Quotes About Tone

Rose, will you come with me to the feeders?" asked Christian. He spoke in a flat tone, and his expression was unreadable. "I'm not guarding you today." "Yeah, well, I miss your charming company.

Words can," Susan said. "And tone of voice. You're just so goddamned autonomous that you won't explain yourself to anybody.

Something sinister in the tone Told me my secret must be known: Word I was in the house alone Somehow must have gotten abroad, Word I was in my life alone, Word I had no one left but God.

In an incredulous tone, he said, You don't know the meaning of virtue! Of course I do-it means your thong must be white. (Sabine)

His tone dripping condescension, Lothaire crooned, "Ah children, it's not yet story time." He closed his eyes and turned away, saying over his shoulder, "To anyone who contemplates even nearing me while I sleep: I will garrote you with your own viscera.

You're more than that, said the Scarecrow, in a grieved tone; you're a humbug. Exactly so! declared the little man, rubbing his hands together as if it pleased him. I am a humbug.

It is but honest that I should acknowledge at the beginning of my recital that I was born an ordinary Woggle-Bug, began the creature, in a frank and friendly tone.

Words are in this respect like water, that they often take their taste, flavour, and character, from the mouth out of which they proceed, as the water from the channel through which it flows.

I think with romantic comedies it's a lot about tone, because different romantic comedies have different tones.

I also juggle," he said in a grave tone, "and am quite adept with a deck of cards.

Often, focusing on the words spoken precludes figuring out what sparked a crisis, because the culprits are not words but tone of voice, intonation, and unstated implications and assumptions.

I don't like your tone." "I don't like your shoes.

Leadership isn't just legislation, that it's a matter of persuading people and giving them confidence, and bringing them together and setting a tone.

The Indian Summer of life should be a little sunny and a little sad, like the season, and infinite in wealth and depth of tone, but never hustled.

Harlow. I can tell by the tone of her voice. Plus, she's being condescending,

Is that your professional take on the situation?" I kept my voice dry and caustic. This wasn't worth yelling over. It wasn't even worth a heated whisper.

I don't need your permission to search your locker." The headmaster's tone drew my attention back in his direction. This, I inferred from the rise in volume, was supposed to be the voice of authority. If you didn't need my permission, I thought, then why did you ask for it?

Who are you talking to, McGuire? Because you couldn't be talking to me. Not in that tone.

the West European media report almost nothing that they associate with America in a neutral, matter-of-fact manner. Most things engender a palpable tone of irritation, derision, annoyance, dismissal.

David?" Dave had been home five minutes when he heard his mom come in the front door and call his name. He was upstairs. In the bathroom. She called again. "David, answer me!" To be more specific, Dave was sitting on the toilet. "DAVID! ANSWER ME!" Dave knew that tone of voice. He had to do something right away. So he reached over and banged on the inside of the bathroom door. It was the wrong move. His mom was up those front stairs and

As we age, we lose our muscle tone. Thats how we gain weight.

The Les Paul was more challenging because of the weight of it, but the tone was there that the Fender will never have and vice versa. So you have to make a decision as to what you're going to have as your main instrument. After seeing Hendrix, I thought, 'I'll stick with the 'Strat.'

People often don't hydrate enough - they don't drink enough water. One will see marked improvement in their overall wellness, in their skin tone, even in their hair, if they hydrate enough.

A word can change so much depending on how you say it, or how you sing it.