Honestly Quotes - Page 15

• Honestly, it’s so easy to get what you want from people if they think you’re a psycho.

  Sophie Kinsella

  Thinking, People, Want

  Sophie Kinsella (2009). “Twenties Girl”, p.226, Random House

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• They resumed walking. Alex felt an ache in his eyes and throat. "I don't know what happened to me," he said, shaking his head. "I honestly don't." Bennie glanced at him, a middle-aged man with chaotic silver hair and thoughtful eyes. "You grew up, Alex," he said, "just like the rest of us.

  Jennifer Egan

  Eye, Thoughtful, Men

  Jennifer Egan (2010). “A Visit from the Goon Squad”, p.274, Anchor

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• Democracy is a poor system of government at best; the only thing that can honestly be said in its favor is that it is eight times as good as any other method the human race has ever tried.

  Robert A. Heinlein

  Eight, Race, Government

  "Stranger in a Strange Land" by Robert A. Heinlein, (p. 232), 1991.

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• I used to want you so bad, I'm so through with that because honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had!

  Beyonce Knowles

  Want, Being The Best, Used

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• Love so sprang at her, she honestly thought no one had ever looked into it. Where was it in literature? Someone would have written something. She must not have recognized it. Time to read everything again.

  Annie Dillard

  Literature, Written

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• After Henry's treatment of her she wasn't sure that men could honestly love women but she wanted to believe it. She wanted to be told pretty things and for the frightening clip of her heart to slow to something more reasonable.

  Anna Godbersen

  Believe, Heart, Men

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• My point is you're different here. Hollis I've only been here for a month. A lot can happen in a month he replied. Shoot in two weeks I met my future wife changed my entire life's trajectory and bought my first tie. You bought a tie I asked. Because honestly this was the most shocking part.

  Sarah Dessen

  Two, Ties, Wife

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• It is strange to hear your mother talk about being human because, honestly, it's too easy to forget.

  Joe Dunthorne

  Mother, Strange, Forget

  Joe Dunthorne (2011). “Submarine”, p.321, Penguin UK

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• People are simply not willing to look at their problems honestly and admit that they have problems.

  Benjamin Carson

  People, Looks, Problem

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• This perhaps was what lay at the root of the hysteria surrounding what came to be known as the Gold Rush: Men desiring a feeling of fortune; the unlucky masses hoping to skin or borrow the luck of others, or the luck of a destination. A seductive notion, and one I thought to be wary of. To me, luck was something you either earned or invented through strength of character. You had to come by it honestly; you could not trick or bluff your way into it.

  Patrick deWitt

  Character, Men, Roots

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• Archer, is there a servant girl in my fortress you haven't taken to bed? I announce you're leaving and within minutes two of them are at each other's throats, and another is crying her eyes out in the scullery. Honestly. You've been here all of nine days." - Roen, "Fire

  Kristin Cashore

  Girl, Archer, Taken

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Fire”, p.73, Penguin

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• I do not know why I care," Drizzt answered honestly. His eyes turned back to his ancient homeland, where loyalty was merely a device to gain an advantage over a common foe. "Perhaps I care because I strive to be different from my people," he said, as much to himself as to Bruenor. "Perhaps I care because I am different from my people. I may be more akin to race of the surface...that is my hope at least. I care because I have to care about something.

  R. A. Salvatore

  Loyalty, Eye, Race

  R.A. Salvatore (2009). “The Crystal Shard: The Legend of Drizzt”, p.44, Wizards of the Coast

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• Faeries and vampires were glittery now? Honestly.

  Kiersten White

  Vampire, Skepticism, Faerie

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• The fates have informed me that your examination in June will concern the Orb, and I am anxious to give you sufficient practice. Hermione snorted. "Well honestly... 'the fates have informed her'... Who sets the exam? She does!

  J. K. Rowling

  Fate, June, Practice

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• When a Satanist commits a wrong, he realizes that is it natural to make a mistake―and if he is truly sorry about what he has done, he will learn from it and take care not to do the same thing again. If he is not honestly sorry about what he has done, and knows he will do the same thing over and over, he has no business confessing and asking forgiveness in the first place.

  Anton Szandor LaVey

  Sorry, Mistake, Satanic

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• I don’t understand the hatred and fear of gays and bisexuals and lesbians… it’s a concept I honestly cannot grasp. To me, it’s not who you love… a man, a woman, what have you… it’s the fact that you love. That is all that truly matters.

  Al Pacino

  Inspirational, Motivational, Gay

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I couldn't believe Sam actually got me a present because i honestly thought the "I love you" was it.

  Stephen Chbosky

  Believe, Love You

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• Honestly, I don't understand why people get so worked up about a little murder!

  Patricia Highsmith

  People, Littles, Murder

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• Right at that moment it was as if we were the only two people left in the world. And I don't mean that to sound corny; it just honestly did. The only sounds were the droning crickets and chip-chips of the bats, the farawy wind against the sand, and the occasional distant yowl of a dingo. There were no car horns.No trains. No jack-hammers. No lawnmowers No planes. No sirens. No alarms. No anything human. If you'd told me that you'd saved me from a nuclear holocaust, I might have believed you.

  Lucy Christopher

  Mean, Wind, Two

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• One must also accept that one has 'uncreative' moments. The more honestly one can accept that, the quicker these moments will pass.

  Etty Hillesum

  Moments, Accepting

  Etty Hillesum, K. A. D. Smelik, Arnold Pomerans (2002). “Etty: The Letters and Diaries of Etty Hillesum, 1941-1943”, p.549, Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

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• No more humiliation for me, thanks very much. No more swallowing my anger. Honestly, I couldn't manage another mouthful. But it was delicious. Did you make it yourself?

  Marian Keyes

  Swallowing, Thanks, Humiliation

  Marian Keyes (1995). “Watermelon”, Dufour Editions

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• But honestly... I just don't know what anyone's thinking. To me, that's scarier than any half-rotten ghoul trying to eat my flesh.

  Robert Kirkman

  Thinking, Ghouls, Trying

  Robert Kirkman (2006). “The Walking Dead, Vol. 2: Miles Behind Us”, p.17, Image Comics

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• No, really,' I said. 'I think she's great. And I honestly like her about twenty more times now than I did when we were dating. But love needs to have a future. And Sofia and I don't have a future. We've just had a good time sharing the present, that's all.

  David Levithan

  Thinking, Dating, Twenties

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• No, honestly, my mouth shouldn't be able to function unless my brain's engaged.

  Jodi Picoult

  Brain, Mouths, Able

  Jodi Picoult (2009). “Handle with Care: A Novel”, p.84, Simon and Schuster

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• Becky! Love!" Mum has pushed her way through her dancing guests to reach me. "What's wrong? Has labor started?" Honestly. My family has no idea about contemporary urban street dance trends.

  Sophie Kinsella

  Ideas, Dancing, Guests

  Sophie Kinsella (2007). “Shopaholic & Baby”, Random House LLC

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