--- title: "9 Like Meteor Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 9 Like Meteor quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Like Meteor sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/claire-tomalin-8837_charles-dickens_he-left-a-trail-like-a-meteor-and-everyo_1614410.jpg" --- > [“He left a trail like a meteor, and everyone finds their own version of Charles Dickens.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-tomalin/he-left-a-trail-like-a-meteor-and-everyone-finds-their-own-version-of/) [Claire Tomalin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claire-tomalin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/claire-tomalin-8837_charles-dickens_he-left-a-trail-like-a-meteor-and-everyo_1614410.jpg) > [A friend of mine described it this way: When they were born it was like a meteor landed in our house and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christine-lahti/a-friend-of-mine-described-it-this-way-when-they-were-born-it-was/) [Christine Lahti](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christine-lahti/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0a1/christine-lahti-23942_blew_a-friend-of-mine-described-it-this-way-w_3059620.jpg) > [Better was it to go unknown and leave behind you an arch, then to burn like a meteor and leave no dust.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/better-was-it-to-go-unknown-and-leave-behind-you-an-arch-then-to-burn/) [Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-woolf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b3/virginia-woolf-49_arches_better-was-it-to-go-unknown-and-leave-be_598554.jpg) > [Before I met you my sky was dark, then you shot into my life like a meteor and lit my sky up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/before-i-met-you-my-sky-was-dark-then-you-shot-into-my-life-like-a/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a5/anonymous-1_life_before-i-met-you-my-sky-was-dark-then-yo_2485058.jpg) > [“Better was it to go unknown and leave behind you an arch, a potting shed, a wall where peaches ripen, than to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virginia-woolf/better-was-it-to-go-unknown-and-leave-behind-you-an-arch-a-potting/) [Virginia Woolf](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virginia-woolf/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a9d/virginia-woolf-49_like-meteor_better-was-it-to-go-unknown-and-leave-be_400134.jpg) > [Before you my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there where stars - points of light & reason. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/edward-cullen/before-you-my-life-was-like-a-moonless-night-very-dark-but-there/) [Edward Cullen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/edward-cullen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6e/edward-cullen-8204_life_before-you-my-life-was-like-a-moonless-n_2467524.jpg) > [“When I hit the atmosphere, I’ll burn like a meteor. “I wonder,” he said, “if anyone’ll see me?” The small boy on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ray-bradbury/when-i-hit-the-atmosphere-i-ll-burn-like-a-meteor-i-wonder-he-said-if/) [Ray Bradbury](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ray-bradbury/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3c9/ray-bradbury-75_falling-star_when-i-hit-the-atmosphere-i-ll-burn-like_2488519.jpg) > [Before you, Bella, my life was like a moonless night. Very dark, but there were stars, points of light and reason. ...And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/before-you-bella-my-life-was-like-a-moonless-night-very-dark-but/) [Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b7/anonymous-1_astronomy_before-you-bella-my-life-was-like-a-moon_53587.jpg) > [“B4 U,my life ws lyk a moonless night.Very dark, but der wer stars,points of light & reason.And den you shot across my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-mayer/b4-u-my-life-ws-lyk-a-moonless-night-very-dark-but-der-wer-stars/) [Stephanie Mayer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-mayer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/stephanie-mayer-106162_astronomy_b4-u-my-life-ws-lyk-a-moonless-night-ver_1322513.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-meteor/#itemlist", "name": "Like Meteor Quotes", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“He left a trail like a meteor, and everyone finds their own version of Charles Dickens.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Claire Tomalin" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claire-tomalin/he-left-a-trail-like-a-meteor-and-everyone-finds-their-own-version-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/claire-tomalin-8837_charles-dickens_he-left-a-trail-like-a-meteor-and-everyo_1614410.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/claire-tomalin-8837_charles-dickens_he-left-a-trail-like-a-meteor-and-everyo_1614410.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/021/claire-tomalin-8837_charles-dickens_he-left-a-trail-like-a-meteor-and-everyo_1614410.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“He left a trail like a meteor, and everyone finds their own version of Charles Dickens.” — Claire Tomalin", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A friend of mine described it this way: When they were born it was like a meteor landed in our house and blew everything apart. 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