"Weak" Quotes from Famous Books
 ... two sons, himself and a brother, many years his junior. Now this brother was very dear to Mr. Caresfoot; his affection for him was the one weak point in his armour; nor was it rendered any the less sincere, but rather the more touching, by the fact that its object was little better than half-witted. It is therefore easy to imagine his distress and anger when he heard that a woman who had till shortly ...
— Dawn • H. Rider Haggard
... from behind, he had managed to gallop a few hundred yards up-stream, and then, weak from loss of blood, had toppled out of saddle, crawled to this hollow, and presently died. Half a mile farther down-stream the camp site was found, hoof and moccasin tracks in myriads about it, camp-kettles and debris still scattered around, empty cans, ...
— To The Front - A Sequel to Cadet Days • Charles King
... thee'll be the only old maid in the family, after all," suggested grandma, who knew Lucy's weak point, and sometimes loved ...
— Homestead on the Hillside • Mary Jane Holmes
... Harry, because as cooking was one of George's accomplishments, and as honey was the weak spot in Red Angel, the kitchen was an attraction, and the reward for service in the kitchen was ...
— The Wonder Island Boys: Exploring the Island • Roger Thompson Finlay
... "Weak or strong," repeated Milady, "that man has, then, a spark of pity in his soul; of that spark I will make a flame that shall devour him. As to the other, he knows me, he fears me, and knows what he has to expect of me ...
— The Three Musketeers • Alexandre Dumas, Pere
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