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Counting On You Quotes (page 2)

The golden rule of fictional prose is that there are no rules - except the ones that each writer sets for him or herself. Repetition and simplicity worked (usually) for Hemingway's artistic purposes. Variation and decoration worked for Nabokov's, especially in Lolita. This novel takes the form of a brilliant piece of special pleading by a man whose attraction to a certain type of pubescent girl, whom he calls a "nymphet", leads him to commit evil deeds. The book aroused controversy on its... David Lodge
Billy Mays quote: "Stuck in the plane on the runway. You can always count on US Air."
Stuck in the plane on the runway. You can always count on US Air. Billy Mays
Margaret Bourke-White quote: "Work is something you can count on, a trusted, lifelong friend..."
Work is something you can count on, a trusted, lifelong friend who never deserts you. Margaret Bourke-White
Wherever my work may take me in the near future even if you should see me one day within the fortress - you can always count on me as your reliable assistant. Hjalmar Schacht
Beauty is not something you can count on. Usually, when people say you are beautiful, it is when there is a harmony between the inside and the outside. Emmanuelle Beart
Kevin J. Anderson quote: "I always turn in my books on time, so you can always count on..."
I always turn in my books on time, so you can always count on a book coming out when it's supposed to. Kevin J. Anderson
What have the nibblers ever done for you?"The breeze ruffled her hair, pushing it back from her face, giving him a clear shot of her eyes. They were asking for an answer. Needing to know if she could count on him."They saved your life," he said. And for just a moment, Luxa's face softened and she smiled. Suzanne Collins
In these fast and fickle times, it’s nice to know that there are some things you can always count on: the enduring brilliance of the last page of The Great Gatsby; the near-religious harmonies of the Beach Boys’ “California Girls”; and the lifelong friendship of Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Sarah Vowell
Without reflecting that this is the only moment in which you can study character," said the count; "on the steps of the scaffold death tears off the mask that has been worn through life, and the real visage is disclosed. Alexander Dumas
Aragorn: Gentlemen! We do not stop 'til nightfall. Pippin: But what about breakfast? Aragorn: You've already had it. Pippin: We've had one, yes. But what about second breakfast? [Aragorn stares at him, then walks off.] Merry: Don't think he knows about second breakfast, Pip. Pippin: What about elevensies? Luncheon? Afternoon tea? Dinner? Supper? He knows about them, doesn't he? Merry: I wouldn't count on it Pip. Peter Jackson
The more I protested about this ambiguity, the more Joanna pointed out to me that it was both a terrible and wonderful part of life: terrible because you can't count on anything for sure--like certain good health and no possibility of cancer; wonderful because no human being knows when another is going to die--no doctor can absolutely predict the outcome of a disease. The only thing that is certain is change. Joanna calls all of this 'delicious ambiguity.' 'Couldn't there be comfort and... Gilda Radner
What I want is for both of us to feel safe. What you and I have together shouldn't be draining us like this. It should be the one rock-solid thing we both count on. Sylvia Day
Janet Evanovich quote: "Only men you can count on these days are Ben and Jerry."
Only men you can count on these days are Ben and Jerry. Janet Evanovich
Ann Patchett quote: "The thing you can count on in life is that Tennessee will..."
The thing you can count on in life is that Tennessee will always be scorching hot in August. Ann Patchett
Romance is a sudden and miraculous grace: never to be counted on to recur. It does not deny the existence of eucatastrophe, of sorrow and failure: the possibility of these is necessary to the joy of deliverance; it denies (in the face of much evidence, if you will) universal final defeat and in so far is evangelium, giving a fleeting glimpse of Joy, Joy beyond the walls of the world poignant as grief. J. R. R. Tolkien

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