Bantered Synonym Quotes & Sayings

I love you," he finally whispered. She leaned forward and touched his face. "I know. And I love you, too. — Nicholas Sparks

The author perceives nuances of Abigail Adams' character in the occasional errors she makes in readily quoting John Milton. Rather than giving the observer a reason to quibble, they are evidence that she had absorbed Milton's works enough to feel comfortable quoting them from memory. — David McCullough

Art begins when an observer's sensibilities engage with the understatements of a calculating craftsman. — Sara Genn

There's nothing like having a sympathetic reader who asks the right questions, who understands what you're trying to achieve and only wants to make it better. — Donna Tartt

I have always thought it curious that, while most scientists claim to eschew religion, it actually dominates their thoughts more than it does the clergy. — Fred Hoyle

Don't commit to being a columnist unless you're willing to do it right. Report your behind off, so you have something original and useful to say. Say it in a way that will interest someone other than you, your family and your sources. — Allan Sloan

I sometimes get in the car [and] jump all around hunting for a sample, and then I can get really annoying if anyone's in the car with me. But if I'm actually listening to music, I have a pretty solid attention span. — Girl Talk

I am not sure how much good is done by moralising about fairy tales. This can be unsubtle - telling children that virtue will be rewarded, when in fact it is mostly simply the fact of being the central character that ensures a favourable outcome. Fairy tales are not, on the whole, parables. — A.S. Byatt

Love was life's hardest school of all.
p. 259 — Ivan Goncharov

As a society in turmoil, we are going to see more, and more various, attempts to simulate order through repression; and art is a historical target for such efforts. — Adrienne Rich

She wonders if you can feel nostalgic for something before it's in the past, she wonders if perhaps her vocabulary is too small or if her chemical intake has corroded it and the music goes doowoah doowoah. — Jon McGregor