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I proved him a liar but John made him look like a fool. All the time Ewell was on the stand I couldn’t dare look at John and keep a straight face. John looked at him as if he were a three-legged chicken or a square egg. Don’t tell me judges don’t try to prejudice juries. Harper Lee
Auberon Waugh quote: "My own theory is that the spectacle of the homeless may be..."
My own theory is that the spectacle of the homeless may be necessary to keep the rest of us on the straight and narrow... Auberon Waugh
George R. R. Martin quote: "A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll..."
A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll look you straight in the face. George R. R. Martin
Madeleine L'Engle quote: "The growth of love is not a straight line, but a series of..."
The growth of love is not a straight line, but a series of hills and valleys. Madeleine L'Engle
Frank O'Hara quote: "I'm becoming the street. Who are you in love with? me? ..."
I'm becoming the street. Who are you in love with? me? Straight against the light I cross. Frank O'Hara
Wisdom, Happiness, and Courage are not waiting somewhere out beyond sight at the end of a straight line; they're part of a continuous cycle that begins right here. They're not only the ending, but the beginning as well. Benjamin Hoff
Antonio Porchia quote: "Following straight lines shortens distances, and also life."
Following straight lines shortens distances, and also life. Antonio Porchia
Terry Jones quote: "Short or long to Goblin City? The straight way's short But the..."
Short or long to Goblin City? The straight way's short But the long way's pretty... Terry Jones
Circumstantial evidence is a very tricky thing. It may seem to point very straight to one thing, but if you shift your own point of view a little, you may find it pointing in an equally uncompromising manner to something entirely different Arthur Conan Doyle
How's the water?" asked her father."It's lovely," she replided."Right, from now on, whenever you want to find out about something, plunge straight in. Paulo Coelho
I see it on his face. I hear it when he talks. We look out at the world and we see the same thing: Not Fair. And the only difference between us is Ricky's out there trying to get even. And he knows not trust anybody and he got it straight from me. And he knows not to try and get work, and guess where he got that. He walks around like there's loose boards in the floor, and you know who laid that floor, I did. Marsha Norman
Sophocles quote: "Do not fear for me. Make straight your own path to destiny."
Do not fear for me. Make straight your own path to destiny. Sophocles
British diplomats, constantly exposed to American political-ethical rhetoric, find their professional skills tested to the limits by the need to keep a straight face. For illustrations of what I mean, study the photographs of the expressions worn by Mr Douglas Hurd at any international conference involving all the Western allies. Conor Cruise O'Brien
Thus play I in one person many people, And none contented: sometimes am I king; Then treasons make me wish myself a beggar, And so I am: then crushing penury Persuades me I was better when a king; Then am I king'd again: and by and by Think that I am unking'd by Bolingbroke, And straight am nothing: but whate'er I be, Nor I nor any man that but man is With nothing shall be pleased, till he be eased With being nothing. William Shakespeare
Meg's high-heeled slippers were dreadfully tight, and hurt her, though she would not own it; and Jo's nineteen hair-pins all seemed stuck straight into her head, which was not exactly comfortable; but, dear me, let us be elegant or die. Louisa May Alcott

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