Quotes of: Ordinary-men Keyword

We men are fascinated by the things we don't really understand. It gives us something to think and talk about: like females, they drive us nuts.

Killosophy

Men seek a great deal, but fatally close, albeit very different, is one's pride in proving oneself right with one's zeal for finding the truth.

Killosophy

Somehow he had catapulted himself beyond the world's value system. But this very fact lay upon him an awesome responsibility to maintain the illusions of other men.

Ragtime

Stimulated by the juice, I believe, men have even been known to ride alligators.

Right Ho, Jeeves

So much is yet to come. Soon will be blankets and pillows, and books by the bed to make the stuff of dreams. And then tomorrows.

Return of the Dapper Men

The many men, so beautiful! And they all dead did lie: And a thousand thousand slimy things Lived on; and so did I.

The Rime of the Ancient Mariner

It is not triumph which defines a man, but tragedy. Triumph always brings out the best in men, but tragedy shows us what we are made of.

The Roman General: A Novel

Men like to create unnecessary organizations and give them impressive or mysterious names; this usually ends in increased confusion, and should therefore be ignored.

A River in the Sky

The army don’t teach enlisted men how to fly,” I said, trying to hold onto my dignity. “We gotta do that for ourselves.

Racing for the Sun

I nursed that flame as if it were my only son, and all round the ram nineteen other men did likewise.

Rome: The Eagle of the Twelfth

Did you forget who I am? Finding out the lies of men is my specialty." -Vashti

Soulphisticated Ladies: Episode 1

Why can a Grisha possess but one amplifier? I will answer this question instead: What is infinite? The universe and the greed of men.

Shadow and Bone

If there were a nation of Gods, it would govern itself democratically. A government so perfect is not suited to men.

The Social Contract

Flannel shirts should be outlawed for ex husbands; I realize this now. Flannel shirts are to women what crotchless panties are to men.

Split: A Memoir of Divorce

Miss Fitt, you know curiosity gets men killed." I grinned. "Then I daresay it's good I'm a woman.

Something Strange and Deadly

When it comes to men, it's often easier done than said.

The Sex-Starved Wife: What to Do When He's Lost Desire

Men chase by night those they will not greet by day.

Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson

To believe your own thought, to believe that what is true for you in your private heart, is true for all men--that is genius.

Self-Reliance and Other Essays

Women do have an affinity for evil, for believing that no woman is to be trusted, but that some men are too innocent to protect themselves.

The Sound and the Fury

Topics... are what people talk about when they don't know each other well. Topics... are what men talk about.

The Saving Graces

...love was the closest thing to immortality that men would ever know and that the only--and best--answer to death is loving. Loving.

Shadowfires