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Retort Quotes

Violence, came the retort, is the last refuge of the incompetent Picture Quote #1

Audiences are always better pleased with a smart retort, some joke or epigram, than with any amount of reasoning Picture Quote #1

I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct Picture Quote #1

The first, ‘the retort courteous’ the second, ‘the quip modest’ the third, ‘the reply churlish’ the fourth, ‘the reproof valiant’ the fifth, ‘the countercheck quarrelsome’ the sixth, ‘the lie with circumstance’ the seventh, ‘the lie direct’ Picture Quote #1

I am aware that many critics consider the conditions in the stars not sufficiently extreme... the stars are not hot enough. The critics lay themselves open to an obvious retort: we tell them to go and find a hotter place Picture Quote #1

A woman springs a sudden reproach upon you which provokes a hot retort, and then she will presently ask you to apologize Picture Quote #1

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A robin said to an angleworm as he ate him I am sorry but a bird has to live somehow the worm being slow witted could not gather his dissent into a wise crack and retort he was effectually swallowed before he could turn a phrase Picture Quote #1

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Violence, came the retort, is the last refuge of the incompetent (Retort Quotes) Audiences are always better pleased with a smart retort, some joke or epigram, than with any amount of reasoning (Retort Quotes) I will name you the degrees. The first, the Retort Courteous; the second, the Quip Modest; the third, the Reply Churlish; the fourth, the Reproof Valiant; the fifth, the Countercheck Quarrelsome; the sixth, the Lie with Circumstance; the seventh, the Lie Direct (Retort Quotes) The first, ‘the retort courteous’ the second, ‘the quip modest’ the third, ‘the reply churlish’ the fourth, ‘the reproof valiant’ the fifth, ‘the countercheck quarrelsome’ the sixth, ‘the lie with circumstance’ the seventh, ‘the lie direct’ (Retort Quotes) I am aware that many critics consider the conditions in the stars not sufficiently extreme... the stars are not hot enough. The critics lay themselves open to an obvious retort: we tell them to go and find a hotter place (Retort Quotes) A woman springs a sudden reproach upon you which provokes a hot retort, and then she will presently ask you to apologize (Retort Quotes) A robin said to an angleworm as he ate him I am sorry but a bird has to live somehow the worm being slow witted could not gather his dissent into a wise crack and retort he was effectually swallowed before he could turn a phrase (Retort Quotes)