Ankles Quotes

160 quotes by 142 authors

So you wish to conquer in the Olympic Games, my friend? And I, too... But first mark the conditions and the consequences. You will have… — Epictetus
The immense accretion of flesh which had descended on her in middle life like a flood of lava on a doomed city had changed her… — Edith Wharton
And when you sense a faint potentiality for happiness after such dark times you must grab onto the ankles of that happiness and not let… — Elizabeth Gilbert
Remember when i slept with my head in a puddle at your feet? It was humility, or atonement. later your ankle was a pillow and… — Michelle Tea
They took to silence. They touched each other without comment and without progression. A hand on a hand, a clothed arm, resting on an arm.… — A. S. Byatt
Exploration was for those with a measure of peasant blood, those with big thighs and thick ankles who could take punishment as they took bread… — F. Scott Fitzgerald
Every word I say has chains round its ankles; every thought I think is weighted with heavy weights. — Jean Rhys
Tomorrow. The word hangs in the air for a moment, both a promise and a threat. Then it floats away like a paper boat, taken… — Thrity Umrigar
You may feel a tugging sensation near your ankles. — Neal Shusterman
I just wondered where you â€”â€ Ron broke off, shrugging. â€œNothing. Iâ€™m going back to bed.â€ â€œJust thought youâ€™d come nosing around, did you?â€ Harry… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
Ama wipes her hands on her apron, looks up at our old roof with new eyes, and lifts the baby from his basket. She twirls… — Patricia McCormick
Hardly a pure science, history is closer to animal husbandry than it is to mathematics in that it involves selective breeding. The principal difference between… — Tom Robbins
Why do guys insist on wearing those odious jeans with their rear ends hanging down around their ankles? Do they really think it's hot? — Steve Kluger
Don't be very frightened, Marilla. I was walking the ridge-pole and I fell off. I suspect I have sprained my ankle. But, Marilla, I might… — Lucy Maud Montgomery
One of the men gave Butch a bunch of volts with a stun gun. The Rangeman didnâ€™t move fast enough, and Butch grabbed the gun… — Janet Evanovich
Every word I say has chains round its ankles; every thought I think is weighted with heavy weights. Since I was born, hasn't every word… — Jean Rhys
A tall blonde entered the room, wearing a yellow sash that marked her as advocate. Two men followed her, carrying papers. She was lean and… — Ilona Andrews
Claire was struggling through last summerâ€™s diary volume when Myrnin popped in through the portal, wearing a big floppy black hat and a kind of… — Rachel Caine
Carmen sat up when she heard a familiar trill from her computer. It was an instant message from Bee. Beezy3: Packing. Do you have my… — Ann Brashares
He begged to know to which of his fair cousins the excellency of its cookery was owing. Briefly forgetting her manners, Mary grabbed her fork… — Seth Grahame-Smith

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