Allusified Quotes & Sayings

Sometimes, if she simply remained quiet, and let the inadequacy of his excuses reverberate on the air, he became ashamed and backtracked. — J.K. Rowling

Do not speak harshly to anybody; those who are spoken to will answer thee in the same way. Angry speech is painful, blows for blows will touch thee. 134. — Anonymous

Oh! Speculators on things, boast not of knowing the things that nature ordinarily brings about; but rejoice if you know the end of those things which you yourself device. — Leonardo Da Vinci

Taking the third step before the first would be fatal. — Martin Winterkorn

Caused discomfort: more evidence that last night was real. — Aleatha Romig

Then I'll come,' said Tessa, 'I've never been on a train.' Will threw up his hands.
'That's it? You're coming because you've never been on a train before?'
'Yes. — Cassandra Clare

You have to be in movies that make money to be offered work. Basically that's the equation. There's no real way around that. That said, you don't ever make decisions solely for that reason. — Alessandro Nivola

I ride rough waters, and shall sink with no one to save me. — Virginia Woolf

He'd discovered that he liked houses. Maybe mostly because they were understandable. They could be calculated and drawn on paper. They did not leak if they were made water tight, they did not collapse if they were properly supported. Houses were fair, they gave you what you deserved. Which, unfortunately, was more than one could say about people. — Fredrik Backman

Always remember, with a strong enough will, even the weak can wield great power. — Kate Morton

To lose the approbation of my dog is a thing too horrible to contemplate. — Barbara Dana