Quotes of: Preferred Keyword

I preferred the weapons of dialectic to all the other teachings of philosophy, and armed with these, I chose the conflicts of disputation rather than the trophies of war.

Peter Abelard

In the event of a victory over Germany by Soviet Russia and England, Bolshevism in Europe would inevitably follow. Under these circumstances I would prefer to see Germany win the war.

Pierre Laval

Where am I?" Magnus croaked. "Nazca." So Magnus was still in Peru. That indicated that he had been rather more sensible than he'd feared. "Oh, so we went on a little trip." "You broke into a man's house," Catarina said. "You stole a carpet and enchan...

The Bane Chronicles

When all that says 'it is good' has been debunked, what says 'I want' remains. (...) The Conditioners, therefore, must come to be motivated simply by their own pleasure. (...) My point is that those who stand outside all judgements of value cannot ha...

The Abolition of Man

Yet, for my part, I was never usually squeamish; I could sometimes eat a fried rat with a good relish, if it were necessary. I am glad to have drunk water so long, for the same reason that I prefer the natural sky to an opium-eater’s heaven. I woul...

Walden

Some people - and a high percentage of submissives - wanted clear-cut rules. Preferred their duties laid out, like schedules and lists.

To Command and Collar

The soul is "torn apart in a painful condition as long as it prefers the eternal because of its Truth but does not discard the temporal because of familiarity.

Confessions

I do not need any friends. I prefer enemies. They are better company and their feelings towards you are always genuine.

The Doctor and the Devils

Family, like arsenic, works best in small doses...unless you prefer to die.

Dash & Lily's Book of Dares

Spy' is such a short ugly word. I prefer 'espionage.' Those extra three syllables really say something.

Emperor Pius Dei

Do you think you can walk and dissect my psyche at the same time? I’d prefer not to die today.

Escape from Eden

In a way she actually preferred Peter to other people because of this. He always acted out of intelligent self-interest.

Ender's Game

Where do you prefer to sit, Sir?" (Lady Alexandra to William, the Duke, during her mail-order bride interview.)

To Find a Duchess

...today there are bars of light on the rug, but Muse Cat prefers his tomato box where he can dream in private...

A Familiar Rain

...all these epic battles and monsters lately - but love is a tiny world and I prefer a more personal style...

A Familiar Rain

I prefer for 'my world' to have the highest certification of being a faithful representation of the exterior world.

Galloping with Light - Einstein, Relativity, and Folklore

Wine is the refined jewel that only a grown woman will prefer to the sparkling trinkets adored by little girls.

Gourmet Rhapsody

Why does everyone think a guy who prefers love to people is missing something in his life?

The Bohemian Love Diaries: A Memoir

Aging and its evidence remain life's most predictable events, yet they also remain matters we prefer to leave unmentioned, unexplored.

Blue Nights

Actually," said Jace, "I prefer to think that I'm a liar in a way that's uniquely my own.

City of Ashes

You know, when someone prefers their own brother over you, it isn't a confidence booster.

City of Fallen Angels