Joined in Mind and Body - Chapter 1
But humans were also too conceited to question how the heck these huge cat-like creatures were speaking fluent terran only a few minutes after contact.
Chapter 3: Love and Mothers
Of course, the idea of 'vices' was a peculiarly human conceit. she and her children didn't have 'sin', not really. they just did things, and some things were good, and some things were bad, and some things were necessary, and she liked tea.
Continued Exchange, Part 1
Timon conceited, "for simba." they turned back to rafiki and bambi. "ok, we'll..." "we heard," said rafiki simply. timon and pumbaa, taken aback, avoided eye contact. "i understand your doubts but if you are serious, i would appreciate the help."
A Warm Winter's Welcome - a written gift
And liked to show off his real and allegorical swords; unlike most dragons - though with his red scales, white underbelly and horns sticking out of the brown hair he had, he'd had to deal with bad assumptions - he was happy and friendly, didn't have a conceited
"The Gift", Richard's (SF) Chapter 1, Part 3
She spent over an hour talking about herself but at no point did she sound self-centered or conceited. her tale bounced from century to century and village to village, person to person, township to shire to county.
Negotiation Breakdown - Sci-Fi Summer Entry
It would be a pleasing conceit--that they would help improve the very word that was sent to bring them to heel in the first place. but, as pleasing as he found the drones, the constant bombardment of their weapons were starting to annoy him.
Decontamination Day
Never mind setting them to where they could function harmoniously without intervention; that was a conceit for effeminate helvic art professors. and what of the shortages in food? the lack of public funding?
Feyrahl - Introducing The Commanders
He takes a very real honest look at his limitations and, despite it being hard for him to accept, he is neither too conceited nor uptight to accept aid from his subordinates to help supplement his shortcomings in the magic department.
Chapter Five: To The City
"just put this on and get in the elevator, you crazy conceited wolf." jasper led max, vix and kuda back into the airplane hangar and into a hatch beneath the building.
The Offer
I'm not conceited enough for that, i'm not my sister. but anyway, the present from my last caretaker was this desk. it's a nice desk on its own, but it comes with a nice bit of hidden functionality. i'll show you what i mean."
The Art of War
Tersus often boasted of his combat prowess, and until today alaran had taken it for conceited bragging and not fact. after a second of uncomfortable self-reflection, alaran admitted that he was far from humble about his own skill.
Bookworm
Campus who drew my gaze like magnets settled into mounds of generous flesh, men who sweat and huffed and could throw their shoulders into anything they sincerely wanted to move, or professors who carried extra weight like a friendly invite, a biological conceit