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And briefly and succinctly, he put Miss Marple's theory of the crime before the doctor, ending up with her final suggestion. — Agatha Christie

You are this universe experiencing itself, very briefly, as a human. — Eckhart Tolle

He reflected briefly that someone up there was watching over him. 'Thanks a lot,' he said bitterly. — Terry Pratchett

My Dad was briefly an Everton player and I used to follow them as a boy. — Michael Owen

Let me go," I said, my gaze dropping to his hand, holding the hem of my jacket. He closed his eyes briefly.
"I don't know how," he whispered. — Claire Contreras

People who can speak well, speak briefly. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

She wondered briefly if perhaps she could leave her broken heart here in the cemetery and just take the rest of her home. — Jen Meyers

Nicholas wondered briefly if it was his destiny to be surrounded by women possessing varying degrees of murderous intent. — Alexandra Bracken

The memory became only a briefly noted thought, analytical rather than emotional. — Maggie Stiefvater

I briefly considered doing Edgar Allan Poe and just swearing a lot. — Andy Richter

Fine, I'll touch you, briefly, but only because you sound like you need the praise that your body's hot, and I'm totally selfless like that. — Kyle Adams

Over the course of human history, many items have briefly flourished as means of exchange, only to be demonetarized. Now, we have demonetarized money. — Markham Shaw Pyle

Some people we glimpse as chasms, briefly but deeply, even to the death of us. Others are shallow places you never seem to get across. — Denis Johnson

A device in the arm of his chair made an obscene noise. The murals on the chair suggested disturbing things being done to some briefly unlucky beings. — Christina Engela

It was as if we'd pressed ourselves together until his bones passed through mine and we were the same person, ever so briefly. — Paula McLain

Two ghosts, briefly rescued from oblivion; a small act of reclamation, a chance to make amends.
-Paul Murray, SKIPPY DIES — Paul Murray

I have a B.A. in Spanish, so briefly I thought that somebody might pay me to speak Spanish badly in another country, like Norway. — Karen Russell

The more a subject is understood, the more briefly it may be explained. — Thomas Jefferson

For grace may only be found briefly, and always in the midst of madness. — Catherynne M Valente

The three most important things a man has are, briefly, his private parts, his money, and his religious opinions. — Samuel Butler

The Law of Triviality ... briefly stated, it means that the time spent on any item of the agenda will be in inverse proportion to the sum involved. — C. Northcote Parkinson

I was briefly bitter. — Margot Kidder

When she woke briefly during her last illness and found all her family around her bedside: "Am I dying or is this my birthday?" — Nancy Astor

Briefly he has lived in a dream more real than all his miserable life. — James Tiptree Jr.

I remember trying steroids very briefly in the 1989 -1990 off season, and then after I was injured in 1993, I used steroids again. — Mark McGwire

We are far more revealing by the questions we ask than the answers we give. Answer briefly to sense where their questions are heading. — Kare Anderson

All Americans come from Ohio originally, if only briefly. — Dawn Powell

The terrorist attacks of 9/11 briefly disrupted celebrations of a world globalised by capital and consumption. — Pankaj Mishra

Speak briefly and to the point. — Cato The Younger

After one of the lectures in Philadelphia, a woman asked Chesterton what made women talk so much, to which he replied, briefly, 'God, Madam'. — Ian T. Ker

Keep silence for the most part, and speak only when you must, and then briefly. — Epictetus

When I leap, I briefly see the world as it is and as it should be. — Cornelius Eady

Do stop flirting with my husband," said Tessa.
"I shall not," Magnus declared, "but I will pause briefly so that I may catch up on your news. — Cassandra Clare

Bob and I [Carl Bernstein]embraced and held each other briefly. There was a whole lifetime of emotions and journalism in this moment. — Bob Woodward

Was it possible in any relationship to not disappoint, to do anything more than only briefly rekindle the initial fatal illusion? — Lily King

When I fuck you, Mr. Day, it will not be briefly. It will be long and hard and extremely thorough. I'm going to take pains with you. — K.J. Charles

Summoning those memories was like touching a burning pot. She could do it only briefly before she had to pull away. — Stephanie Perkins

briefly to have stabilised, and a hundred initiatives — M.R. Carey

She wondered, briefly, if she was beautiful, decided she was and blew a kiss to her reflection — Kerry Greenwood

I'm an economist by training. I don't really work as an economist. I only worked briefly as an economist. — Ben Stein

Briefly, to program it requires an absolute understanding of how all 65,536 processors are interconnected. — Philip Emeagwali

Saige, Mother is ... " I briefly close my eyes and swallow, clearing my mouth from saliva. "Mother is dead. — Jada Berglund

She briefly wished she did have some sort of magic so she could shoot a bolt of lightning through his head. — Marissa Meyer

When migraines briefly became a campaign issue for me, it appeared that political foes were maybe playing the gender card. — Michele Bachmann

He was, albeit only briefly, the hero of the world's hopes. — David Cannadine

There are things that don't deserve to be said briefly. — Jean Rostand

When we had the 'flash crash' in 2010, where the price of some stocks briefly fell to zero, high-frequency trading played a big role in that event. — Brad Katsuyama

Before leaving, I met them briefly. Thad and Ruben were among them. Then there was Annar, Orion, Stephan (pronounced Steh-fawn), — Kristen Ashley

This mountain, the arched back of the earth risen before us, it made me feel humble, like a beggar, just lucky to be here at all, even briefly. — Bridget Asher

Unfortunately, I never knew my father and when I did, it was very briefly. — Francis Capra

Briefly, I was a journalist in my twenties, although not a very good one. I didn't quite grasp the whole concept of accuracy. — Jennifer Finney Boylan

We were talking briefly about cocaine ... yeah. Anything that makes you paranoid and impotent, give me more of that! — Robin Williams

I started writing short fiction very briefly, as I imagine is the case for some novelists. — William Gibson

Mori looked across and was, briefly, a languageless, inhuman thing rescued from the sea and asked for an impious favour. — Natasha Pulley

[The Psalms are] a Little Bible, wherein everything contained in the entire Bible is beautifully and briefly comprehended. — Martin Luther

I'd worked at the World Bank briefly as an undergrad and studied poverty levels around the world - particularly those earning less than $1.25 a day. — Leila Janah

I worked at a law firm in New York very briefly. — Peter Thiel

Albacore tuna has a mild flavor that's delicious served raw or seared briefly on the outside so that it's still rare on the inside. — Tom Douglas

And I love you too." His fingers skate the edge of my jaw, dance briefly
over my lips. "You should know that. You have to know that. — Lauren Oliver

I thought, briefly, that I would never feel as intensely connected to the world, to another human being, as I did at that moment. — Jojo Moyes

And what do you know of love?"
"That it must be a choice."
"Oh, my naive thief. " I pause briefly to meet his gaze. "Love is rarely a choice. — Jessica Khoury

Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable. — H.L. Mencken

August briefly tried that on for size. Wondered if he longed for summer because summer made it so much easier to breathe. — Catherine Ryan Hyde

Sheep can befriend a hungry wolf only for briefly. — Jim Butcher

Running removes us briefly from the fragmentation and depersonalization of the digital world — Amby Burfoot

I've never lost perspective on who I am. Well, maybe briefly, but generally I'm pretty balanced. — Sting

No man pleases by silence; many I please by speaking briefly. — Ausonius

I love Chicago. I lived there briefly for three months and kept a boat under one of those space-age buildings. It was very Jetsons. — Candace Bushnell

We welcome passion, for the mind is briefly let off duty. — Mignon McLaughlin

Money not spent on a luxury one considered even briefly is the equivalent of windfall income and should be spent accordingly. — Calvin Trillin

The tongue of the adder, visible only briefly, is a small matter. — L.E. Modesitt Jr.

I'll see you later, he says, and as he does, he runs his finger briefly over my wrist. It passes over me like air, and makes me shiver like a kiss. — David Levithan

Life is like a comet that briefly crosses the night sky without almost being noticed — Bangambiki Habyarimana

I attempted briefly to consecrate myself in the public library, believing every crack in my soul could be chinked with a book. — Barbara Kingsolver

She was irritated, briefly, by the thought that she might be becoming more mature. Why should she become a better person when no one else did? — Sophie Hannah

I am a sassenach, after all," I said, seeing it. He touched my face briefly with a rueful smile. "Aye, mo duinne. But you're my sassenach. — Diana Gabaldon

Then she realizes there's nothing meaningful or particularly interesting about seeing a celebrity in person, or even meeting one briefly. — Matt Wallace

Once upon a time we were briefly friends with benefits. Now we're just friends at a benefit. — Sarina Bowen

The resulting units may be called binary digits, or more briefly, bits. — James Gleick

I felt bad when George Bush was booed. But only briefly. My sympathy for that man has a half-life of about four seconds. — Dick Cavett

Give not advice without being asked, and when desired, do it briefly. — George Washington

The scientific truth may be put quite briefly; eat moderately, having an ordinary mixed diet, and don't worry. — Sir Robert Hutchison, 1st Baronet

I've sold a lot of different product. Very briefly, I sold Time Life Books on the phone. — Andy Kindler

He was a part of my life, however briefly
a happy part. — Emily Hainsworth

Captain Leonard introduced me briefly to Mr. Overholt, the — Diana Gabaldon

He wondered briefly if she always got people to do her bidding just by looking at them. — E.J. Fisch

In reverent pauses, when we slow down and think about the gift of life, we may briefly touch humility. — Bryant McGill

If I could define enlightenment briefly I would say it is 'the quiet acceptance of what is'. — Wayne Dyer

Human beings, little bags of thinking water held up briefly by fragile accumulations of calcium ... — Terry Pratchett

They're girls," she replied briefly. "They were born in danger and will live their lives in that condition, regardless of circumstance. — Diana Gabaldon

Bein' cooped up indoors. The little finger waggled briefly. — Diana Gabaldon

Clary looked at Jace closely, trying to read his face. It was like a book written in a foreign language that she'd studies all too briefly. — Cassandra Clare

She can't change the past." "It's not the past she's thinking of." He set his hand briefly on my shoulder. "It's the future. — Sylvia Day

In life we have many disappointments. Those who go on to greater things dwell on the disappointments briefly and then move on — Zig Ziglar

We're only here briefly. And while I'm here I want to allow myself joy. — Amy Adams

I briefly thought of becoming a priest but quickly saw that would be ridiculous. — Armando Iannucci

As a Christian, I try to meditate or pray at least once a day, however briefly. — Jay Parini

Cardinal: You are a wise man. You will lead us well.
Mortati: I am an old man. I would lead you briefly. — Dan Brown

His eyes burned with intensity. I wondered briefly if someone
he knew was being held in that cold room that smelled like death. Someone he loved? — Jaye Wells

She did not know it then, that some of the moving force in our life are meant to touch us briefly and go there way. — Ruskin Bond