No Reply Quotes

My part," was the prompt reply, "was to run away, and the Lord's part was to run after me until He caught me. — Hannah Whitall Smith

Tragedy when ridiculed by comedy does not condescend a reply. — Xenocrates

Clavo saca clavo. Nothing sacas nothing, you reply. No one will ever be like her. — Junot Diaz

When asked why I write psychological horror, I always reply that this form is the most intimate way to reach a reader. Think about it. — Wayne Allen Sallee

It is ok if you talk to a rock, but it is not ok if you expect any reply! — Mehmet Murat Ildan

Three men had approached her at a bar, one asking if he could buy her a drink. Her reply had been, "Sure. Petrol, please. Unleaded. — Tessa Bailey

I make no other answer than the act,
the Master said: "The only fit reply
to a fit request is silence and the fact." [XXIV] — Dante Alighieri

Trout had no reply. He had hoped to get through what little remained of his life without ever having to touch another human being again. — Kurt Vonnegut

he received no reply. — Fyodor Dostoyevsky

Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply. — Stephen R. Covey

In reply to 'how do I flirt with people?':
Just be yourself and not want anything out of anybody. Desire is the killer of all smoothness. — Patrick Stump

Believe me, there exists no such dilemma as that in which a gentleman is placed when he is forced to reply to a blackguard. — Edgar Allan Poe

Can we go too fast in saving souls? If anyone still wants a reply, let him ask the lost souls in Hell. — William Booth

A wise man was once asked what was the most difficult truth in life to uncover. His reply was: 'to know thyself'. — Jean Sasson

When asked, 'Shall I tell my mother I'm gay?', I reply, 'Never tell your mother anything. — Quentin Crisp

When asked why I don't believe in God I reply, quite simply, "vaginas". — Robert Clark

Above the wrist? Or below the wrist? — Dan Chaon

It was better to answer, no matter how ineptly, thank to withhold a reply. Because sometimes silence could wound someone nearly as badly as a bullet. — Lisa Kleypas

Hell is an outrage on humanity. When you tell me that your deity made you in his image, I reply that he must have been very ugly. — Victor Hugo

You have to try to reply to criticism with your intellect, not your ego. — Mike Brearley

I couldn't think of a reply except No, so I said, 'Sure. — Olivia Sudjic

I know you." It's a statement, not a question ... "No," I reply ... "I want to. — M. Leighton

Waiting and waiting and waiting... for somebody to reply... but nobody is going to reply. — Deyth Banger

If anyone accuses me of contradicting myself, I shall reply; I have been wrong once or more often, however I do not aspire to be always wrong. — Luc De Clapiers

Just because as human beings, what we can't have is what we reply in our head over and over again before we go to sleep. — Taylor Swift

If someone asks you why you're oppressing a world and you reply with a lot of poetic crap, no. I guess there can't be a meeting of minds. — Roger Zelazny

You may well ask me why ... I took the time to write [books]. I can only reply that I do not know. There was no why about it. I had to: that was all. — George Bernard Shaw

Hello?" No reply. My shoulders sag. "What's the point of a staircase if no one is here to watch my entrance? — Stephanie Perkins

If you step on a serpent, it will reply you with its fangs. — Matshona Dhliwayo

I shouted into the phone, but there was no reply. Silence floated up from the receiver like smoke from the mouth of a gun. — Haruki Murakami

Did you really say y'all to me? Did i actually make a political statement to which your non sequitur reply was, 'Are y'all vegetarians? — Blanche McCrary Boyd

People ask why are you so strange and I always reply why are you so normal ... — Shadowstorm Norwicca

No mourners," Jesper said as he tossed his rifle to Rotty. "No funerals," the rest of the Dregs murmured in reply. — Leigh Bardugo

Do village girls reply with love letters to the boys? No, village girls invented body and sign language. — Victor Ehikhamenor

There was no reply. That in itself was encouraging. They trudged on, Luke stealing admiring glances at her when she wasn't looking. — Alan Dean Foster

To listen closely and reply well is the highest perfection we are able to attain in the art of conversation. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

And then in response to a reply audible to no one but him, Gwilherm de Vannes, bravest of men, gave one last contented sigh and closed his eyes. — Ariana Franklin

People tell me they open my e-mails first, because they aren't demands and you don't need to reply. They're simply for pleasure. — David Hockney

Pakistan is running away from talks which will be held only when we get reply. Time available is only tonight. — Sushma Swaraj

Wrath what do you say"
"Fuck' came the reply
"Appropriate word choice, my lord, but not really an answer". — J.R. Ward

When I was on the other side, my reply became, "I can't imagine either, but I have no choice." I — Sheryl Sandberg

I know that shorter messages are better in terms of reply rate. The optimal length is something like 50 characters. Characters, not words. — Christian Rudder

They say, 'Nothing can be done here!' I reply, 'I know no such word in the vocabulary I adopt!' — Dorothea Dix

What do you think the Order is going to do?" he asks.
"Help us open a door to Hell, if we're lucky," I reply. Lucky. Ha ha. The irony. — Kendare Blake

I'm drinking your reply. Maybe isn't too hot or cold, so I'm chugging it. — Jarod Kintz

A fool hath no dialogue within himself, the first thought carrieth him without the reply of a second. — E. F. L. Wood, 1st Earl Of Halifax

The impromptu reply is precisely the touchstone of the man of wit. — Moliere

M. de Charlus made no reply and looked as if he had not heard, which was one of his favourite forms of rudeness. — Marcel Proust

The usual complaint is, 'I have no other way of earning a living.' The harsh reply can be, 'Do you have to live?' — Tertullian

My reply is: the software has no known bugs, therefore it has not been updated. — Wietse Venema

Lucky she was, she would reply, with no children to break her back, no husband to break her heart. — Yiyun Li

Man or woman?" I asked. "Oh, man, of course. No woman would ever send a reply-paid telegram. She would have come. — Arthur Conan Doyle

That, Eddie thought, was an exceedingly clever reply. Roland had said I can't answer ... but that wasn't the same thing as I don't know. Far from it. — Stephen King

I'm often asked whether I believe in Global Warming. I now just reply with the question: "Do you believe in Gravity?" — Neil DeGrasse Tyson

Forgetting her promise of no questions, Littlest suddenly asked, "Might we be human?" But Fastidious did not reply. — Lois Lowry

Russell didn't reply. He was dumbstruck by — David Downing

I ask myself, 'why am I so lazy?' and am too lazy to reply. — Rose Wilder Lane

One need ask only 'What for? What am I to unify my being for?' The reply is: Not for my own sake. — Martin Buber

Silence is true wisdom's best reply. — Euripides

Be patient when you listen, be gracious when you reply, and be wise when you act. — Matshona Dhliwayo

[She] did not reply. She didn't want to talk to anyone. She just wanted to listen to what her bewildered heart was telling her. — Cornelia Funke

What's the meaning of life?"
"I have been programmed by Hexus to reply 'meatballs,'" it says. — Lydia Kang

Commence," was Monsieur Defarge's not unreasonable reply, "at the commencement. — Charles Dickens

People ask me how long it took to make a work. I reply by giving them my age. — Ted Godwin

If you meet a woman in a burqa, she can't reply to your smile. It's a denial of identity. — Jean-Francois Cope

I called Hawk and told him he couldn't possibly, considering they cost nearly double the price of the Choos.
His reply, "Babe," then disconnect. — Kristen Ashley

When people say to me less is more I reply, 'More is more'. — Dolly Parton

One should never expect anyone to reply to one's questions. — Patrick Modiano

I love you, babe." Warmth spread through him like sunshine in the morning. He had to stop grinning long enough to type a reply. "I love you back. — A.E. Via

I feel a normal temperature,' I reply, slightly — Jessica Brody

I can't reply because my mind has gone somewhere else entirely, and it's not — Paula Hawkins

We're not friends, Mark," I reply sadly. "We're strangers with memories. — Kristen Proby

Surprise me! Yogi's reply when he was asked by his wife, Carmen, where he would like to be buried — Yogi Berra

As soon as you discover the truth it's already gone: the moment passed. I ask: what is it? Reply: it's not. — Clarice Lispector

What can you do if they have slapped you with a legal notice? You have to reply. For all you know, they have taken you to jail or something. — Kangana Ranaut

The only fit reply to a fit request is silence and the fact. — Dante Alighieri

Were I asked, what is a fairytale? I should reply, Read Undine: that is a fairytale. — George MacDonald

But what is truth? 'Twas Pilate's question put
To Truth itself, that deign'd him no reply. — William Cowper

Life in the fast lane," Michael's reply. "You have to adjust for inflation. — Jennifer Lynn Barnes

How about you ask me something like, "What do you want more than anything?" and I reply with, "A hellhound in my bed"? — Amanda Carlson

I am on fire within.
There comes no murmur of reply.
What is it that will take away my sin,
And save me lest I die? — Alfred Lord Tennyson

Brad's smile reflects mine. "Morning, cutie." I melt just like the Wicked Witch. "Morning," I reply, unable to do anything else but smile. — Beth Michele

You do get some weirdos, but if there are any nice people out there who want to write to me pleasantly, then they'll get a pleasant reply back! — Katie Price

You talk to me as if from a distance And I reply with impressions chosen from another time. — Brian Eno

The major dilemma is that we tend to listen to reply, while all we should do is: listen to understand and feel. — Akilnathan Logeswaran

Should anyone knock at my heart and say, 'Who lives here?' I should reply, 'Not Martin Luther, but the Lord Jesus Christ.' — Martin Luther