30 Quotes About Nagging

  • Author Alexander McCall Smith
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    Irene gasped. "Have you taken leave of your senses, Stuart?" she hissed. "Have you?"Stuart closed his eyes."No," he said. "Au contraire." It was strong language for the Edinburgh New Town, but he had to say it."Don't au contraire me," said Irene.But it was too late. He had.

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  • Author Jennifer Sturman
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    As if on cue, Fiona appeared in another of the ballroom's multiple doorways. 'Beatrice! Oliver! How many times have I told you no skating in the house? I just had these floors refinished.''So that's why it's extra slippery today,' mused Oliver. 'Cool.

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  • Author Elizabeth Peters
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    I was beginning to fear that you had turned into one of those boring females who can only say 'Yes, my dear' ... You know very well, Peabody, that our little discussions are the spice of life -- 'The pepper in the soup of marriage' -- Very aptly put, Peabody. If you become meek and acquiescent, I will put an advertisement in the Times telling Sethos to drop by and collect you. Promise me you will never stop scolding...

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  • Author Jane Austen
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    Lady Middleton resigned herself... Contenting herself with merely giving her husband a gentle reprimand on the subject, five or six times every day.

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  • Author Elizabeth Peters
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    Emerson once remarked that if I should encounter a band of Dervishes, five minutes of my nagging would unquestionably inspire even the mildest of them to massacre me....

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  • Author Dave Barry
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    Washington is nicknamed "The Evergreen State" because it sounds better than "The Incessant Nagging Drizzle State."

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