"As usual she had a deceptive air of perspicacity."

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Source : Ngaio Marsh (2012). “Death in Ecstasy: Inspector Roderick Alleyn #4”, p.192, Felony & Mayhem Press

Ngaio Marsh

#Air Quotes #Usual Quotes #Deceptive Quotes

“Maybe it's not as important to you as it was for me, but that's not for you to decide.”

Source : Jay Asher (2011). “Thirteen Reasons Why”, p.89, Penguin
“We're fascinated by the words--but where we meet is in the silence behind them.”
“Believers are often thought of as people who have some kind of private conviction or repudiation of something, whereas "the faithful" refers to a relationship, which was also incidentally the earlier sense of "faith" in premodern, preliberal Christianity. This is not to say, incidentally, that "faith" refers simply to external behavior as opposed to internal belief but that it refers to an act.”
“I just want everyone out there to know that I'm super-awesome and a great guy and really cool to talk to and that I appreciate all the support.”
“Since being a prisoner was a definite improvement over being dead, which was what she thought was going to happen when the Loundergs had attacked, Suzy was quite cheerful.”
“Only sing - don't do cheap songs, don't do silly songs, just do, just do wonderful songs that are well-written.”
“I no longer believe that freedom and democracy are compatible.”
“You don't have to be interesting. You have to be interested.”

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