Craftily Quotes

#1. Error, indeed is never set forth in its naked deformity, lest, being thus exposed, it should at once be detected. But it is craftily decked out in an attractive dress, so as, by its outward form, to make it appear to the inexperienced more true than truth itself.

Irenaeus Of Lyons

#2. Woman does not see what people of intellect perceived fifty years ago: that suffrage is an evil, that it has only helped to enslave people, that it has but closed their eyes that they may not see how craftily they were made to submit.

Emma Goldman

#3. What is reality? Is it not merely a term for the philosopher to conjure with, behind which he may craftily conceal his ignorance?

John Grier Hibben

#4. Was she terribly ravishing in her underclothes?" Livia asked craftily. "Yes," Marcus said without thinking, and then scowled. "I mean, no. That is, I didn't look at her long enough to make an assessment of her charms. If she has any.

Lisa Kleypas

#5. Vengeance, retaliation, retribution, revenge are deceitful brothers - vile, beguiling demons promising justifiable compensation to a pained soul for his losses. Yet in truth they craftily fester away all else of worth remaining.

Richelle E. Goodrich

#6. Or Nick Park," I say craftily. "You know? The Wallace and Gromit man?" "Ah!" says Tarkie, perking up. "The Wrong Trousers. Now, that was a jolly good film.

Sophie Kinsella

#7. How daintily the butterfly
Flits to the spider's lace
Entranced by glimm'ring silver strings
Entwined with glist'ning grace.
How craftily the spider speaks
And whispers, 'All is well,'
Caresses it with poison'd feet
And sucks it to a shell

Heather Dixon

#8. I should learn to be more craftily evasive, I thought: a bad evasion is tantamount to telling the truth.

William Boyd

#9. MAN: Kick him-he'll forgive you. Flatter him-he may or may not see through you. But ignore him and he'll hate you

Idries Shah

#10. Writing sharpens life; life enriches writing.

Sylvia Plath

#11. Trouble has set up housekeeping with me, and I can't get rid of it.

Elaine Hussey

#12. You have to teach your heart and mind how to sing together ... then you'll hear the sound of your soul

Renee Carlino

#13. The worst place to be is in the middle. When elephants fight, the grass
gets trampled.

Andrew Vachss

#14. Never underestimate a writer's vanity, especially that of a mediocre writer. (The Angel's Game)

Carlos Ruiz Zafon

#15. Life is a magical song of the universe. To understand it, feel it in your heart and sing along.

Debasish Mridha

#16. People are voting for Conservatives in greater numbers, but it's not translating into Conservative seats.

Allan Gregg

#17. I threw the notebook at his head; he didn't even have the courtesy of flinching at the tiny pissed-off human.

Ashlan Thomas