Quote by William Makepeace Thackeray Download Open image ““The stiff-backed prig, with his dandified airs and West End swagger.”” — William Makepeace Thackeray ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.5 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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“In truth what had drawn my eye was the rear view of a young man stripped to the waist and plying an adze along… — Kate Elliott Copy Share Image
“He heard rhythmic, syncopated footfalls as the horde gained on him.” — Howard Dunkley Copy Share Image
“...while the others--those who wanted him to stay, to hold the line, to become the brink, but no farther--felt viable now with disgust for… — Colum McCann Copy Share Image
“The sound of his rough voice was…comforting, like there was safety wherever he was. Well, some safety…he certainly had an awful lot of sneaky… — Cherise Sinclair Copy Share Image
“He radiated a calm focus--like he knew who he was and where he was going. He was a steady mooring in a sea of… — Cinda Williams Chima Copy Share Image
“I push back against him, meeting his forceful pounds with my eager pu*sy. Riding the razors edge of climactic heaven.” — S.K. Logsdon Copy Share Image
“Well, strap my ass to a flagpole and hoist it skyward' an all to familiar voice declared.” — Keri Arthur Copy Share Image
“A turmoil of winds rushed around him, spiraling up in to the air: he was thinking.” — Heather James Copy Share Image
“To those great geniuses now in petticoats, who shall write novels for the beloved reader's children, these men and things will be as much… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
When one fib becomes due as it were, you must forge another to take up the old acceptance; and so the stock of your… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
Let a man who has to make his fortune in life remember this maxim: Attacking is the only secret. Dare and the world yields,… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
As nature made every man with a nose and eyes of his own, she gave him a character of his own, too; and yet… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
It is best to love wisely, no doubt; but to love foolishly is better than not to be able to love at all. — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
Our great thoughts, our great affections, the truths of our life, never leave us. Surely they can not separate from our consciousness, shall follow… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
Charming Alnaschar visions! it is the happy privilege of youth to construct you. — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
To see a young couple loving each other is no wonder; but to see an old couple loving each other is the best sight… — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
An immense percentage of snobs, I believe, is to be found in every rank of this mortal life. — William Makepeace Thackeray Copy Share Image
