All Garth Stein Quotes
- I could have grabbed his shirt collar. I could have pulled him close to me, so close he could feel my breath on his skin,… Believe
- So much of language is unspoken. So much of language is compromised of looks and gestures and sounds that are not words. People are ignorant… Communication
- I marveled at them both; how difficult it must be to be a person. To constantly subvert your desires. To worry about doing the right… Ability
- She died that night. Her last breath took her soul, I saw it in my dream. I saw her soul leave her body as she… All
- But that day I was anxious. I was nervous and worried, uneasy and distracted. I paced around and never felt settled. I didn't care for… Anxious
- The race is long. It is better to drive within oneself and finish the race behind the other than it is to drive too hard… Behind
- My soul has learned what it came to learn, and all the other things are just things. We can't have everything we want. Sometimes, we… All
- Gestures are all that I have; sometimes they must be grand in nature. All
- We are all afforded our physical existence so we can learn about ourselves. Afforded
- I know this much about racing in the rain. I know it is about balance. It is about anticipation and patience... [it is also] about… Anticipation
- But somewhere, a child surprises himself with his endurance, his quick mind, his dexterous hands. Somewhere a child accomplishes with ease that which usually takes… Accomplish
- The visible becomes inevitable... Becomes
- In racing, they say that your car goes where your eyes go. The driver who cannot tear his eyes away from the wall as he… Break
- Demon. Gremlin. Poltergeist. Ghost. Phantom. Spirit. Shadow. Ghoul. Devil. People are afraid of them, so they relegate their existence to stories, volumes of books that… Afraid
- King Karma; I know that karma is a force in this universe, and that people will receive karmic justice for their actions. I know that… Action
- The full moon rises. The fog clings to the lowest branches of the spruce trees. The man steps out of the darkest corner of the… Branches
- He is so brilliant. He shines. He's beautiful with his hands that grab things and his tongue that says things and the way he stands… Beautiful
- [M]emory is time folding back on itself. To remember is to disengage from the present. Disengage
- But what is worse, smelling the roast and not feasting, or not smelling the roast at all? All
- The sun rises every day. What is to love? Lock the sun in a box. Force the sun to overcome adversity in order to rise.… Admire