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character eye names
If her eyes had no expression, it was probably because they had nothing to express. If she had few wrinkles, it was because her mind had never traced its name or any other inscription on her face. Charles Dickens
character interesting long
"My comfort is," said Susan, looking back at Mr. Dombey, "that I have told a piece of truth this day which ought to have been told long before and can't be told too often or too plain..."
character boys thinking
"You are a boy," said Mr. Dombey, suddenly and almost fiercely; "and what you think of, or affect to think of, is of little consequence. You have done well, Sir. Don't undo it."
character half tongue
Living authors, therefore, are usually, bad companions. If they have not gained character, they seek to do so by methods often ridiculous, always disgusting; and if they have established a character, they are silent for fear of losing by their tongue what they have acquired by their pen--for many authors converse much more foolishly than Goldsmith, who have never written half so well. Charles Caleb Colton
character abuse criticism
When certain persons abuse us, let us ask ourselves what description of characters it is that they admire; we shall often find this a very consolatory question.
character men support
We should not be too niggardly in our praise, for men will do more to support a character than to raise one.
character suffering peculiar
Very great personages are not likely to form very just estimates either of others or of themselves; their knowledge of themselves is obscured by the flattery of others; their knowledge of others is equally clouded by circumstances peculiar to themselves. For in the presence of the great, the modest are sure to suffer from too much diffidence, and the confident from too much display.
character water taste
Words are in this respect like water, that they often take their taste, flavour, and character, from the mouth out of which they proceed, as the water from the channel through which it flows.
character long aging
Short as life is, some find it long enough to outlive their characters, their constitutions and their estates.
pet rats way
I had mice that I kept as pets when I was very young, and I've always liked the way they look. Even rats. I'm not scared of them. Catherine Deneuve
peter disneyland
Davey Crocket, Peter Pan, Elvis Presley, Disneyland. Billy Joel
pet mouths noise
They were really getting quite fond of their strange pet and hoped that Aslan would allow them to keep it. The cleverer ones were quite sure by now that at least some of the noises which came out of his mouth had a meaning. They christened him Brandy because he made that noise so often. C. S. Lewis
pet thank voted
We wanted to thank everyone who voted for Spice, and everyone's pet is a winner. Jon Brooks
pet independence independence-day
Americans who do not celebrate Independence Day: pets. Demetri Martin
peter practice trying
years and years of practice trying to keep up with Peter Jennings. George Stephanopoulos
peter peter-parker
I never really sympathised with Peter Parker. Jamie Bell
pet want touch-me
Pet me, touch me, love me, that's what I get when I perform. That's when I'm really getting what I want. Connie Stevens
pet goldfish canaries
places to hunt places to hide are getting harder to find, and pet canaries and goldfish too, did you notice that? Charles Bukowski
knows self-examination
He who knows himself knows others.
knows written
I only know that it was, and ceased to be; and that I have written, and there I leave it.
knows
I'm so private and I don't know why! China Chow
knows
We are only what we know, and I wished to be so much more than I was, sorely. David Mitchell
knows limitation
You will never know your limitations until you find them. David Murphy
knows i-can
Ultimately, I am all I can know. Byron Katie
knows
Know your own happiness. Jane Austen
knows rely roads talk time
When you talk to the crews, everybody's tired, but at the same time everyone knows they rely on us to keep the roads open. I think we're doing our best. We're just going to keep trying.
knows
I was surprised about vi going in, though, I didn't know it was in System V. Bill Joy