machine in the smell of bleach and soap… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
He moves smoothly and slowly, carrying his concentration like a brimming cup. — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“The emperor counsels simplicity. First principles. Of each particular thing, ask: What is it in itself, in its own constitution? What is its causal… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
What do you look at while you’re making up your mind? Ours is not a reflective culture, we do no raise our eyes up… — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“I have no plans to call on you, Clarice, the world being more interesting with you in it.” — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
“To write a novel, you begin with what you can see and then you add what came before and what came after.” — Thomas Harris Copy Share Image
