"Quietly" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... course I was glad that Prussian militarism was finished. He answered: "A painful operation, and we all hope that the patient may survive it; also we hope that the surgeon has not contracted the disease." Just as quietly as that. ...
— They Call Me Carpenter • Upton Sinclair
... what was called a sporting man, and therefore could not have secretly accumulated debts while appearing rich. It was shown, also, that his character was stainless; that he was essentially a domestic man, living quietly at Dalton Hall with his wife and child, and therefore, from his worldly means as well as from his personal character and surroundings, it was morally impossible for him ...
— The Living Link • James De Mille
... in hypnotism, Dr. Miller?" asked Miss Brush, quietly addressing her neighbor, a young scientist whose specialty ...
— The Shadow World • Hamlin Garland
... his twenties, younger than I had expected. He was trim, well built, with a quietly alert face. Two rows of ribbons testified to his wartime service. When Jesse Stay introduced me, Boggs gave me a curiously searching look. It could have been merely his usual way of appraising people he met. But all through our talk, ...
— The Flying Saucers are Real • Donald Keyhoe
... Lupin quietly pushed away the telephone. Then, taking Daubrecq by the arm, he made him sit in a chair by his side ...
— The Crystal Stopper • Maurice LeBlanc
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