Margery Allingham Quotes

He did not arrive at this conclusion by the decent process of quiet, logical deduction, nor yet by the blinding flash of glorious intuition, but by the shoddy, untidy process halfway between the two by which one usually gets to know things.

Margery Allingham

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: May 20, 1889 - June 30, 1966

Topics

ProcessQuietKnowTwoIntuition

I will be the first to admit that the sanctity of life and the preservation of religious freedom are not even among the top ten concerns of most voters. But those issues should be of primary importance to those who call themselves Christians.

Robert Jeffress

LifeFreedomAdmitWillFirstTop

The Westerns I like aren't really comedies. I'm drawn to the scope of them and the land as a central character.

Tom Selleck

CharacterLandLikeCentralReally

Some friends said they weren't surprised to find out Napoleon and I were related, but it came as quite a shock to me.

Tom Conti

MeFriendsFindSaidOutSome

I went to a regular school... education kept me sane.

Romeo Miller

EducationSchoolMeSaneRegular

I'm always focussed on the actual work, and I think that's a much more succinct way to describe what you care about than any speech I could ever make.

Jonathan Ive

WorkThinkCareSpeechYouWay

A good day is one where I can not just read a book, but write a review of it. Maybe today I'll be able to do that. I get for some reason somewhat stronger when the sun starts to go down. Dusk is a good time for me. I'm crepuscular.

Christopher Hitchens

GoodTodayTimeDayGood DaySun

I get up in the morning, torture a typewriter until it screams, then stop.

Clarence Budington Kelland

MorningStopUpTypewriterTorture

When I was about 12 years old, I knew I had to take the game more seriously if I wanted to be able to provide for my family.

Brandon Jennings

FamilyGameSeriouslyMoreOldTake

I think the government has to reposition environment on top of their national and international priorities.

Brian Mulroney

GovernmentEnvironmentalThinkTop

Being in a five-by-seven every day for 365 days a year is more than what the average man could stand. You weren't built to be in a cage that long.

Anthony Ray Hinton

DayManStandYearLongYou

I was not prepared to live as a single parent.

Annette Funicello

LiveParentSingleSingle Parent

It's hard for me to believe that the KKK still exists, especially knowing all my ancestors have been through. I feel like the history and meaning of all we have been through has been trashed.

Normani Kordei

HistoryMeBelieveFeelMeaning

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