Best Sharp Tongue Quotes | Short & Famous Sayings

Source: Bauhinia Junction

“King of the land, I am not here to fight your sharp tongue. My blood is cold and I prefer blades.”

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Book:The Wicked King

Source: The Wicked King

“Such sharp words,” he said. “Your tongue ought to come with a warning.” “Truth is often compared to a blade,” I said. “I question those who marvel when it pricks.”

Truth Mephistopheles Sharp Tongue Audrey Rose Wadsworth

Book:Escaping from Houdini

Source: Escaping from Houdini

“Don’t quit your desk job for stealth combat, my lord. You’d endanger the whole squadron with the noise you make just breathing.”

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Book:Stoneslayer: Book One Scandal

Source: Stoneslayer: Book One Scandal

“Get used to gaps in your comprehension,” said Sabetha. “The rest of us certainly have.”

Funny Sharp Tongue Sanza

Book:The Republic of Thieves

Source: The Republic of Thieves

“It was easy, terribly easy, to become with time a middle-aged spinster with a sharp tongue. She would have to guard against this.”

Middle Age Spinster Sharp Tongue Guard Against

Book:The Sunday Philosophy Club

Source: The Sunday Philosophy Club

“She was all sarcasm with a tongue that could cut through you faster than a hot knife in butter.”

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Author:S. M. Erickson

“I have a very sharp tongue, I'm very impatient, and it's a lifelong struggle.”

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Author:Karen Armstrong

“He who dares to speak with a razor sharp tongue, shall in end, bare the final scar.”

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Author:Robert M. Hensel

“A tart temper never mellows with age, and a sharp tongue is the only edged tool that grows keener with constant use.”

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Author:Washington Irving

“I think [ Lars Von Trier] is a fantastic filmmaker. No question. You've got to be ready for him. He's sharp and he's got a sharp tongue and I love that. He doesn't mind it back.”

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Author:John Hurt

“The best time for you to hold your tongue is the time you feel you must say something or bust.”

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Author:Josh Billings

“Swollen in head, weak in legs, sharp in tongue but empty in belly.”

Empty Weak Legs Tongue Belly Glitter Swollen Sharp Tongue

Author:Mao Zedong

“she got a reputation for an easy smile and a sharp tongue, and using one to balance the other, she seemed friendly but distant”

Easy Balance Tongue Reputation Friendly Sharp Tongue

Book:Bastard Out of Carolina: A Novel

Source: Bastard Out of Carolina: A Novel

“What are you?” She demanded. “My dad? Osiris? Are you even alive?” Dad looked at Anubis. “What did I tell you about her? Fiercer than Ammit, I said.” “You didn’t need to tell me that.” Anubis’s face was grave. “I’ve learned to fear that sharp tongue.” Sadie looked outraged. “Excuse me?”

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Author:Rick Riordan

“She had been the quiet, rather plain girl, with a surprisingly sharp tongue if she was put out, lovely eyes and pretty hair and a way of looking very directly at one. Now he had to admit that she had become more important to him than anyone else in the world. The idea of a future without her wasn't to be borne. She had by some mysterious metamorphosis become more beautiful than anyone else he had ever encountered.”

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Book:Roses Have Thorns

Source: Roses Have Thorns

“It's going to be the year of the sharp elbow and the quick tongue.”

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Author:George W. Bush

“A quick temper, sharp tongue, and restless spirit were always getting her into scrapes, and her life was a series of ups and downs, which were both comic and pathetic.”

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Book:Little Women

Source: Little Women

“Why are we so attached to the severities of the past? Why are we so proud of having endured our fathers and our mothers, the fireless days and the meatless days, the cold winters and the sharp tongues? It's not as if we had a choice.”

Ifs Past Mother Choices Father Cold Proud Winter Tongue Our Father Severity Winter Cold Sharp Tongue

Author:Hilary Mantel

“The tongue like a sharp knife ... Kills without drawing blood.”