Quotes of: Straight-man Keyword

He hadn’t altogether gotten it himself until this moment of seeing straight through to the soul of her.

36 Arguments for the Existence of God: A Work of Fiction

He tossed a word like a ball, never letting it fall. Instead it swam in the air, without care, strung together with an art that came straight from his heart.

The Address Of Happiness

What am I coming for?" he repeated, looking straight into her eyes. "You know that I have come to be where you are," he said; "I can't help it.

Anna Karenina

Failing sucks. But it's better than the alternative." "Which is?" "Not even trying." Now he did look at me, straight on. "Life's short, you know?

Along for the Ride

But real life doesn't travel in a perfect straight line; it doesn't necessarily have that 'all lived happily ever after' bit. You have to work on where you're going.

American Sniper

Check the couch cushions for change—and hope. I drink my coffee raw, straight out of the ketchup bottle.

I love Blue Ribbon Coffee

He was a gentle and sensitive soul, and therefore had a short temper, which is why he went straight after everything with an ax...

I Served the King of England

I didn't give it much thought back then. I just wanted to get all the words straight and collect my A.

Just One Day

On sunny days of summer, I am indeed the butterfly; And like the ancient drummer, I rhythm straight towards the sky...

The Rising Lines of Wonderment: Poetry

My father says that there is only one perfect view — the view of the sky straight over our heads, and that all these views on earth are but bungled copies of it.

A Room with a View

Sometimes good choices are really bad ones, wrapped up in so much fear you can't even see straight.

The Secret Life of Prince Charming

Smartass Disciple: Why do arrogant people like to say complex words ? Master of Stupidity: Ask them straight! You'll get a simple scary version.

Master of Stupidity

After all this time, it still seems to me like straight and fast is the only way out - but I choose the labyrinth. The labyrinth blows, but I choose it." Chip/Colonel

Looking for Alaska

The atmosphere felt unexpectedly intense and the music was frantic. The beat made it both difficult to think straight and pleasant to move – like swimming almost.

London Calling

In a lot of ways that poor little potato' – Evan pointed directly at Jade’s French fries – 'symbolizes the reckless consumerism that plagues America.

Straight Up

Time goes faster the more hollow it is. Lives with no meaning go straight past you, like trains that don’t stop at your station.

The Shadow of the Wind

We don't want to give people straight answers. We'd rather they question things for themselves.

Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division

Zen cuts straight through the Quidditch match in progress and almost gets taken down by a Beater hurling a Nerf quaffle right at his machopartes.

Thumped

Life lessons are not journeys traveled in straight lines but are crossroads formed years and miles apart.

Postcards and Pearls: Life Lessons from Solo Moments on the Road

I would have gone too but I wanted to come straight back to you.I kept thinking of you, waiting here, all by yourself, not knowing what was going to happen.

Rebecca

The path of memory is neither straight or safe, and we travel down it at our risk.

The Tragical Comedy or Comical Tragedy of Mr. Punch