--- title: "Top Ghosts Qoutes" description: "Browse 1,103 Ghosts quotes by 793 authors. Discover the best Ghosts sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/901/paul-saffo-10456_alive_i-think-it-is-just-a-matter-of-time-befo_3074613.png" --- > [I think it is just a matter of time before we have literal ghosts in the machine so you can create an…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paul-saffo/i-think-it-is-just-a-matter-of-time-before-we-have-literal-ghosts-in/) [Paul Saffo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paul-saffo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/901/paul-saffo-10456_alive_i-think-it-is-just-a-matter-of-time-befo_3074613.png) > [“WINTER'S GHOST: Autumn moon incautious in the dark river Winter’s ghost walks with a covered face and silver bones wait in all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tamara-rendell/winter-s-ghost-autumn-moon-incautious-in-the-dark-river-winter-s/) [Tamara Rendell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tamara-rendell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86a/tamara-rendell-49784_autumn_winter-s-ghost-autumn-moon-incautious-in_1972237.jpg) > [Studio Ghosts: When you're in the studio painting, there are a lot of people in there with you - your teachers, friends,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/philip-guston/studio-ghosts-when-you-re-in-the-studio-painting-there-are-a-lot-of/) [Philip Guston](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/philip-guston/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a17/philip-guston-13611_art_studio-ghosts-when-you-re-in-the-studio_2784120.jpg) > [. . . Charles Darnay seemed to stand in a company of the dead. Ghosts all! The ghost of beauty, the ghost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/charles-darnay-seemed-to-stand-in-a-company-of-the-dead-ghosts-all/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/543/anonymous-1_age_charles-darnay-seemed-to-stand-in-a-comp_3218432.jpg) > [“... I don't believe in ghosts - not the scary white sheet, boogie-woogie type of ghost anyway. And yet ... I don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/karen-tayleur/i-don-t-believe-in-ghosts-not-the-scary-white-sheet-boogie-woogie/) [Karen Tayleur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/karen-tayleur/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/226/karen-tayleur-42279_believe_i-don-t-believe-in-ghosts-not-the-scary_171268.jpg) > [“Empty space eventually fills up with something. A void, cultivated in the aftermath of misfortune, begins to attract the wrong kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rahma-krambo/empty-space-eventually-fills-up-with-something-a-void-cultivated-in/) [Rahma Krambo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rahma-krambo/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/313/rahma-krambo-61259_empty-space_empty-space-eventually-fills-up-with-som_1715710.jpg) > [But I almost think we are all of us ghosts. It is not only what we have inherited from our father and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/henrik-ibsen/but-i-almost-think-we-are-all-of-us-ghosts-it-is-not-only-what-we/) [Henrik Ibsen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/henrik-ibsen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d40/henrik-ibsen-1419_belief_but-i-almost-think-we-are-all-of-us-ghos_180121.jpg) > [Webs are made mostly of spaces. They break easily. They barely exist. They belong to the category of half-things: mist, smoke, shrouds,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-oswald/webs-are-made-mostly-of-spaces-they-break-easily-they-barely-exist/) [Alice Oswald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-oswald/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/de7/alice-oswald-15385_bags_webs-are-made-mostly-of-spaces-they-brea_934709.png) > [If you knew that your life was merely a phase or short, short segment of your entire existence, how would you live?…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/chuck-palahniuk/if-you-knew-that-your-life-was-merely-a-phase-or-short-short-segment/) [Chuck Palahniuk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/chuck-palahniuk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a43/chuck-palahniuk-37_bold_if-you-knew-that-your-life-was-merely-a_2220432.jpg) > [“Anyway, I thought, it's wishful thinking, all this talk of ghosts. If the dead wandered among us, their spirits still present on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carolyn-parkhurst/anyway-i-thought-it-s-wishful-thinking-all-this-talk-of-ghosts-if-the/) [Carolyn Parkhurst](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carolyn-parkhurst/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/938/carolyn-parkhurst-14899_ghosts_anyway-i-thought-it-s-wishful-thinking-a_54031.jpg) > [“Do we not each dream of dreams? Do we not dance on the notes of lost memories? Then are we not each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-reese-maher/do-we-not-each-dream-of-dreams-do-we-not-dance-on-the-notes-of-lost/) [Nathan Reese Maher](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/nathan-reese-maher/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/nathan-reese-maher-30909_abandoned_do-we-not-each-dream-of-dreams-do-we-not_2743042.jpg) > [“The Empress Marie-Louise once asked me if I believed in ghosts. 'I find it hard to believe in something I've never seen,'…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-moran/the-empress-marie-louise-once-asked-me-if-i-believed-in-ghosts-i-find/) [Michelle Moran](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michelle-moran/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ac/michelle-moran-12105_bonaparte_the-empress-marie-louise-once-asked-me-i_2059330.png) > [I believe that you've created a metaphorical universe in which you can express your darkest fears. In one aspect, yes, I believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-halse-anderson/i-believe-that-you-ve-created-a-metaphorical-universe-in-which-you/) [Laurie Halse Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-halse-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0de/laurie-halse-anderson-623_aspect_i-believe-that-you-ve-created-a-metaphor_859421.png) > [“Those places where sadness and misery abound are favoured settings for stories of ghosts and apparitions. Calcutta has countless such stories hidden…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carlos-ruiz-zafon/those-places-where-sadness-and-misery-abound-are-favoured-settings/) [Carlos Ruiz Zafón](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carlos-ruiz-zafon/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/790/carlos-ruiz-zafon-126_apparitions_those-places-where-sadness-and-misery-ab_574183.jpg) > [“There are our ghosts,' Smithers said. It was a word he liked to use, said Brewster. Like most of us Brewster had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/robert-silverberg/there-are-our-ghosts-smithers-said-it-was-a-word-he-liked-to-use-said/) [Robert Silverberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/robert-silverberg/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ead/robert-silverberg-14952_ghost_there-are-our-ghosts-smithers-said-it-wa_1470468.jpg) > [The dead do walk and haunt and crawl into your bed at night. Ghosts sneak into your head when you're not looking.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/laurie-halse-anderson/the-dead-do-walk-and-haunt-and-crawl-into-your-bed-at-night-ghosts/) [Laurie Halse Anderson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/laurie-halse-anderson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83e/laurie-halse-anderson-623_be-careful_the-dead-do-walk-and-haunt-and-crawl-int_471765.png) > [I was already doing a lot of splendid research reading all the books about ghosts I could get hold of, and particularly…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/shirley-jackson/i-was-already-doing-a-lot-of-splendid-research-reading-all-the-books/) [Shirley Jackson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/shirley-jackson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cee/shirley-jackson-1526_book_i-was-already-doing-a-lot-of-splendid-re_1204783.jpg) > [“If the creek predates the city deep in time, then is it right to identify the creek solely with the city? The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-gilmore/if-the-creek-predates-the-city-deep-in-time-then-is-it-right-to/) [Tim Gilmore](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-gilmore/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/599/tim-gilmore-101517_feng-shui_if-the-creek-predates-the-city-deep-in-t_2783394.jpg) > [“How would Elijah ever understand a life that is dark more than light? Or a shadow of someone who follows her around,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christy-a-campbell/how-would-elijah-ever-understand-a-life-that-is-dark-more-than-light/) [Christy A. Campbell](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christy-a-campbell/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/570/christy-a-campbell-52644_conflict_how-would-elijah-ever-understand-a-life_1418533.jpg) > [“Like the feeling of a carbonated beverage slipping down the throat, the bubbles rushing and popping as they make their descent, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/eda-j-vor/like-the-feeling-of-a-carbonated-beverage-slipping-down-the-throat/) [Eda J. Vor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/eda-j-vor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd8/eda-j-vor-76411_camera_like-the-feeling-of-a-carbonated-beverag_1118374.jpg) > [“How many ghosts might return to the promenade, haunted by the echoes of those promises, perhaps eager to catch a glimpse of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-j-reid/how-many-ghosts-might-return-to-the-promenade-haunted-by-the-echoes/) [A.J. Reid](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-j-reid/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6cc/a-j-reid-95823_ghosts_how-many-ghosts-might-return-to-the-prom_434171.jpg) > [“Old soldiers cannot fit in a peaceful world,’ Urusander said. ‘They feel like ghosts and they hunger for the zeal of life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steven-erikson/old-soldiers-cannot-fit-in-a-peaceful-world-urusander-said-they-feel/) [Steven Erikson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steven-erikson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d25/steven-erikson-588_ghosts_old-soldiers-cannot-fit-in-a-peaceful-wo_2598879.jpg) > [“And the kids?" "Quincy, nothing. All she wants to do is look for Saturn's rings and bring home every creature from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-m-irwin/and-the-kids-quincy-nothing-all-she-wants-to-do-is-look-for-saturn-s/) [Stephen M. Irwin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-m-irwin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/53a/stephen-m-irwin-33439_belief_and-the-kids-quincy-nothing-all-she-want_2026128.jpg) ## Top authors on Ghosts - [Kathy Bryson 16 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/kathy-bryson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b022/author-stephen-king-87054.jpg) Stephen King 15 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/stephen-king/) - [Nathan Reese Maher 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/nathan-reese-maher/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b004/author-anthony-robles-14151.jpg) Dani Harper 9 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/dani-harper/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-laurie-halse-anderson-59008.jpg) Laurie Halse Anderson 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ghosts/laurie-halse-anderson/) - [George R.R. 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Are we not all adrift in the constant sea of trial and when all is done, do we not all yearn for ships to carry us home?”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Nathan Reese Maher" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/nathan-reese-maher/do-we-not-each-dream-of-dreams-do-we-not-dance-on-the-notes-of-lost/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/nathan-reese-maher-30909_abandoned_do-we-not-each-dream-of-dreams-do-we-not_2743042.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/nathan-reese-maher-30909_abandoned_do-we-not-each-dream-of-dreams-do-we-not_2743042.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/870/nathan-reese-maher-30909_abandoned_do-we-not-each-dream-of-dreams-do-we-not_2743042.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Do we not each dream of dreams? Do we not dance on the notes of lost memories? 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Perhaps they are meant to be felt.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Michelle Moran" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michelle-moran/the-empress-marie-louise-once-asked-me-if-i-believed-in-ghosts-i-find/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ac/michelle-moran-12105_bonaparte_the-empress-marie-louise-once-asked-me-i_2059330.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ac/michelle-moran-12105_bonaparte_the-empress-marie-louise-once-asked-me-i_2059330.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ac/michelle-moran-12105_bonaparte_the-empress-marie-louise-once-asked-me-i_2059330.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The Empress Marie-Louise once asked me if I believed in ghosts. 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