A Trek Through the Nightwood ch4
If tamed, desire can make you appreciate the opposite gender beyond trivial platitudes. mutual respect is nurtured, bottled cravings are uncorked, and fantasies are fulfilled. i'm not about to throw all of this away for a moment of respite.
The youngest ArchMage: Chapter One--the journey begins
She turned a sidelong glance at alwyn, feeling that his words were not some empty platitude, but a genuine apology. she smiled sweetly, "it's not your fault. she died from a fever when i was very young.
Jahaliya: Birthing Day
"spare me the platitudes." lydra shrugged, then opened her black leather box and drew from it a flawless crystal orb which she balanced in her paw. her face was reflected upside-down in its mass.
Tail - Chapter 19
A pathetic platitude. but what else can i say? nothing. there's nothing to say. the past haunts the present just as the present haunts the future. there's nothing to do about that. all i can do is be here, with him.
Amber's 69 First Dates - Midnight Friends
There's always the wise, magical minimum-wage schmuck in the movie who dispenses tried-and-true platitudes just when the plucky heroine is having an existential crisis, right?
Eat Up
His toast is well received and all the other bears raise there glasses with either "here here's" or "thank you very much" or other such platitudes. "now before we begin business proper i believe our host has a matter he would like some advice on.
SEASONS: Winter
His grace can be so full of useless platitudes at times." silence. "what should i do?" i asked quietly. remiel stubbed out his cigar on the ashtray. "well, first, you should remember to keep your center of gravity low.
A Trek Through the Nightwood ch1
"i'm certain that you simply wanted to thank me for my quick wit, but such platitudes fall deaf on the ears of dragons."
Connection
"don't give me platitudes, caleb." i shook my head. "i'm not, i swear." she scoffed. "then why?" it was my turn to be uncomfortable, and i scratched the back of my head while my ears laid flat. i couldn't meet her gaze anymore and looked away.
The Beautiful Little Dragon
Shower he had reassured himself completely that it had been a quirk of his mind, the similarity he hadn't even realized between the color of their eyes, nothing more than that, and around two o'clock in the morning he finally managed to fall asleep with those platitudes
07 - Less Than Blood
Oswell thought to open his muzzle and offer some soothing words or platitudes that might have helped ease the pain of his lost soldiers. then he remembered how inconsequential and disposable they were, and instead turned back to the door.
The Telephone Booth, Part IV
"i really like you too," i replied and chuckled softly at the absurdity, two nude bodies basking in the aftermath of passion and the illicit exchange of sexual fluids uttering coy platitudes and timid declarations of affection.