Nature Quote by Tom Rachman

“He studied diligently, unsparingly, and for that they respected him, but no one liked him”

— Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“He thought of the virtues of courage and forbearance, which become flabby when there is nothing to use them on.”

— John Steinbeck

“Being the exception was no longer a mysterious, special thing. I had become his weakness.”

— Jamie McGuire

“There was no way he could ever be my hero when his first words to me were a command to keep things quiet.”

— Jennifer Echols

“but his cares had been directed to the understanding and manners, not the disposition; and of the necessity of self-denial and humility, he feared…

— Jane Austen

“...there was a general murmuring, no real words, nothing that would get anyone into trouble if the piper turned nasty, but a muttering indicating,…

— Terry Pratchett

“Also, he had always had a great tolerance which seemed the nicest thing about him if it were not the most sinister.”

— Ernest Hemingway

“He had no special knowledge or preternatural charm. He was what I’d made him.”

— Claudia Rowe

“Let it be said, Marcus thought dryly,that nothing cooled a man's ardor like the Crusades.”

— Julia Quinn

“Keller couldn't form any words for a moment. Then she said, "Galen? When you choose a form, choose something gentle." I thought you thought…

— L.J. Smith

“the main reason he had had such a wild and successful life was that he never really understood the significance of anything he did.”

— Douglas Adams

“He was never rash or hurried, but he was always read. It was the secret, no doubt, of the extraordinary political career he threw…

— Ursula K. Le Guin