Silly Quotes - Page 14

• There was a very slight chance she might actually kill him that way, and if she did, she’d be brought up on charges. Unless, of course, she could prove harmful intent. She could see it now. See, Your Honor, he was going to f*ck me silly, make me like it.

  Nalini Singh

  Honor, Might, Way

  Nalini Singh (2009). “Angels' Blood”, p.78, Penguin

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• In fact, he's never taken an interest in a woman before. I was beginning to to suspect he might prefer one of his male sneaks, but now..." She paused dramatically. "Now, we have the lovely, intelligent Yelena to get Valek's cold heart pumping." "You really should get out of your sewing room more. You need fresh air and a dose of reality," I said knowing better than to believe a word Dilana said, but unable to control the silly little grin on my face. Her sweet, melodious laughter followed me into the hallway. "You know I'm right, " she called.

  Maria V. Snyder

  Sweet, Laughter, Believe

  Maria V. Snyder (2012). “Poison Study”, p.169, Harlequin

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• Maybe I was naïve to think that silence was implicit complacence, instead of a festering question. Maybe I was silly to believe that friends owed each other anything.

  Jodi Picoult

  Believe, Thinking, Silence

  Jodi Picoult (2009). “Handle with Care: A Novel”, p.262, Simon and Schuster

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• Do you have blacks, too?

  George W. Bush

  Stupid, Conservative, Republican

  "You've been a great audience ..." by Oliver Burkeman, www.theguardian.com. January 7, 2009.

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• I know I'm not God, are you? Don't be silly. God? God? Everybody's God? Don't be silly.

  Allen Ginsberg

  Being Silly, Knows

  Allen Ginsberg (2013). “Collected Poems 1947-1997”, p.1364, Penguin UK

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• i wish the whole world was dead serious about food instead of silly rockets and machines and explosives using everybody's food money to blow their heads off anyway.

  Jack Kerouac

  Blow, Wish, Machines

  Jack Kerouac (1986). “The Dharma Bums”, p.217, Penguin

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• I wonder if Effie will still be wearing that silly pink wig, or is she'll be sporting some other unnatural color especially for the Victor Tour.

  Suzanne Collins

  Color, Wigs, Wonder

  Suzanne Collins (2010). “Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games)”, p.3, Scholastic Inc.

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• Ninjas are silly. They are the flower fairies of gong fu and karate.

  Nick Harkaway

  Flower, Ninja, Fairy

  Nick Harkaway (2008). “The Gone-away World”, Random House

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• Oh, talking is not so bad as that," said the Jester. "True, most people say only silly things when they speak. But it's easier to ignore them if you're saying silly things yourself.

  Pseudonymous Bosch

  Talking, People, Speak

  Pseudonymous Bosch (2012). “If You're Reading This, It's Too Late: The Secret Series”, p.98, Usborne Publishing Ltd

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• What I don't know is what the unexpected might be.

  John McCain

  Might, Conservative, Unexpected

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• Walter Plinge said: "You know she asked me a very silly question Mrs Ogg! It was a silly question any fool knows the answer!" "Oh, yes," said Nanny. "About houses on fire, I expect..." "Yes! What would I take out of our house if it was on fire!" "I expect you were a good boy and said you'd take your mum," said Nanny. "No! My mum would take herself!" "What would you take out then, Walter?" Nanny said. "The fire!

  Terry Pratchett

  Boys, Fire, House

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• Miss Edmunds was one of his secrets. He was in love with her. Not the kind of silly stuff Ellie and Brenda giggled about on the telephone. This was too real and too deep to talk about, even to think about very much.

  Katherine Paterson

  Real, Thinking, Missing

  Katherine Paterson (2009). “Bridge to Terabithia”, p.27, Harper Collins

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• 'Refudiate,' 'misunderestimate,' 'wee-wee'd up.' English is a living language. Shakespeare liked to coin new words too. Got to celebrate it!'

  Sarah Palin

  Stupid, Coins, Conservative

  Twitter post from Jul 18, 2010

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• Does your ma know you're this silly?" she demanded tartly. He nodded, comically sad. "The few gray hairs she has on her head are my doing. But" — with an exaggerated change of mood — "I send her plenty of money, so she can pay to have them dyed!" "I hope she beat you as a child," Onua grumbled.

  Tamora Pierce

  Children, Hair, Pay

  Tamora Pierce (2015). “Wild Magic”, p.79, Simon and Schuster

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• When you're walking home at night, do you even get creeped out and even though it's silly and embarrassing you just want to run home?" It seemed too secret and personal to admit to virtual stranger, but I told her, "Yeah, totally." For a moment, she was quiet. Then she grabbed my hand, whispered, "Run run run run run," and took off, pulling me behind her.

  John Green

  Running, Real, Home

  John Green (2008). “Looking for Alaska”, p.29, Penguin

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• He was not such a special person. He loved to read very much, and also to write. He was a poet, and he exhibited me many of his poems. I remember many of them. They were silly, you could say, and about love. He was always in his room writing those things, and never with people. I used to tell him, What good is all that love doing on paper? I said, Let love write on you for a little. But he was so stubborn. Or perhaps he was only timid.

  Jonathan Safran Foer

  Writing, People, Special

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• GENTLE READER: You, sir, are an anarchist, and Miss Manners is frightened to have anything to do with you. It is true that questioning the table manners of others is rude. But to overthrow the accepted conventions of society, on the flimsy grounds that you have found them silly, inefficient and discomforting, is a dangerous step toward destroying civilization.

  Judith Martin

  Civilization, Rude, Missing

  Judith Martin (1982). “Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior”, Scribner

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• Ground Zero mosque supporters, doesn't it stab you in the heart, as it does ours, throughout the heartland? Peaceful Muslims, please refudiate.

  Sarah Palin

  Zero, Heart, Political

  "Today Show Highlights Sarah Palin's 'Refudiate,' Skipped Biden Gaffe". "Today Show" with Peter Alexander, www.newsbusters.org. July 20, 2010.

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• He [Tinky Winky] is purple - the gay-pride color, and his antenna is shaped like a triangle - the gay pride symbol.

  Jerry Falwell

  Stupid, Pride, Gay

  "Parents Alert: Tinky Winky Comes Out of the Closet". National Liberty Journal, February 1999.

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• I am here to make an announcement that this Thursday, ticket counters and airplanes will fly out of Ronald Reagan Airport.

  George W. Bush

  Airplane, Airports, Thursday

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• You’re not making my mistakes, Bella. You sound like you’re scared silly, and I’m guessing it’s because you’re afraid of me.

  Stephenie Meyer

  Mistake, Sound, Guessing

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• I was a slave to something he believed to be silly and superstitious: the idea that all life was worth defending and that nothing justified surrender to the forces of destruction.

  Rick Yancey

  Ideas, Justified, Surrender

  Rick Yancey (2010). “The Monstrumologist: The Terror Beneath”, p.79, Simon and Schuster

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• The pictures of me on the Internet were silly, inappropriate shots. I appreciate all the support of my fans, and hope they understand that along the way I am going to make mistakes and I am not perfect. I never intended for any of this to happen, and I am truly sorry if I have disappointed anyone. Most of all, I have let myself down. I will learn from my mistakes and trust my support team.

  Miley Cyrus

  Sorry, Mistake, Team

  "Hilary Duff On Controversial Miley Cyrus Pics: "Who Am I To Judge?'" by Chris Harris, www.mtv.com. April 29, 2008.

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• These shoes are Mr Silly's shoes, Scott.

  Bryan Lee O'Malley

  Shoes

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• Clarabelle laughed like she'd just heard the funniest thing ever. "Of course you HOPE you won't die, Valkyrie! Who would HOPE to die? That's just SILLY! But you probably WILL die, that's what I'm saying. Don't you think so?

  Derek Landy

  Thinking, Heard, Courses

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