Arthur Quotes - Page 4

• This man is the bee's knees, Arthur, he is the wasp's nipples. He is, I would go so far as to say, the entire set of erogenous zones of every major flying insect of the Western world.

  Douglas Adams

  Men, Flying, World

  Douglas Adams (2009). “So Long, and Thanks for All the Fish”, p.98, Pan Macmillan

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• what would you call this haircut?" arthur.

  George Harrison

  Haircuts

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• It's when you give something that you have very little of, that you truly give. - Arthur

  Marc Levy

  Giving, Littles

  Marc Levy (2005). “If Only It Were True”, p.79, Simon and Schuster

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• ... I had never given much credence to the phenomenon of "writer's block". I was more inclined to think of it as "writer's impatience", and to follow Arthur Koestler's dictum: "Soak; and wait.

  Alan Garner

  Block, Thinking, Waiting

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• Arthur, with his keen blue eyes and hair of burnished gold, his ready smile and guileless countenance. Wide and heavy of shoulder, long of limb, he towers above other men and, though he does not yet know the power of his stature, he is aware that smaller men become uneasy near him. He is handsomely knit in all; fair to look upon.

  Stephen R. Lawhead

  Eye, Men, Hair

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• In accordance with the terms of the Clarke-Asimov treaty, the second-best science writer dedicates this book to the second-best science-fiction writer. [dedication to Isaac Asimov from Arthur C. Clarke in his book Report on Planet Three]

  Arthur C. Clarke

  Book, Dedication, Three

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• He slid his hand onto Riley's bare abdomen. "I got to thinkin' that a few years down the line, when yer older, what if that was our baby and I could feel it right here under my hand. Feel the life we'd created." Riley's eyes moistened. "Girl or boy?" "Doesn't matter. If it's a girl, we can name her after my gran. Her name was Emily Rose." "Hmm...I like that. Maybe the boy could be Paul Arthur, like my dad." "Yeah, that works. But that's all the way down the line, isn't it?" It might never come to pass.

  Jana Oliver

  Girl, Baby, Dad

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• "I think we have different value systems." "Well, mine's better."

  Douglas Adams

  Thinking, Different, Wells

  "Mostly Harmless (Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Book 5)". Book by Douglas Adams (Chapter 18), 1992.

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• Arthur shook his head and sat down. He looked up. “I thought you must be dead …” he said simply. “So did I for a while,” said Ford, “and then I decided I was a lemon for a couple of weeks. I kept myself amused all that time jumping in and out of a gin and tonic.

  Douglas Adams

  Couple, Jumping, Gin And Tonic

  Douglas Adams (2017). “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Omnibus: A Trilogy in Four Parts”, p.295, Pan Macmillan

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• The next day, to the joy of all of Arthur's court, Sir Gareth was wed to the fair Lady Lyonesse of Cornwall. All who beheld the couple declared that ne'er had so handsome a knight wed so beautiful a maiden. At the same time, Sir Gaheris was wedded to the Lady Lynet, younger sister to the Lady Lyonesse. They looked alright too.

  Gerald Morris

  Beautiful, Couple, Knights

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• Recognizing happiness when it's lying at your feet, having the will and courage to reach down and take it in your arms--and to hold on to it--that's the heart's intelligence. Intelligence minus the heart is just logic, and that doesn't amount to much. - Arthur

  Marc Levy

  Lying, Heart, Feet

  Marc Levy (2005). “If Only It Were True”, p.82, Simon and Schuster

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• Marvin trudged on down the corridor, still moaning. "...and then of course I've got this terrible pain in all the diodes down my left hand side..." "No?" said Arthur grimly as he walked along beside him. "Really?" "Oh yes," said Marvin, "I mean I've asked for them to be replaced but no one ever listens." "I can imagine.

  Douglas Adams

  Pain, Mean, Hands

  Douglas Adams (2017). “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy Omnibus: A Trilogy in Four Parts”, p.70, Pan Macmillan

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• For Drake is no longer in his hammock, children, nor is Arthur somewhere sleeping, and you may not lie idly expecting the second coming of anybody now, because the world is yours and it is up to you.

  Susan Cooper

  Children, Lying, Sleep

  Susan Cooper (1977). “Silver on the Tree”, Simon & Schuster

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• Arthur, their young king, like a hero out of legend.

  Marion Zimmer Bradley

  Kings, Hero, Legends

  Marion Zimmer Bradley (2001). “The Mists of Avalon”, p.264, Ballantine Books

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• Acting is rare. You can be rehearsing Ibsen with Sir Richard Eyre and suddenly he has to take a call on his mobile telling him his friend Arthur Miller has died. Or you can come back from a job on the Isle of Man to be told by your agent you're going straight out to South Africa on another shoot. There's not even any time to wash your pants.

  Jamie Sives

  Jobs, Men, Acting

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• Yet, there was once a king worthy of that name. That king was Arthur. It is paramount disgrace of this evil generation that the name of that great king is no longer spoken aloud except in derision. Arthur! He was the fairest flower of our race, Cymry's most noble son, Lord of the Summer Realm, Pendragon of Britain. He wore God's favour like a purple robe. Hear then, if you will, the tale of a true king.

  Stephen R. Lawhead

  Summer, Kings, Flower

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• You are determined to hate him [Snape], Harry,” said Lupin with a faint smile. “And I understand; with James as your father, with Sirius as your godfather, you have inherited an old prejudice. By all means tell Dumbledore what you have told Arthur and me, but do not expect him to share your view of the matter; do not even expect him to be surprised by what you tell him. It might have been on Dumbledore’s orders that Severus questioned Draco.

  J. K. Rowling

  Father, Hate, Mean

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• Mordred and Agravaine thought Arthur hypocritical—as all decent men must be, if you assume that decency can’t exist.

  T. H. White

  Men, Assuming, Hypocritical

  T. H. White (2011). “The Once and Future King”, p.433, Penguin

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• The Queen of Air and Darkness tilted back her head and laughed. A more ghastly sound I hope never to hear. ‘Do you think I care about these trifles?’ ‘Murder is no trifle, woman,’ Arthur said. ‘No? How many men have you killed, Great King? How many have you slain without cause? How many did you cut down that you might have spared? How many died because you in your battle-rage would not heed their pleas for mercy?’ The High King opened his mouth to speak, but could make no answer.

  Stephen R. Lawhead

  Kings, Queens, Cutting

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• On the delivery plate of the Nutri-Matic Drink Synthesizer was a small tray, on which say three bone china cups and saucers, a bone china jug of milk, a silver teapot full of the best tea Arthur had ever tasted and a small printed note saying "Wait.

  Douglas Adams

  Waiting, Tea, Jugs

  Douglas Adams (2009). “The Restaurant at the End of the Universe”, p.25, Pan Macmillan

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• Clearly," said Arthur,"you're an idiot- but you're our kind of idiot. Come on.

  Markus Zusak

  Idiot, Kind, Said

  Markus Zusak (2013). “The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition”, p.154, RH Childrens Books

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• Oh, come on, Arthur." "I don't want to hear it, Andy." "Jesus Christ" "He doesn't want to hear it, either.

  Markus Zusak

  Jesus, Want, Christ

  Markus Zusak (2013). “The Book Thief: Enhanced Movie Tie-in Edition”, p.166, RH Childrens Books

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• Prescription: 'Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Case Book of Sherlock Holmes. Take ten pages, twice a day, til end of course.

  Diane Setterfield

  Book, Pages, Conan

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• Arthur felt happy. He was terribly pleased that the day was for once working out so much according to plan. Only twenty minutes ago he had decided he would go mad, and now here he was already chasing a Chesterfield sofa across the fields of prehistoric Earth.

  Douglas Adams

  Work Out, Mad, Twenties

  Douglas Adams (2012). “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: The Trilogy of Five”, p.330, Pan Macmillan

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• My dear Arthur, I never talk scandal. I only talk gossip. What is the difference between scandal and gossip? Oh! Gossip is charming! History is merely gossip. But scandal is gossip made tedious by morality.

  Oscar Wilde

  Differences, Gossip, Scandal

  Oscar Wilde (2007). “The Collected Works of Oscar Wilde”, p.518, Wordsworth Editions

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