Quotes by Half Over this odd world, this half the world that's dark now, I have to hunt a thing that lives on tears. Thomas Harris tearshalfdark Hannibal at eighteen was rooting for Mephistopheles and contemptuous of Faust, but he only half-listened to the climax. He was watching and breathing Lady Murasaki... Thomas Harris faustbreathinghalf Gratitude’s got a short half-life, Clarice. Thomas Harris half-lifegratitudehalf For my part, getting up seems not so easy By half as lying. Thomas Hood halfeasylying Whoe'er has gone thro' London street, Has seen a butcher gazing at his meat, And how he keeps Gloating upon a sheep's Or bullock's personals, as if his own; How he admires his halves And quarters--and his calves, As if in truth upon his own legs grown. Thomas Hood halfgonesheep You overrate my capacity of love. I don't posess half the warmth of nature you believe me to have. An unprotected childhood in a cold world has beaten gentleness out of me. Thomas Hardy childhoodhalfbelieve She was but a transient impression, half forgotten. Thomas Hardy impressionhalfforgotten Those who don’t read the newspapers are better off than those who do insofar as those who know nothing are better off than those whose heads are filled with half-truths and lies. Thomas Jefferson newspapershalflying The man who is all morality and intellect, although he may be good and even great, is, after all, only half a man. Thomas Huxley halfmaymen I do not say think as I think, but think in my way. Fear no shadows, least of all in that great spectre of personal unhappiness which binds half the world to orthodoxy. Thomas Huxley shadowhalfthinking Granny sighed. "You have learned something," she said, and thought it safe to insert a touch of sternness into her voice. "They say a little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but it is not one half so bad as a lot of ignorance. Terry Pratchett voiceignorancehalf It was, according to the history books, the fastest coronation since Bubric the Saxon crowned himself with a very pointy crown on a hill during a thunderstorm, and reigned for one and a half seconds. Terry Pratchett crownshalfbook Either dragons should exist completely or fail to exist at all, he felt. A dragon only half-existing was worse than the extremes. Terry Pratchett failingdragonshalf Women hold up the other half of the sky. Thomas Sankara other-halfhalfsky A woman is only half of something there are usually two sides to. Thomas Pynchon two-sideshalftwo 5.Buggre Alle this for a Larke I amme sick to mye Hart of typefetinge. Master Biltonn if no Gentelmann, and Master Scagges now more that a tighte fisted Southwarke Knobbefticke. I telle you, onne a daye laike thif Ennywone withe half and oz of Sense shoulde bee oute in the Suneshain, ane nott Stucke here alle the lielong dale inn thif mowldey olde By-Our-Lady Workefhoppe *AE@;I* Terry Pratchett sickhalfbees I went to a British Council event a while back and there were lots of German professors of literature. About half of them were convinced I had a German sense of humour and the other half were sure it was British. They are probably still arguing about it now. Tibor Fischer eventshalfliterature I would rather stare at the wall for half an hour than watch an episode of any of the 53,801 Australian soap operas now cluttering up UK TV. Terry Pratchett wallhalfwatches Let's face it, most of us are not half as smart as we may sometimes think we are-- and for intellectuals, not one-tenth as smart. Thomas Sowell smarthalfthinking A constant ongoing joke among the people that I travel with is my absolutely hopeless sense of direction. I'm able to get lost a half an hour from camp. I don't know how I do this. Tim Cahill ongoinghalfpeople«96979899100101102103104105106»
