Arrival Quotes

196 quotes by 179 authors

In my life long study of human beings, I have found that no matter how hard they try, they have found no way yet to… — Jeff Lindsay
We move through places every day that would never have been if not for those who came before us. Our workplaces, where we spend so… — Mitch Albom
Only one pair was still battling, apparently unaware of the new arrival. Harry saw Sirius duck Bellatrix's jet of red light: he was laughing at… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
I'm the final clause in a periodic sentence, and that sentence begins a long time ago, in another language, and you to read it from… — Jeffrey Eugenides
This being human is a guest house. Every morning is a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an… — Rumi
I used to think if you fell from grace it was more likely than not the result of one stupendous error, or else an unfortunate… — Jane Hamilton
We lost our innocence in the Fall, and our turn to it is through the Redemption which was brought about by Christ's death and by… — Flannery O'Connor
I wish grace and healing were more abracadabra kind of things. Also, that delicate silver bells would ring to announce grace's arrival. But no, it's… — Anne Lamott
It was often this way, life consisted of a series of false beginnings, bluff declarations of arrival to destinations not even glimpsed. — Jonathan Lethem
Have Ithaka always in your mind. Your arrival there is what you are destined for. But don't in the least hurry the journey. — Constantine Peter Cavafy
Beyond myself, somewhere, I wait for my arrival. — Octavio Paz
It is better to travel hopefully than to arrive. Arrival often brings nothing but a sense of desolation and disappointment. — Rosamunde Pilcher
I hated waiting. If I had one particular complaint, it was that my life seemed composed entirely of expectation. I expected â€” an arrival, an… — Marilynne Robinson
Several of them were discussing this in low tones as they waited for Halt to arrive - until they realized that he was already among… — John Flanagan
The first commandment for every good explorer is that an expedition has two points: the point of departure and the point of arrival. If your… — Che Guevara
She knows, now, absolutely, hearing the white noise that is London, that Damien's theory of jet lag is correct: that her mortal soul is leagues… — William Gibson
The city had defeated her, just like they said it would. Like some overcrowded party, no one had noticed her arrival, and would notice if… — David Nicholls
George had turned at the sound of her arrival. For a moment he contemplated her, as one who had fallen out of heaven. He saw… — E. M. Forster
The cup of tea on arrival at a country house is a thing which, as a rule, I particularly enjoy. I like the crackling logs,… — P.G. Wodehouse
I believe in the pursuit of happiness. Not its attainment, nor its final definition, but its pursuit. I believe in the journey, not the arrival;… — Andrew Sullivan

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