Quietly

Famous quotes containing the word quietly:

“But whatever happens, wherever the scene is laid, somebody, somewhere, will quietly set out—somebody has already set out, somebody still rather far away is buying a ticket, is boarding a bus, a ship, a plane, has landed, is walking toward a million photographers, and presently he will ring at my door—a bigger, more respectable, more competent Gradus.”
—Vladimir Nabokov (1899–1977)

“A heart that overflows may seek out merrymaking and boisterous festivities to quietly rejoice, unnoticed amidst the reveling crowds.”
—Franz Grillparzer (1791–1872)

“The nose of a mob is its imagination. By this, at any time, it can be quietly led.”
—Edgar Allan Poe (1809–1845)