Temptress Quotes

• Let us step into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.

  J. K. Rowling

  Life, Good Night, Travel

  J.K. Rowling (2015). “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince”, p.52, Pottermore

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• She was the temptress who had ensnared the first man, and who still continued her work at damnation; she was the being who is feeble, dangerous, mysteriously troubling. And even more than her body of perdition, he hated her loving soul.

  Guy de Maupassant

  Men, Soul, Body

  Guy de Maupassant (1923). “The Works of Guy de Maupassant”

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• You are my siren,” he said, running his hands along her thighs and down her calves, feeling the shape of her even as the silk of her gown kept them both from what they wanted. “My temptress . . . my sorceress . . . I cannot resist you, no matter how I try. You threaten to send me over the edge.

  Sarah MacLean

  Running, Hands, Feelings

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• I don't want to be a silly temptress. I cannot see any sense in getting dressed up and doing nothing but tempting men in pictures.

  Greta Garbo

  Stupid, Silly, Men

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

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• Men have jobs, while women have Roles: Mother, Wife, Goddess, Temptress, etc. That's probably why it's so hard for women to rewrite the rules. You're not just changing a job description, but an ancient myth. You're revising the Bible, Poetry, Legend and Psychoanalytic Scripture.

  Caryl Rivers

  Mother, Jobs, Men

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• Woman was the Church's rival, the temptress, the distraction, the obstacle to holiness, the Devil's decoy.

  Barbara Tuchman

  Women, Church, Devil

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• For most of us, the classic test of willpower is resisting temptation, whether the temptress is a doughnut, a cigarette, a clearance sale, or a one-night stand. When people say, "I have no willpower," what they usually mean is, "I have trouble saying no when my mouth, stomach, heart, or (fill in your anatomical part) wants to say yes.

  Kelly McGonigal

  Heart, Mean, Night

  Kelly McGonigal (2011). “The Willpower Instinct: How Self-Control Works, Why It Matters, and What You Can Do to Get More of It”, p.14, Penguin

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• It is our choices... that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

  J. K. Rowling

  Inspirational, Life, Motivational

  Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ch. 18 (1999)

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• After half an hour the drug hit me like a sensuous tidal wave. I turned into a tactile temptress and wanted to stroke the whole world. It gave me untold confidence.

  Boy George

  Drug, Half, World

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• One musts avoid that wicked temptress, Laziness.

  Horace

  Latin, Wicked, Laziness

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• It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends.

  J. K. Rowling

  Inspirational, Friendship, Courage

  Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone ch. 17 (1997)

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• In 1992, fans of our feline temptress got another chance to sink their claws into the new and exciting tales of Catwoman in 'Batman: The Animated Series.'

  Eartha Kitt

  Animated Series, Fans, Another Chance

  "The Many Faces of Catwoman". Documentary, January 18, 2005.

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• Really? And what curse befalls the Adams of the world?" Ann opens her mouth and, presumably thinking of nothing to say, closes it again. It is Felicity who answers, eyes steely. "They are weak to temptation. And we are their temptresses.

  Libba Bray

  Eye, Thinking, Temptation

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• Thrilling, illuminating, heart-pounding. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy reads like a crackling espionage novel and resonates as only the most compelling history can. Abbott brings to vivid life four extraordinary and audacious women, and runs glorious roughshod over all our traditional notions of the role of women in the Civil War.

  Megan Abbott

  Running, Liars, War

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• Your eyes have turned as black as a Crow’s,” she blurted out. He didn’t even blink over her bizarre comment. “Not this time, Christina,” he said in a furious whisper. “Compliments won’t get me off balance again, my little temptress. I swear to God, if you ever again dismiss me so casually, I’m going to––” “Oh, it wasn’t a compliment,” Christina interrupted, letting him see her irritation. “How presumptuous of you to think it was. The Crow is our enemy.

  Julie Garwood

  Eye, Thinking, Swear To God

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