Invited Quotes - Page 22

• Come with uncle and hear all proper. Hear angel trumpets and devil trombones...you are invited!

  Anthony Burgess

  Uncles, Angel, Devil

  Stanley Kubrick, Anthony Burgess (1972). “A clockwork orange”, HarperCollins Publishers

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• Perhaps the whole world is actually a banquet, to which every living thing is invited. First you come as guests: then eventually you're on the menu.

  David Suzuki

  World, Guests, Firsts

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• It's nice to get invited to the parties and to be able to hobnob and celebrate a job well done with your colleagues.

  Quentin Tarantino

  Jobs, Nice, Party

  Source: www.pittsburghurbanmedia.com

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• The way to beat Luke," he said. "If I'm right, it's the only way you'll stand a chance." I took a deep breath. "Okay. I'm listening." Nico glanced inside my room. His eyebrows furrowed. "Is that...is that blue birthday cake?" He sounded hungry, maybe a little wistful. I wondered if the poor kid had ever had a birthday party, or if he'd ever even been invited to one. :Come inside for cake and ice cream," I said. "It sounds like we've got a lot to talk about.

  Rick Riordan

  Party, Kids, Ice Cream

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• In recent years, we have seen the United States back away from pressuring the Castro regime, under the misguided view that placating them with an open hand would yield progress. That naivete has invited only more cruelty and oppression in return.

  Mitt Romney

  Yield, Views, Hands

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• I did auditions at a club called the Comedy Connection. They wanted nothing to do with me. But one night they were doing a night of all women comics, and they invited me to do that.

  Paula Poundstone

  Night, Connections, Clubs

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• I'm not invited to any exciting parties and my life hasn't really changed.

  Karl Pilkington

  Party, Exciting, Changed

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I always think, if I were an editor, and I was invited to a show, and I would have to wait for 45 minutes in the dark or in the cold or in the heat, maybe I would like to have a fresh drink or a piece of chocolate.

  Alber Elbaz

  Dark, Thinking, Editors

  "Celebrations for Elbaz... and plenty self-doubt". Interview with Miles Socha, www.shanghaidaily.com. March 30, 2012.

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• I'm rarely invited to start-up parties, but who cares about their trinkets and apps anyway?

  Evgeny Morozov

  Party, Who Cares, Apps

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• Catch me, Seth," she invited. He paused. "Faeries chase," he said, an then , with a flirtatious smile, he turned away, but before he could take a second step, she was behind him, arms around him, lips pressed against his neck. "I seem caught," he murmured. The Summer Queen whispered, "Me too." And They fell together in a bed of flowers that now covered the floor

  Melissa Marr

  Summer, Queens, Flower

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• I went to SXSW in 2011. God, that was awful. I mean, I only went because my publisher wanted me to promote the book and the organizers invited me and it seemed silly not to go, especially for a relatively unknown first-time author. This is just not my cup of tea; the fewer such events I do on an annual basis, the happier I feel.

  Evgeny Morozov

  Silly, Book, Mean

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• I do not know what it was about that boy but just looking at him, even I wanted to clout him on the head. It was a head that invited violence.

  Patrick deWitt

  Boys, Violence, Clout

  Patrick deWitt (2011). “The Sisters Brothers”, p.72, Granta Books

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• [Calvin, who has the chicken pox, calls Susie on the telephone.] Susie: Hello? Calvin: Hi, Susie! It's me, Calvin! I was wondering if you'd like to come over and play. Susie: Why, sure! Boy, I don't think you've ever invited me to... Calvin's Mom: Calvin, what are you doing? Calvin: Nothing, Mom. Go away. Calvin's Mom: You're contagious! You can't have anyone over to play! Calvin: Shhhh! Shhhh! You'll spoil the whole thing! I was going to trick Susie into catching... HEY! OW! LET GO! Susie: [Hanging up the phone] Any chance of getting transferred, Dad?

  Bill Watterson

  Mom, Letting Go, Dad

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• And, while it was regarded as pretty good evidence of criminality to be living in a slum, for some reason owning a whole street of them merely got you invited to the very best social occasions.

  Terry Pratchett

  Reason, Social, Discworld

  Terry Pratchett (1996). “Feet of Clay: A Novel of Discworld”, Harper Prism

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• Then I'm going?" Kendra asked. The adults in the room exchanged tacit glances before nodding. Then we only have one more problem left to discuss," Seth said. Everyone turned to him. How do I get invited

  Brandon Mull

  Adults, Nodding, Rooms

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• If I produce it, I will stage it as a performance. A small audience will be invited; rehearsals of the sections will be done in the mornings, and those sections will be recorded in the afternoons.

  Bill Dixon

  Morning, Done, Afternoon

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