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There is no scent so pleasant to my nostrils as that faint, subtle reek which comes from an ancient book. — Arthur Conan Doyle

The more subtle and elegant you are in hiding your plot points, the better you are as a writer. — Billy Wilder

Reality has always proved to be much more sophisticated and subtle than any preconceived philosophy. — Michio Kaku

We who are beyond the mortal world see many things from the edges; we hear the subtle shifts of rhythm in the beat of a blackening heart. — Emmanuelle De Maupassant

I like two men, two guns that kind of thing, I don't do subtle. — C.S. Boag

Painting is a visceral experience, one loaded with subtle information. Only Cezanne could get away with a system. — Wolf Kahn

Without technique it is impossible to reach the top in chess, and therefore we all try to borrow from Capablanca his wonderful, subtle technique. — Mikhail Tal

I have yet to hear God's audible voice, although I have often felt led by God in more subtle ways. — Tony Dungy

Really? Okay, let's roll." I didn't want to learn to drive in his beast of a vehicle, but I wasn't going to take his not so subtle ridicule either. — Elle Klass

He let her do it, then looked around for his fingers. There they were, curled like a bloody quotation mark on the lead. He laughed. — Philip Pullman

When you focus on a chakra, it's very easy to bring subtle physical energies into your consciousness. — Frederick Lenz

For far too long, the female gender has been plagued with stereotypes, typecasting, as well as, subtle and blatant discrimination. — Asa Don Brown

Kant's position is extremely subtle - so subtle, indeed, that no commentator seems to agree with any other as to what it is. — Roger Scruton

My sister and I, you will recollect, were twins, and you know how subtle are the links which bind two souls which are so closely allied. — Arthur Conan Doyle

Ah come on, these streams of light are not so subtle. All along the ditch, signs of life in sinking puddles! — Sarah Harmer

God is subtle but he is not malicious. — Albert Einstein

In a way, subtle racism was worse because it made you feel crazy. You were always left wondering, was that actually racist? Had you just imagined it? — Brit Bennett

The subtle body must be intact to transmit the kundalini. — Frederick Lenz

..bright eyes and subtle variations of blue... — Owl City

Nature's far too subtle to repeat herself. — Paul Muni

the atmosphere of the town was an artificial creation whose existence relied on the subtle attentions of its inhabitants. — Jeff VanderMeer

It is the subtle things in life that you have to look for because the deepest love speaks at a whisper that only two people can hear. — Shannon L. Alder

For every subtle and complicated question, there is a perfectly simple and straightforward answer, which is wrong. - — David Graeber

Death is the opening of a more subtle life. In the flower, it sets free the perfume; in the chrysalis, the butterfly; in man, the soul. — Juliette Adam

Without subtle ingenuity of mind, one cannot make certain of the truth of their reports. — Sun Tzu

Be subtle! be subtle! and use your spies for every kind of business. — Sun Tzu

The pain is just a subtle reminder of how alive you made me feel. — Cassia Leo

I really enjoy doing things that are more subtle and close to home - and literally close to home. — Guy Pearce

Affected simplicity is a subtle imposture. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

I felt a subtle sense of disappointment as I left the morgue. — Dominic Peloso

There was nothing subtle about our landing. The pilot just pointed the nose at the ground and let her rip. — Bob Hope

In a thousand subtle and unsubtle ways they were reinventing the experience of living on board a boat. — Michael Lewis

I feel, in a way, on a record, you can be more subtle. In the live setting, everything gets amplified. The dynamics are more extreme in concert. — Sondre Lerche

Beyond the subtle physical body, is the causal body, the part of your being that lives from one lifetime to another. — Frederick Lenz

The negative is comparable to the composer's score and the print to its performance. Each performance differs in subtle ways. — Ansel Adams

A very subtle difference can make the picture or not. — Annie Leibovitz

Hell works better when it's a lot more subtle. — Joel Robinson

Legalism is a subtle danger because no one thinks of himself as a legalist. — Philip Yancey

Locomotion can be uncomfortable in VR, but a number of developers have figured out how to do some subtle locomotion. — Brendan Iribe

In very subtle ways, how we regard ourselves and others continually changes us into something new. — Fred Alan Wolf

The course of morality is subtle and even the most illustrious, wise people in this world fail to always understand it. — Kavita Kane

Part of the sin of Pride is a subtle but deep racism. — K.P. Yohannan

Ma petite is not a subtle woman. Unless you say it, she will not understand it. — Laurell K. Hamilton

The reactions of the human heart are not mechanical and predictable but infinitely subtle and delicate. — Daisaku Ikeda

Sound is a subtle form of speech and then more subtle than sound is silence and that's like the realm of being. — MC Yogi

Labyrinths were old sorcery, and subtle: good for recharging one's magical resources when they were running low. — Lev Grossman

Europe, in legend, has always been the home of subtle philosophical discussion; America was the land of grubby pragmatism. — Daniel Bell

Nondistraction means not being lost in subtle undercurrents of delusion or indifferent stupor ... — Thinley Norbu

Publishers often push women in a subtle way to focus on fantasy and paranormal writing. — Annalee Newitz

I like communicating with cats. I know them and their body language - as my own cats know mine very well. Cats are adept at reading subtle signals. — Marge Piercy

The room smelled of books, that subtle smell which to some is stuffy and to others intoxicating, and it was silent. — Ursula K. Le Guin

There are many subtle ways with which you can make one strong point. — Gloria Naylor

I mean, it's very subtle and a little embarrassing to me, but I really believe there are things which nobody would see unless I photographed them. — Diane Arbus

The fate of Charles I has only made kings more subtle, not more just. — Thomas Paine

The enemy is subtle, how be it we are so deceived, when truth's in our hearts and we still don't believe. — Bob Dylan

Associations are both subtle and powerful. — Jim Rohn

No matter how subtle the wizard, a knife between the shoulder blades will seriously cramp his style. — Steven Brust

I've always loved subtle acting, and that's what I got to do. — Kay Panabaker

One of the most subtle and powerful writers of dark fiction - a unique voice. — Michael Marshall Smith

The power of ads rests more in the repetition of obvious exhortations than in the subtle transmission of values. — Michael Schudson

The comedy in 'Star Trek' is always very subtle, if it's there at all. — Robert Duncan McNeill

I am clouded and bruised with the print of minds and faces and things so subtle that they have smell, colour, texture, substance, but no name. — Virginia Woolf

Women are complex and subtle. Men are simple and direct. — Brian Tracy

He who is not sage and wise, humane and just, cannot use secret agent.s. And he who is not delicate and subtle cannot get the truth out of them. — Sun Tzu

Sensations of peace, joy, and love will enter into you. They will be very subtle at first. Then they will grow stronger. — Frederick Lenz

The most subtle flattery that a woman can receive is by actions, not by words. — Suzanne Curchod

The works of 'abstract' art are subtle creations of order out of simple contrasting elements. — Jan Tschichold

The more efficient a force is, the more silent and the more subtle it is. — Mahatma Gandhi

Archetypes are universal, and, in subtle or extravagant ways, interchangeable. — Tanith Lee

Southern Mamas are known for being subtle, like a freight train. — Shellie Rushing Tomlinson

The secret of our emotions never lies in the bare object, but in its subtle relations to our own past. — George Eliot

If you walk into a forest - you hear all kinds of subtle sounds - but underneath there is an all pervasive silence. — Eckhart Tolle

I would play hooky from school and spend all day in the movie theaters. Consequently, I learned satire in all its subtle forms. — Nile Rodgers

How soon hath Time, the subtle thief of youth,
Stol'n on his wing my three-and-twentieth year! — John Milton

A lot of my music is slow and subtle. The subtly is what I enjoy about making music. — Norah Jones

Courtesy seldom costs anything, and the willingness to extend it can be its own subtle declaration of strength. There — David Weber

Vhalla gave the tiniest of smiles when her eyes fell on Fritz, and he risked breaking his wrist with his frantic, not so subtle waving. — Elise Kova

From the subtle to the extreme, our culture and our values are under unrelenting attack from the media. — Tammy Bruce

No life is well-rounded without the subtle inspiration of beauty. — Beatrix Farrand

A true diamond never over shadows... it's the brilliance of the subtle shine that's the most attractive. — Dena Tyson

If your mind is only engaged in the external reality, your life remains far from the existential truth of life. — Roshan Sharma

But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power. — James Baldwin

Make all visual distinctions as subtle as possible, but still clear and effective. — Edward Tufte

The subtle dance of the body joins us to the world. — George Leonard

As usual, nature's imagination far surpasses our own, as we have seen from the other theories which are subtle and deep. — Richard P. Feynman

Nature is subtle and complex. — Marlene Van Niekerk

One must go through life, be it red or blue, stark naked and accompanied by the music of a subtle fisherman, prepared at all times for a celebration. — Francis Picabia

The desert has a subtle and a cruel charm. She destroys while she enthralls. — Rosita Forbes

Everything suddenly seems displaced, subtle gradations erase borders, but it's more forceful than that. — Bret Easton Ellis

It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross. But it's not for the timid.

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And all meet in singing, which braids together the different knowings into a wide and subtle music, the music of living. — Alison Croggon

Author's Note: This story starts with section 6. This is not a mistake. I have my own subtle reasoning. So, just read, and enjoy. — Isaac Asimov

There is something inside me, some selfish beast of a subtle thing that doesn't like truth at all because it carries responsibility. — Donald Miller

Auguries are oft subtle ... and dangerous - thou may deem they mean one thing when they mean something else altogether. — Dennis L. McKiernan

Dread begins to inch in. No. Dread isn't one of those subtle emotions. It moves in and takes over, and then it drips and hands, like Spanish moss. — Deb Caletti

Love isn't all sparks and firecrackers. Sometimes it's more subtle than that. — Becky Wicks

God created the world to be praised on the subtle nature of his existence. — Kedar Joshi

It's not subtle or restrained. It's not any of the things you like to think apply to your acting. — Margaret Hamilton

Art is the concrete representation of our most subtle feelings. — Agnes Martin

If his voice hasn't been the melody of my life, it's been the bass line, so subtle you don't notice it until it's missing. — Jodi Picoult