#wicked

According to this way of arguing, there will be no true principles in the world; for there are none but what may be wrested and perverted to serve bad purposes, either through the weakness or wickedness of men. ↗

— Jonathan Mayhew

#arguing #bad #either #his way #may

With two leftover husbands to account for, my wicked soul has just about shriveled and died. ↗

— Mercedes McCambridge

#account #died #husbands #just #leftover

The thing that made Groucho special was the way he used his body parts. He also had a wicked tongue. People didn't realize it, but when Groucho said something, he meant it. ↗

— Sidney Sheldon

#body #groucho #had #his #made

Foolishness is indeed the sister of wickedness. ↗

— Sophocles

#indeed #sister #wickedness

Keyholes are the occasions of more sin and wickedness, than all other holes in this world put together. ↗

— Laurence Sterne

#more #occasions #other #put #sin

She was not sorry. And if it was the wine telling her that, then she would tell the wine the same thing tomorrow. She was not sorry. ↗

— Mary Balogh

#mary-balogh #romance #slightly #wicked #humor

'So this is it' he thought. After everything he had been through, after all the mysteries and fighting and fleeting moments of hope, they were just going to kill him with some sort of poison gas? Stupid, that was what this was. Stupid. He had battled Grievers and Cranks, survived a gunshot and infection. WICKED. They were the ones who'd saved him. And now they were just going to gas him to death? ↗

— Josh Dashner The Scorch Trials

#pointless-death #poisonous-gas #wicked #death

Your transparency is just another one of your disguises, isn't it? ↗

— Gregory Maguire

#lion #wicked #men

The overdressed traveler betrays more interest in being seen than in seeing, while the true traveler knows that the novel world about her serves as the most appropriate accessory. ↗

— Gregory Maguire

#inspirational #travel #wicked #inspirational

I've always thought Prince Charming in 'Cinderella' was the most boring role; I'd rather be the Wicked Witch. ↗

— Jude Law

#boring #charming #cinderella #i #most