Quotes About Misunderstanding

Woof," he said sadly. "Poor Hound," said Batty. "Poor Hound, indeed." Mr. Penderwick was not sympathetic. "Even he should know not to eat towels.

It seemed that the closer the girls got to Mrs. Tifton, the louder Skye squished, like a monster jellyfish with feet.

and this was absolutely, totally true—that she could have Pearson, because I don't want him, and besides, I'd already told him to go soak his head, so I was sure he didn't like me anymore. And then she thanked me over and over, and so I hugged her to get her to shut up." "That was very kind of you," said Mr. Penderwick when it was clear that she was done. He sounded like he was choking.

but so far it had only been used by Hound, who'd thought it was a leash and dragged Batty around accordingly.

Much blood has been spilled over words, and a great deal of it over the word 'God.' (125)

You thinks there's this thing between us, but there never was, and there never will be. - Amy Cahill

It's like you can't have a real conversation with anyone.

Monkeys can't talk, stupid!

But the thing I'm finding out is some people don't really appreciate it when you'r trying to be helpful.

Most people don't seem to appreciate a person as honest as me. So don't ask me how George Washington ever got to be president.

We can both read the same document, but have a different understanding of it.

She tucked her chin to her chest and looked at me like I was a Neanderthal. Except I remembered that scientists had recently discovered that Neanderthals were actually probably capable of complex thought and communication so that analogy wouldn't work anymore.

Fone Bone: HOLD IT! Thorn thinks Gran'ma Ben can help us get back to Boneville! Phoney Bone: IT'S NOT WORTH IT! LET GO OF ME! Fone Bone: Would you wait a minute?!! We can explain everything! Phoney Bone: HELP! HELP! They've destroyed my cousin's brain!! OH MY GOSH! THey've already milked you haven't they?!!

I realized I was ignoring my girlfriend. I couldn't remember, was it two in the pink and one in the stink? Three in the pink and two in the stink? How many went in the stink?" ~ Jeff strand

Helen?" I asked. "Andrew! Are you okay? What happened?" "Nothing, this whole thing was just a big misunderstanding. They actually wanted to try to interest us in a multi-level marketing scheme, but they got mixed up and tried to kill us instead.

I did call you a pair of overdeveloped, single-cell Cro-Magnons." "Did you?" "Well I have now." "Nobody calls me an overdeveloped, single-bell crow magnet." "No. I bet nobody does.

Tony's wife, Carol, would always get mad at

There are only three kinds of Irishmen who can't understand women. Young men, old men and men of middle age.

I stopped walking and wrapped my arms tightly around him. You know I can hear your heart. Could you hear it breaking when I accused you of getting my cartoon pulled? he asked. I held my head back so I could look him directly in the eye. I didn't pull it. You couldn't have, he replied, because I did.

Frankly, I'm guessing that before getting to my house today, Shoshanna had thought the Hoover Dam was some kind of vacuum cleaner attachment.

Well, that's what they said. (It could have just been indigestion, though.)

She saw now that she could not tell him about the books she had loved any more than she could make him see the palm trees swaying under a brilliant blue sky.

just because people can hear each other across the divide does not mean they can necessarily understand each other

Harry tucked her arm through his and marched her to the door. Stop! What? Men could be so obtuse. Do I look like I've just been tumbled? Harry's lips twitched. You look like the most beautiful woman in the world. He kissed her soundly again. He hadn't exactly answered her question, but it was too late now.