Pedantic Quotes

“literally: This word should be deleted. All too often, actions described as “literally” did not happen at all. As in, “He literally jumped out of his skin.” No, he did not. Though if he literally had, I’d suggest raising the element and proposing the piece for page one. Inserting “literally” willy-nilly reinforces the notion that breathless nitwits lurk within this newsroom. Eliminate on sight—the usage, not the nitwits. The nitwits are to be captured”
― Tom Rachman, The Imperfectionists

“someday you're going to win the Nobel Prize for Being Incredibly Pedantic, and I'm going to be so proud of you.”
― John Green, Turtles All the Way Down

“But I don't think we shall quarrel about a word - the subject of our inquiry is too important for that.”
― Plato, The Republic

“It was a long time before the Snork came back with the wood. "Well, there you are at last," said his sister.
"It took quite a time, said the Snork, "because, of course, I had to find pieces that were all exactly the same length."
"Is he always so particular?" asked Snufkin.
"He was born like that," said the Snork Maiden.”
― Tove Jansson, Comet in Moominland

“I had to learn to relax, that was the problem. Other people had always unnerved me because I thought they were continually judging me. How do I look? What kind of person do I seem? Is my voice firm enough? Am I really intelligent or just pedantic? Was that joke really funny, or am I making a fool of myself? I worried about the impression I was making. If I was shy, did they think I was being aloof and call me a snob? If I tried to be friendly, did they find me overbearing? I was always afraid that I was basically unlikable, so I wouldn't give anyone the chance to find out; or I tried too hard to be likable, and thereby proved that I wasn't.”
― David Gerrold, The Man Who Folded Himself

“In this world, to be overly literal is a profound weakness.”
― Gabrielle Zevin, Young Jane Young

“One must constantly meditate upon the absurdities of chance, a subject even more edifying than the subject of death.”
― Iris Murdoch, The Black Prince

“Nuk shquhej për zgjuarsi, por në mësime ishte i pari.”
― Fyodor Dostoyevsky

“Autocorrect: making Twitter pedants delete and re-tweet since 2007.”
― Cassandra Page

“When the plan is executed with pedantism, creativity and innovation are like shadows in a completely dark room.”
― Thomas Vato

“Ah, intellectuals. And you wanted me to sign one up. What is it that the less one has to say the more one says it, and in the most pompous and pedantic way possible?” Corelli asked. “Is it to fool the world or to fool themselves?”

[ Carlos Ruiz Zafón ― The Angel's Game ]”
― Carlos Ruiz Zafón