Idiot Quotes - Page 29

• William: I just had the best idea ever. Let's give Maddox a ring. Paris: You mean propose to him? To grumpy ole Maddox? Willie, why didn't you tell us you're a masochist, who swung that way? You're so delicate, he'll rip you to shreds the moment you climb into his bed. Plus, he's hitched himself to Ashlyn. You try to lay a move on him, and that sweet thang will rearrange your face. William: I mean call him, you idiot. What's with you tonight? Permanent brain damage? We'll breath heavily and ask him what he's wearing. I bet no one's phone sexed him before.

  Gena Showalter

  Sweet, Rip, Moving

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• Watch over Honoria, will you? See that she doesn’t marry an idiot.

  Julia Quinn

  Watches

  Laurie Paige, Julia Quinn (2015). “Something to Hide”, p.38, Harlequin

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• They were snobs or idiots or both...yet she was inexplicably crushed by their coldness.

  Jennifer Egan

  Snob, Crushed, Coldness

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• We're all watching each other, so there's no chance for censorship. The main problem is the idiot TV. If you watch local news, your head will turn to mush.

  Ray Bradbury

  Watches, News, Tvs

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• One is always willfully absurd.... If one does not say silly things with a purpose, then he is merely an idiot.

  Galen Beckett

  Silly, Doe, Purpose

  Galen Beckett (2010). “The House on Durrow Street”, p.206, Spectra

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• Jump into an open grave? What kind of idiot are you?" Butters replied. "I might as well put on a red shirt and volunteer for the away team. There's snow and ice and slippery mud down there. That's like asking for an ironically broken neck.

  Jim Butcher

  Team, Ice, Snow

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• Unfortunately, I'm one of those idiots who knows everything about health and is in a constant state of alarm, and yet I continue to do everything I shouldn't do.

  Jonathan Ames

  Alarms, States, Constant

  Jonathan Ames (2015). “Wake Up, Sir!”, p.73, Pushkin Press

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• She keeps asking me where we're going." "Yeah," another voice said. It was Shane, pulling up a chair beside Claire. "Girls do that. They've always got to be taking the relationship somewhere." "That's not true!" "It is," he said. "I get it; somebody's got to be looking ahead. But it makes guys think they're-" "Closed in," Michael said. "Trapped," Shane added. "Idiots," Claire finished.

  Rachel Caine

  Girl, Thinking, Voice

  Rachel Caine (2010). “Kiss of Death: The Morganville Vampires”, p.152, Penguin

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• Any other iron on you?” he asked impatiently. “Just my tongue stud.” His look was a mixture of curiosity and horror. “I’m kidding, you idiot. Let’s go.

  Kiersten White

  Iron, Curiosity, Looks

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• When I caught up, I grabbed Jack’s arm. “What are you doing here?” “Hiding! That’s how you play the game, right? I thought the title hide-and-seek was fairly self-explanatory. Then again, you are blond.” “So are you, idiot. Again, what are you doing here?

  Kiersten White

  Self, Games, Play

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• No matter how strong our resolve, we eventually find ourselves enslaved by the compulsive preference for one particular woman. You’ve been caught, my friend. You may as well reconcile yourself to it.” Nick did not bother trying to deny it. “I was going to be so much smarter than you,” he muttered. Sir Ross grinned. “I prefer to think that intelligence has nothing to do with it. For if a man’s intellect is measured by his ability to remain untouched by love, I would be the greatest idiot alive.

  Lisa Kleypas

  Strong, Men, Thinking

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• Very well. I shall try to think like an idiot.

  Gerald Morris

  Thinking, Trying, Wells

  Gerald Morris (2008). “The Squire's Tale”, p.143, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• So between you and me," I tell Justine on the phone that night, "we're either bitchy or stupid." "Oh God," she moans. "Everyone thinks I'm an idiot." "Thanks!

  Melina Marchetta

  Stupid, Night, Thinking

  Melina Marchetta (2007). “Saving Francesca”, p.100, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• Don’t kill me,” he sobbed as he lay there. “Oh God, please don’t kill me.” “If you had let me finish,” Skulduggery said, slightly annoyed, “you would have heard me say, ‘Come out, we’re not going to hurt you’. Idiot.” “He probably wouldn’t have said idiot,” Valkyrie told the sobbing man. “We’re trying our best to be nice.” The man blinked through his tears, and looked up. “You’re... You’re not going to kill me?” “No, we’re not,” Valkyrie said gently, “so long as you wipe your nose right now.

  Derek Landy

  Hurt, Nice, Men

  Derek Landy (2010). “Mortal Coil (Skulduggery Pleasant, Book 5)”, p.18, HarperCollins UK

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• Part of the function of memory is to forget; the omni-retentive mind will break down and produce at best an idiot savant who can recite a telephone book, and at worst a person to whom every grudge and slight is as yesterday's.

  Christopher Hitchens

  Memories, Book, Yesterday

  Christopher Hitchens (2012). “Love, Poverty and War: Journeys and Essays”, p.109, Atlantic Books Ltd

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• The Navy is a master plan designed by geniuses for execution by idiots. If you are not an idiot, but find yourself in the Navy, you can only operate well by pretending to be one. All the shortcuts and economies and common-sense changes that your native intelligence suggests to you are mistakes. Learn to quash them. Constantly ask yourself, "How would I do this if I were a fool?" Throttle down your mind to a crawl. Then you will never go wrong.

  Herman Wouk

  Mistake, Common Sense, Finding Yourself

  "Herman Wouk to publish first memoir aged 100" by Claire Armitstead, www.theguardian.com. May 27, 2015.

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• Now could you please ask these idiots to stop pointing their bullets at me? It's terribly wasteful.

  Rachel Caine

  Bullets, Please, Morganville Vampires

  Rachel Caine (2011). “Bite Club”, p.230, Allison & Busby

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• Wartihog put up his hand. "What happens if we can't read, sir?" "No boasting, Wartihog!" boomed Gobber. "Get some idiot to read it for you.

  Cressida Cowell

  Hands, Boast, Happens

  Cressida Cowell (2017). “How to Train Your Dragon: How To Train Your Dragon”, p.21, Hachette UK

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• War always reaches the depths of horror because of idiots who perpetuate terror from generation to generation under the pretext of vengeance.

  Guy Sajer

  War, Soldier, Depth

  Guy Sajer (2000). “The Forgotten Soldier”, p.119, Potomac Books, Inc.

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• You idiot!" She spat, flattening her ears. "What are you doing in my territory?" "Drowning?" Replied Graystripe.

  Erin Hunter

  Ears, Territory, Drowning

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• Han?” “Yeah, sweetie.” “How do you teach a man not to be a noble, long-suffering, self-sacrificing idiot?” “I don’t know, sweetie. Mostly I shoot them.” “I’ll consider that.

  Troy Denning

  Sacrifice, Men, Self

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• I quite agree with Dr. Nordau's assertion that all men of genius are insane, but Dr. Nordau forgets that all sane people are idiots.

  Oscar Wilde

  Funny, Men, People

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• A field trip. You interested in doing something dangerous, and possibly illegal?" Does it involve underage girls, broken curfews and soorte4d fruit toppings?" I dropped the empty can into the recycling bin and leaned against the kitchen peninsula, grinning like an idiot. "Two of the three. And I could probably scrounge up some strawberry jam, if you're desperate." "I'm never desperate," Tod said, only his voice hadn't come from my phone. I whirled around to see the reaper standing behind me, still holding his cell. "But for the record, I prefer apricot." "Yuck. Nobody likes apricot jam.

  Rachel Vincent

  Girl, Cells, Two

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• Forgive me....I called you an idiot. I spoke too hastily. You are not. Had I given it more thought, I would have called you a scoundrel.

  Lloyd Alexander

  Forgive Me, Forgiving, Spokes

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• Are you an idiot, or an idiot?' Gargarin hissed. 'The first one. I really resent being called the second.

  Melina Marchetta

  Firsts, Resent

  Melina Marchetta (2015). “The Complete Lumatere Chronicles”, p.527, Penguin UK

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