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70ec247 If you need something from somebody always give that person a way to hand it to you. relationships empowerment life subtlety Sue Monk Kidd
ae9d377 "The man once wrote: Tolkien had that one mostly right. I stepped forward, let the door bang closed, and snarled, "Fuck subtle." tolkien humor subtlety harry-dresden Jim Butcher
0482ff3 If you don't want to be noticed, you don't use a Star Destroyer. subtlety Timothy Zahn
6f5a1ae "We can do subtle," I assured her. "It's our middle name," Andrea added. For some odd reason Rene didn't look convinced." rene kate subtlety Ilona Andrews
c6bfde6 Bookish people, who are often maladroit people, persist in thinking they can master any subtlety so long as it's been shaped into acceptable expository prose. reading books subtlety readers Carol Shields
26f476e The subtlest lie of all is the full truth. truth untruth paradox subtlety Michael Moorcock
6d86769 Atmosphere, not action, is the great desideratum of weird fiction. Indeed, all that a wonder story can ever be is a vivid picture of a certain type of human mood. The moment it tries to be anything else it becomes cheap, puerile, and unconvincing. Prime emphasis should be given to subtle suggestion - imperceptible hints and touches of selective associative detail which express shadings of mood and build up a vague illusion of the strange reality of the unreal. Avoid bald catalogues of incredible happenings which can have no substance or meaning apart from a sustaining cloud of colour and symbolism. fiction weird-fiction subtlety H.P. Lovecraft
f678d0e He said that it was very difficult to become an astronaut. I said that I knew. You had to become an officer in the air force and you had to take lots of orders and be prepared to kill other human beings, and I couldn't take orders. Also I didn't have 20/20 vision, which you needed to be a pilot. subtlety Mark Haddon
37db0af Persuasion is a strong but subdued outrider. leadership timing subtlety Harold Bloom
8bbb117 Sublime, close at hand but mysterious With the living silence of the rose. passion subtlety Adolfo Bioy Casares