Never hold any one by the button or the hand in order to be heard out for if people are unwilling to hear you you had better hold your tongue than them.
I believe that words are strong, that they can overwhelm what we fear when fear seems more awful than life is good.
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Andrew Solomon
Stairs, " Valkyrie said, disappointed." Not just ordinary stairs, " Skulduggery told her as he led the way down. "Magic stairs."" Really?"" Oh, yes." She followed him into the darkness. "How are they magic?"" They just are."" In what way?"" In a magicky way." She...
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Derek Landy
What ho! " I said." What ho! " said Motty."What ho! What ho! "" What ho! What ho! What ho! " After that it seemed rather difficult to go on with the conversation.
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P.g. Wodehouse
Sometimes when it looks like I'm deep in thought I'm just trying not to have a conversation with people.
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Pete Wentz
Corrival looked around. 'So is this it? Is everyone here? Erskine, maybe you should start the ball rolling. I have places to go and things to do.'' Me?' Ravel asked. 'Why do I have to start it? You're the most respected mage here. You start...
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Derek Landy
More Quotes By Lord Chesterfield
Advice is seldom welcome and those who want it the most always like it the least.
Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.
Patience is a most necessary quality for business many a man would rather you heard his story than grant his request.
Without some dissimulation no business can be carried on at all.
