Witty English Sayings Novels & Stories

Zaria retorted with an eye roll and Yara shot her an icy look. "Oh and you're being a dumb clown because, 'who else' isn't the same thing as 'no one'. Don't forget to take English classes seriously. " She shot back which made everyone erupt into fits of laughter. Burn.

"I swear, you are such a ding-a-ling!" "Will you stop hitting me?!" he growled, rubbing his head again. "I'm already dumb and you are making it worst!" As much as I was annoyed with my best friend, I couldn't help but laugh at his statement. True, Wade is a bit slow, but he isn't that retarded slow; but for making him admit to himself that he's dumb, it's just taking the piss. Oh, the idiocy of it all... "Glad to be some amusement to you," he said, clearly annoyed. "Geez, I might as well make a career out of being a human punching bag."

“Two eighty, please.” He counted out the exact change and dropped it on the bar, the sound clinking over the music. “Do you often go home with college kids who wank more often than they fuck?” 'Wank'. What a wonderful word. “Why are you smiling?” I licked my lips. “Wank. It’s a very British word.” “I’m British, if you hadn’t noticed.” “I noticed. Somewhere between you hooking my legs over your shoulders and pinning me against my car.” I leaned against the bar again. “Does it matter if I leave work with college guys?”

Lewis Woodley. He woke up furious. He was feeling what Elsie was used to feeling every morning she woke up all alone on a six by six bed, lonely, sad, angry and regretting. In Swahili they say: mkuki Kwa nguruwe mtamu Kwa na binadamu mchungu. Do unto others what you'd want them to do unto you. Whoever said that should have made a billboard out of it_ spearing a pig for sport is so fun until the same spear pierces the human, it's very painful. There is always no fun in getting others do what we do to them, especially when it’s mean.

Her speech boosted Alice's morale and she replied, " None" " Yes, None", she said and took her eyes, " So don't ever think there's nothing you can't do, no matter what it is, as long as you put your mind to it, determined and focused, there's nothing, I mean nothing, that you can't do", " What if none of our plans works?", she said worriedly, " They don't work because she's alive, they'll work when she's not".

She huffed in annoyance, "You're no fun. Anyway, you know who's coming back to town?" "Yeah, I know. That's why I'm asking, isn't it?" Her gaze narrowed at me. "Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, my dear Camiela." "That's not the full quote, my dear Shirley," I mocked. "Then what is?" My gaze fell to the floor as my elbow hit my purse, causing it to tumble onto the ground and send all my belongings pouring out. I groaned in annoyance and stood kneeling down to pick it up. "Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit—"

“You just attacked his men. That’s not exactly what allies do to each other.” He purses his lips thoughtfully. “Isn’t it? I had no idea!” I roll my eyes. “You know, they say sarcasm is the lowest form of wit…” He grins wider. “Oh, but that quote is incomplete. Oscar Wilde actually said ‘Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit but the highest form of intelligence.’” I scowl. “It doesn’t change the fact that it’s not nice. It’s self-serving.” “How so?” I take a deep breath, eager to talk and distract him so he won’t decide something uncool. Like hurt me, for one. I need to stay alive until Kaan finds me. “It aims to belittle the other person and make the one who uses it feel superior.”

“Joy, you are really smart, but not enough. You are just full of yourself.” “Fucking retard, what are you talking about?” Joy stopped laughing and looked at him scornfully. “I am saying, quick wits are nothing before absolute power.” Kaze put his smile away and said, “Show it to her.”

Stop flattering yourself. "Without you, I won't die; I'll only live better."

"He has money, and he loves me. I just couldn't go with him because if I reject you, then I will have to go to work." "Killing two stones with one bird, huh?" he remarked. Furrowing my brows, I corrected him, "You mean killing two birds with one stone, right?" I muttered, and he took a moment to process what I had just said before chuckling, and then laughing. "How foolish of me to forget such a thing," he chuckled, finding this exchange amusing. I couldn't understand what was so funny about our conversation. "I will not allow you to punish Evelyn," I asserted.