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While gossip among women is universally ridiculed as low and trivial, gossip among men, especially if it is about women, is called theory, or idea, or fact Picture Quote #1

Your memories become fantasies if they are not shared, and your life in all its triviality becomes a legend Picture Quote #1

In the U. S. You have to be a deviant or exist in extreme boredom... Make no mistake, all intellectuals are deviants in the U. S Picture Quote #1

If our family was an airline, Mom was the hub and we were the spokes. You rarely went anywhere nonstop; you went via Mom, who directed the traffic flow and determined the priorities: which family member was cleared for takeoff or landing. Even my father was not immune to Mom's scheduling, though he was given more leeway than the rest of us Picture Quote #1

'You are unreliable, Flavia, ' he said. 'Utterly unreliable.' Of course I was! It was one of the things I loved most about myself Picture Quote #1

There's a lot to be said for being alone. But you and I know, don't we, Flavia, that being alone and being lonely are not at all the same thing? Picture Quote #1

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Being Flavia de Luce was like being a sublimate: like the black crystal residue that is left on the cold glass of a test tube by the violet fumes of iodine Picture Quote #1

My father said it was a delightfully odd - and dangerously self-destructive - quirk of humans that we were far more interested in pointless trivia then in genuine news stories Picture Quote #1

Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant Picture Quote #1

The cream and hot butter mingled and overflowed separating each glucose bead of caviar from its fellows, capping it in white and gold Picture Quote #1

When I read Shakespeare I am struck with wonder that such trivial people should muse and thunder in such lovely language Picture Quote #1

Entertaining the mind with trivial pretties when I haven't bowed the head and heart in a prayer longer than five minutes in a week Picture Quote #1

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They wanted genuine intimacy, but they could not get even normally near to anyone, because they scorned to take the first steps, they scorned the triviality which forms common human intercourse Picture Quote #1

I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man Picture Quote #1

The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved Picture Quote #1

A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties Picture Quote #1

If you claim to have a theory that deduces unexpected consequences from nontrivial principles, let's see it Picture Quote #1

Crude absurdities, trivial nonsense, and sublime truths are equally potent in readying people for self sacrifice if they are accepted as the sole, eternal truth Picture Quote #1

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Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward Picture Quote #1

The taxpayers cannot be relied upon to support performing arts such as opera. As a taxpayer, I am forced to admit that I would rather undergo a vasectomy via weed whacker than attend an opera Picture Quote #1

I'm not sure why no one wants to admit there's a viable audience out there that believes in God and wants to see a movie with their family. The demand is there. The supply is not Picture Quote #1

$It's not so much that history is simply cyclical, it seems to progress via recursive, repeated fractal patterns with minute variations Picture Quote #1$

When you say too much about anything important, it always ends up sounding more trivial than it is. Words trash it Picture Quote #1

And besides, I'm not a writer. I don't go to coffeehouses and smoke, wear black, and analyze Sylvia Plath to the point of depression Picture Quote #1

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The story of a man's soul, however trivial, can be more interesting and instructive than the story of a whole nation Picture Quote #1

I never felt that there was anything enviable in youth. I cannot recall that any of us, as youths, admired our condition to excess or had a desire to prolong it Picture Quote #1

Is there anything more likely to take the shine off an affair that when the lover strikes up a convivial relationship with the lovee's mother Picture Quote #1

Patchway had the enviable countryman's capacity, which is shared only by great actors, of standing by and saying nothing, and yet existing, large, present, and at ease Picture Quote #1

Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water Picture Quote #1

There is a strange charm in the thoughts of a good legacy, or the hopes of an estate, which wondrously alleviates the sorrow that men would otherwise feel for the death of friends Picture Quote #1

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While gossip among women is universally ridiculed as low and trivial, gossip among men, especially if it is about women, is called theory, or idea, or fact (Via Quotes) Your memories become fantasies if they are not shared, and your life in all its triviality becomes a legend (Via Quotes) In the U. S. You have to be a deviant or exist in extreme boredom... Make no mistake, all intellectuals are deviants in the U. S (Via Quotes) If our family was an airline, Mom was the hub and we were the spokes. You rarely went anywhere nonstop; you went via Mom, who directed the traffic flow and determined the priorities: which family member was cleared for takeoff or landing. Even my father was not immune to Mom's scheduling, though he was given more leeway than the rest of us (Via Quotes) 'You are unreliable, Flavia, ' he said. 'Utterly unreliable.' Of course I was! It was one of the things I loved most about myself (Via Quotes) There's a lot to be said for being alone. But you and I know, don't we, Flavia, that being alone and being lonely are not at all the same thing? (Via Quotes) Being Flavia de Luce was like being a sublimate: like the black crystal residue that is left on the cold glass of a test tube by the violet fumes of iodine (Via Quotes) My father said it was a delightfully odd - and dangerously self-destructive - quirk of humans that we were far more interested in pointless trivia then in genuine news stories (Via Quotes) Honest good humor is the oil and wine of a merry meeting, and there is no jovial companionship equal to that where the jokes are rather small and laughter abundant (Via Quotes) The cream and hot butter mingled and overflowed separating each glucose bead of caviar from its fellows, capping it in white and gold (Via Quotes) When I read Shakespeare I am struck with wonder that such trivial people should muse and thunder in such lovely language (Via Quotes) Entertaining the mind with trivial pretties when I haven't bowed the head and heart in a prayer longer than five minutes in a week (Via Quotes) They wanted genuine intimacy, but they could not get even normally near to anyone, because they scorned to take the first steps, they scorned the triviality which forms common human intercourse (Via Quotes) I hope I shall always possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man (Via Quotes) The turning points of lives are not the great moments. The real crises are often concealed in occurrences so trivial in appearance that they pass unobserved (Via Quotes) A commodity appears at first sight an extremely obvious, trivial thing. But its analysis brings out that it is a very strange thing, abounding in metaphysical subtleties and theological niceties (Via Quotes) If you claim to have a theory that deduces unexpected consequences from nontrivial principles, let's see it (Via Quotes) Crude absurdities, trivial nonsense, and sublime truths are equally potent in readying people for self sacrifice if they are accepted as the sole, eternal truth (Via Quotes) Ever wonder about those people who spend $2 apiece on those little bottles of Evian water? Try spelling Evian backward (Via Quotes) The taxpayers cannot be relied upon to support performing arts such as opera. As a taxpayer, I am forced to admit that I would rather undergo a vasectomy via weed whacker than attend an opera (Via Quotes) I'm not sure why no one wants to admit there's a viable audience out there that believes in God and wants to see a movie with their family. The demand is there. The supply is not (Via Quotes) It's not so much that history is simply cyclical, it seems to progress via recursive, repeated fractal patterns with minute variations (Via Quotes) When you say too much about anything important, it always ends up sounding more trivial than it is. Words trash it (Via Quotes) And besides, I'm not a writer. I don't go to coffeehouses and smoke, wear black, and analyze Sylvia Plath to the point of depression (Via Quotes) The story of a man's soul, however trivial, can be more interesting and instructive than the story of a whole nation (Via Quotes) I never felt that there was anything enviable in youth. I cannot recall that any of us, as youths, admired our condition to excess or had a desire to prolong it (Via Quotes) Is there anything more likely to take the shine off an affair that when the lover strikes up a convivial relationship with the lovee's mother (Via Quotes) Patchway had the enviable countryman's capacity, which is shared only by great actors, of standing by and saying nothing, and yet existing, large, present, and at ease (Via Quotes) Truth indeed rather alleviates than hurts, and will always bear up against falsehood, as oil does above water (Via Quotes) There is a strange charm in the thoughts of a good legacy, or the hopes of an estate, which wondrously alleviates the sorrow that men would otherwise feel for the death of friends (Via Quotes)

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