Prosaic Quotes

“I grow grandiose, which is a good sign I should become prosaic.”

“The prosaic fact of the universe's existence alone defeats both the pragmatist and the romantic.”

“the perhaps rather prosaic truth that law is an imperfect yet indispensable vehicle by which both to conserve and transform society”

“Thinking is translating 'prosaic-ideas' without accessories" since ideas (in brain) do not follow any metrical composition.”

“You think horror enters spectacularly. It doesn't. It just prosaically turns up. Even in the first seconds you know you'll find it a room.”

“Cats were not, in her experience, an animal with much soul. Prosaic, practical little creatures as a general rule. It would suit her very well to be thought catlike.”

“Each time he suggested they get married, she said no. They were too happy, precariously so, and she wanted to guard that bond; she feared that marriage would flatten it into a prosaic partnership.”

“France is not poetic; she even feels, in fact, a congenital horror of poetry. Among the writers who use verse, those whom she will always prefer are the most prosaic.”

“I had come to a place where I was meant to be. I don't mean anything so prosaic as a sense of coming home. This was different, very different. It was like arriving at a place much safer than home.”