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Quotes About Guess

The boy was silent as we went. Unsurprising, this—he had seldom left London in his life before. I guessed him to be gazing about in dumbstruck admiration. "What an appalling place," he [Nathaniel] said. - Bartimaeus
~ Jonathan Stroud
He shrugged. "Let's see if I can verify your guess, Dr. Glendale." "Nicholas or Nick, please. Not—" He flashed a warning glance at Helen, but too late. "—Nicky!" she interjected. "Okay
~ Eric Flint
Tree: I'm Tree. Jayfeather: You're the six-toed cat. Alderheart: How did you guess? Jayfeather: Why else would Leafpool make so much drama of bringing us out?
~ Erin Hunter
Yes, Black Eye. I remember," said Snap. "He had a—" "Let me guess," Lucky interrupted. "A black patch of fur around one eye?" Snap cocked her head, perplexed. "How did you know?" Lucky sighed. "Never mind.
~ Erin Hunter
You've gossiped and guessed. There's no time for that! Find this cat! Choose your destiny! That is the Clan's last hope!
~ Erin Hunter
There are people who have comfortable relationships with power and people with natural antagonism to power. I think it's easy to guess where I am in that.
~ Arundhati Roy
Guess what, I might be the first hippie pinup girl.
~ Janis Joplin
In TV, you're a 'writer for hire.' That means you're trying to guess what your boss wants and delivering that story. There's a lot of spitballing. The big thing is 'breaking story,' which means coming up with a story. You do it by episode and put it all up on a board.
~ Tanya Saracho
If we all had crystal balls, we'd all know which horse to back, wouldn't we?
~ Roddy Llewellyn
I think there's a lot of intelligence out there, but that's just my guess. Question is: Are they peaceable or hostile? You could say that the peaceable ones are just going to stay at home and play with their Nintendos, so if you do meet any of them, they might be hostile.
~ Seth Shostak
I've seen one kind of stupid, and another. We all bump into each other every day of our lives, by guess and by golly, and we render our opinions whether we know anything or not, and if anybody catches us out we lie … Ah, shit on it." He shook his head. "I'm just feeling uncommonly sour today.
~ Greg Bear
I called my family, saying, "Guess what? I got a new show. It's about a cop who travels in time." And they said, "I think we've seen that one."
~ Jason O'Mara
Look, I went to a lot of trouble to come here and try to help you. I'm in more trouble than I can guess, but if you don't want my help… maybe I should have just stayed home.
~ D.L. Given, Vital Perception
guess—You know how people say, Don't borrow trouble? Well," said Morgan, "I guess it's the opposite of that. Doc is borrowing happiness." The
~ Mary Doria Russell
Yes, Black Eye. I remember," said Snap. "He had a—" "Let me guess," Lucky interrupted. "A black patch of fur around one eye?" Snap cocked her head, perplexed. "How did you know?
~ Erin Hunter
I've got my warrior name, too!" Crookedjaw?" How did you guess?" A purr rumbled in his throat. Because your tail's still straight.
~ Erin Hunter
I have no belief in The Bible or religion, but I think Armageddon was a lucky guess. I honestly think it's going to happen.
~ George Michael
Imagination has rules, but we can only guess what they are.
~ Mason Cooley
No weather forecaster can tell you for sure when to wear a rain slicker, stock up on canned goods, or evacuate a city that's in a cyclone's path. All forecasters can offer is their best guess at the atmosphere of the future, whispered by the simulated blue marble and wrapped up in uncertainty.
~ Hannah Fry
When I tell people there are three stories in 'Thunderstruck' that were from the same wrecked novel, they want to guess what they are. Nobody has. There are no characters or timelines in common. They're structured very differently. A good novel wouldn't have pulled apart so easily.
~ Elizabeth McCracken
Trust is a choice. Actually, trust is more of a desperate, hopeful guess based on limited information.
~ Jim C. Hines, Revisionary
Matlock knew he should understand what that meant. He knew he should be able to work out what 'straight' meant when referring to a woman who was biologically male. He took a guess.
~ Ben Elton
A poet should always be 'collaborating' with his public, but this public, in the mass, cannot make itself heard, and he has to guess at its requirements and its criticisms.
~ Louis MacNeice
Not a single opinion poll this week! Never mind! We'll try to guess our own intentions by ourselves...
~ Fabrice