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Quotes About Misunderstanding

Funny how ye tell people a story to make a point and ye fail, ye fail, a total disaster. Not only do ye no make yer point it winds up the exact fucking opposite man, the exact fucking opposite. That isnay a misunderstanding it's a total whatever.
~ James Kelman
Clearly I missed the story, I muttered.
~ James Lasdun
Being a Negro's a lie, anyway. Nobody sees the real you. Nobody knows who you are inside. You just judged on what you are on the outside whatever your color. Mulatto, colored, black, it don't matter. You just a Negro to the world.
~ James McBride
I offered to pee on him, but they said no
~ James Patterson
And Max, I've put some scraps in a bowl for your dog, Mom said. It's on the floor, by the back door. The flock and I went still. Uh-oh, I thought. Total stomped up to me, his glare accusing. A bowl on the floor! he seethed. Why don't you just chain me to a stake in the yard and throw me a bone!
~ James Patterson
I shot him the bird. (Get it? I shot him the—never mind.)
~ James Patterson
Angel raised her hand. Excuse me. What does LTC stand for? She blinked innocently. Loving Tender Care?Gazzy suggested.If our instructor had had lasers for eyes, he would have sliced Gazzy in half. Lieutenant colonel, he sputtered.
~ James Patterson
Advanced life-forms, my seweet patootie. Jerks. Both of them.
~ James Patterson
I found this, though, Gazzy said excitedly, holding up a small green box. Gas-X! Like, 'X' for explosion! This is great! I'm thinking I rig this with a detonator and- Did you find that in the medicine cabinet? Dylan asked. Yeah. It's for upset stomachs, Dylan said, trying to hide a smile. He pointed to the words on the box. It's to reduce gas in you digestive system, not to create more gas to make explosions. Gazzy's face fell as Iggy said, Really? Gazzy, take it! Take the whole box!
~ James Patterson
Is that clear? said Borcht as clear as pea soup I said
~ James Patterson
He may look like an idiot and talk like an idiot, but don't let that fool you. He really is an idiot.
~ James Patterson
suspected he was a bleeding-heart lib, and he probably thought I was a right-wing warmonger. But since we never knew for sure how the other felt, we generally got along. I
~ James Patterson
Most guys never know when a girl is truly interested in them." Gilda gives me a funny, eyebrows-raised look. I don't know why.
~ James Patterson
Cinco hundred dollars. No habla español
~ James Patterson
Actually, it was more like they thought I was going to take off all my clothes and streak through the hallway.
~ James Patterson
Voulez-vous coucher avec moi ce soir. They'd sent for a translator, but nobody had shown up yet.
~ James Patterson
No? Oh, wait, that's from a different movie
~ James Patterson
Uh, that wasn't French, Rhonda.
~ James Patterson
What I think a psychic is, unfortunately, I think in this day and age, it's taken on sort of a rancid sound.
~ Sylvia Browne
The Icesave matter is complex and it is understandable that the issue has been oversimplified by many. Unfortunately some of the basic facts of the matter have been unilaterally interpreted, and sometimes distorted, giving rise to unjustified criticism of the conduct of the Icelandic authorities.
~ Johanna Siguroardottir
Unfortunately, I was making comedies in my 20s, but other people didn't realize they were comedies.
~ Laura Dern
Unfortunately, a lot people still don't understand queer culture.
~ Karamo Brown
It always weirds me out and makes me unhappy that some people think I'm Justin. I'm not. People can be talking to me and I know they think they are talking to Justin. It's hard to explain.
~ Randy Harrison
I think a lot of people think I'm either unintelligent because I'm a very happy person and I have a lot of energy or that it's a fake happiness, like fake energy. I completely understand that because it's a lot to handle, and I am a very emotional human being.
~ Dove Cameron