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Quotes About Quietly

The knight of the Way who thinks only of sitting quietly at home is not worthy to be called a knight.
~ Confucius
If you want a revolution/grow a new mind/and do it quietly if you can
~ Unknown
The last time I saw you," Grey said, very quietly, "I came within an inch of putting a bullet through your head. Don't give me cause to regret my restraint." He let go and stood up. "Stay away from my son—stay away from me. And if you will take a well-meant bit of advice—go back to France. Quickly.
~ Diana Gabaldon
From the outset, he had assumed that his word as a gentleman would be accepted and that the whole affair would be settled quietly, the way Savannah had settled past incidents involving prominent suspects
~ John Berendt
By all appearances, the shooting had been self-defense or, at worst, a spur-of-the-moment crime of passion. Matters like these were traditionally settled quietly, especially when the accused was a highly respected, affluent individual with no criminal record. Savannahians were well aware of past killings in which well-connected suspects were never charged, no matter how obvious their guilt.
~ John Berendt
It gave me a queer feeling. Yesterday or the day before, while I had been going about my business, quietly and in private, some unknown person ? some stranger ? had gone to the trouble of marking my name on this envelope.
~ Diane Setterfield
Evening of a hot day started the little wind to moving among the leaves. The shade climbed up the hills toward the top. On the sand banks the rabbits sat as quietly as little gray, sculptured stones.
~ John Steinbeck
My horse was so late getting home, he tiptoed into the stable.
~ Henny Youngman
The words were spoken quietly, not in anger, but they were laced with a malevolence that only a fool would choose to ignore.
~ Martina Cole
What were you doing with her?" I ask quietly. "Apart from questioning her about your whereabouts, I was listening to the most intriguing story about my life moonlighting as a kidnapper.
~ Melina Marchetta
I felt a heat containing the colors of autumn. The dark stone in my heart pulsed quietly, igniting like a coal in a hearth. Who is in my heart? I wondered.
~ Patti Smith
So they returned to the city quietly that day, as people steal away in humiliation after fleeing a battle.
~ 2 Samuel 19:3